Another female jacksons chameleon hunger strike

Duhjoker

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Ive had my female Jacksons chameleon going on three weeks now and shes been eating and drinking fine till three days ago. I feed a mix of gut loaded crickets and waxworms and thats been fine. I bought her from 3L reptile and there was a big fiasco with shipping. I had ordered a small male first and it showed up DOA then i got scared and upset and asked for a larger female instead hoping it would be heartier. Well fedex didnt want to do thier job so i ended up having to drive 60 miles to pick her up at the fedex store. But she was boxed for two days. She ate and drank right away. She has skipped a couple meals but this is going in four days now. I also should mention she drank heavily straight from the mist bottle yesterday and the day before but none today. Oh again one more thing. I think she threw up a wax worm theres something in the bottom if cage that looks half like throw up ( the worn ) and urate. And her urates look normal too. She did have a real wet one the other day with some slimy substance hanging from it.

Jacksons chameleon female 6 months old in my care 2 1/2 weeks
Handled only once today. Usually runs from my hand.

Gutloaded and dusted crickets. Ive given the multi once and cal w/o D3 3x since ive had her. Reptical supplements

I use a misting bottle once on the hour for a minute or two and a drip 2 to 3 times daily

Fecal usually brown and lumpy with lots of liquid. Except two days that something kinda yellow and slimy came out.

Cage type small reptibreeze enclosure plenty big for her.

Uvb compact and 40watt blue basking lamp no hood but in fixtures that push the light down. 12 hours on 12 off

Temps during day reach up to 80 drops to sixty at night

Humidity around 80% during day and damp at night.

Fake plastic plants.

Galveston, tx

Not eating
 
I would start here.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/chameleons/

Be sure to read the Jackson care sheet also.

I personally don't feed wax worms at all. Crickets, silkworms, hornworms , blue bottle flies, super worms are all good feeders.

Everything matters when keeping Chameleons. If you're lacking in any area they will not live a full life. The care sheets provide really good guidelines.
 
Pic of slug?

As I said on another thread, that is a watery poop. This, for future reference, is a slug:

DSC_000720070825.jpg
 
Oh yea ive done all the reading i could find. I avtually started with this site before i ever made my decision to definitely get one. Ive had a beardie and an iguana before but this is my first chameleon so im a lil nervous.
 
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