froggysan
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Over the last two or three weeks, my female Veiled, Artemis Prime, has stopped eating almost altogether.
There haven't been any changes to her enclosure, lighting, or temperatures. I've had her for close to a year now, and she was almost fully grown when I got her, so I'm guessing she's around 2 years of age.
Normally every two or three days I put in 3 to 4 super worms into her dish and as soon as she's sure I've backed away, she makes a b-line right for the dish and gobbles them on up like there's no tomorrow. But in the last couple of weeks, she's been letting them sit there for a few days some times, or I just end up removing them after they have clearly died.
She's also looking a little more boney than I remember -- her ribs always showed a bit depending on how she was resting, and if she was puffing up or not. But it seems a little more pronounced at the moment.
Here's a little list of details that might help.
Any suggestions anyone? Ideas?
There haven't been any changes to her enclosure, lighting, or temperatures. I've had her for close to a year now, and she was almost fully grown when I got her, so I'm guessing she's around 2 years of age.
Normally every two or three days I put in 3 to 4 super worms into her dish and as soon as she's sure I've backed away, she makes a b-line right for the dish and gobbles them on up like there's no tomorrow. But in the last couple of weeks, she's been letting them sit there for a few days some times, or I just end up removing them after they have clearly died.
She's also looking a little more boney than I remember -- her ribs always showed a bit depending on how she was resting, and if she was puffing up or not. But it seems a little more pronounced at the moment.
Here's a little list of details that might help.
- Adult Female Veiled Chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus)
- Approximately 2 years of age
- Full mesh enclosure that is 17" x 17" x 30" (Roughly 40 gallons)
- Daytime temperature gradient from 24C at the bottom to 35C in a basking spot.
- Nighttime temperature from 21C to 26C
- Feeding primarily superworms, dusted once a week with reptical vitamins and 2:0 calcium powder.
- Once every other day her enclosure gets misted for about 30 seconds from above allowing for drips to fall for the next hour or two slowly.
Any suggestions anyone? Ideas?