I was planning on getting fruitflies tomorrow, I wasn't sure I wanted to at first because I didnt want them to escape the cage since they are quite small but right now I am willing to try anything to get him better. When I mist I do start from the top to simulate a light rain.
These are the smallest I can find. I've even tried the smallest crickets. The bugs are bigger now but even before when they were a lot smaller he didnt eat them. I'm going to go back and get some more smaller bugs tomorrow, but what I am concerned about was when the bugs were smaller he still...
Nothing going on with his mouth that I know of. I always try to find the smallest bugs possible. Some are long but the width isn't wider than between his eyes. The measurement I used is the size of a playing card.
Chameleon: Named Dexter, Veiled Chameleon, young male (not sure of exact age), been in my care for 2 weeks.
Handling: I do not handle him very often at all. I handled him only to clean the cage once a week or when I need to move him somewhere else.
Feeding: I feed him twice a day through the...
Yes, I always try to find the smallest bugs to feed him with, but I will keep trying to put his food in a feeding cup and hopefully he will eat. I also have a dripper going now too.
When I first put him back, he wasn't moving at all and was just laying down, didn't try to climb the vines or anything at first. But now, he seems a little better. I think I just needed to give him a little time to overcome the stress. He's still not very active, but his eye's are open and he's...
My veiled chameleon has only been eating once a week. I noticed today that his eyes were a little sunken, his poop was orange so I knew he was dehydrated. His cage has plenty of plants and branches for him to climb on. I mist the encloser 3x a day. He has a 75w heating lamp and a reptisun t5 ho...