cham not drinking

[cloverthechameleon]

hey, so i never realy see my female veiled drinking from th dipper or when i mist her, (somtimes i do but its rare) is it possible she is shy to drink in front of me or is she just not thirsty because she gets all her liquids from her feeders, i feed he once a day

 

[suzi]

It is possible that she is shy to drink in front of you, the best way to tell is by examining the urate. If she is dehydrated it will be yellow or orange, if she is getting water it will be white ( a little yellow or orange at the tip is not so bad) other possible signs of dehydration are dark circles around the eyes and sunken in eyes and wrinkly skin

 

[cloverthechameleon]

her urate is always white, but her eyes are wrinkly(skin around them in the eye socket) and the joints that connect to her body but thats it is this a problem?

 

[suzi]

Can you post a picture? The skin can get wrinkly right before a shed also

 

[suzi]

How long do you mist her for? A good 3 to 5 min a few times a day is good. Do you have a misting system or are you hand misting? I hand mist I like to use warm water and mist the chameleon directly for a few minutes, walk away then do it again sometimes it takes a little while to stimulate drinking. I set my misting system to go off 4 tomes a day and sometimes leave it on for like 15 min to 1/2 hr for a nice long shower. Either way works. You could also put her in the shower on a plant and let the warm water bounce off the wall indirectly onto the plant leaving the plant partially in the water so she could go in and out of it