Anorexic cham??

[Chill]

hey everyone,

I have a male fischers and for the longest time im not sure if hes been eating?? hes very thin you can see the bones of his spine in his tail :-( and its not like i havent been feeding him it that he jus wont eat soo ive been force feeding him for a lil bit. I dunno any help woulbe awesome. hes still crusing around and his eyes look ok i dunno whats up?

thanks,

-Chris

 

[BigTex]

well it sounds like he is on a hunger strike. what are you feeding him? if you are feeding him crickets or roaches try switching to wax worms or silk worms. give him something different to eat and see if gets interested in new tasty food

 

[Chill]

I have, He was on crickets at first and then i switched him to wax worms and he ate them. But then i tried again and he wont eat. SOoo i tried superworms and he ate and now stopped. I dunno what to do i dont wanna keep force feeding him.

 

[BigTex]

i think it would be beneficial to keep trying new things. what else can you tell me about the husbandry?

 

[dodolah]

I have, He was on crickets at first and then i switched him to wax worms and he ate them. But then i tried again and he wont eat. SOoo i tried superworms and he ate and now stopped. I dunno what to do i dont wanna keep force feeding him.

try roaches, house flies (available for purchase- don't get them from the wild), silkworms..
Keep rotating the feeders every once in a while.
My cham is on hunger strike too.
Today, I finally see him eating like crazy..
(because I gave him silkworms).

Tomorrow will mark the chapter of silworms..
occassionaly, I introduce him to crix again.
i will start introducing roaches (as soon as I am able to go thru my phobia).

My main feeder now will be 3 kinds:
crix, silkworm, and flies.

The other way (the tough love).. is to let him get really hungry..
He will sooner or later give in to crix.

But, my advise is to go with first method (varying the type of your feeder).

 

[Chill]

He lives in a cage i built. Its like 1 foot by 2 foot by 2.5 feet its a lil small but im upgrading soon. He has plenty of junk to hide in, live plants plenty of water i mist like 3 to 4 times daily. hes plenty warm my room never drops below 65, even though he likes it cooler. he gets light i need to replace his uvb light soon though.

 

[kinyonga]

What is the temperature in the basking area?
Have you had a fecal done on him?
Is he pooping? Do you have a substrate in the cage?

 

[Chill]

not sure about the exact temp of the basking spot i dont have a spot thermometer i jus have the analog one and its not that accurate, also no i havent had a fcal thing done for him and there is no substrate jus plants and screen its easier to clean that way

 

[Brad]

Is he drinking? Without [THREAD=66]further details[/THREAD] the only advice I can offer is to take the chameleon to a qualified veterinarian.

 

[Chill]

Yah i have seen him drink not to long ago so im sure he does when im not looking. Like isaid its weird he seems to be ok he wanders around and stands up and just wont eat. Like he wont even try to go for food and now hes really skinny but hes ok i dunno i jus dont want to get worse.