Chams eyes closed and not eating
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Ozzie2011
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Is he pooping? Are you certain he isn't eating? A friend of mine swore her Cham wasn't eating and he was because he was pooping he just didn't like being watched while he eats. Maybe this is the case with yours?
Rune
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Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?Veiled, Male, 2 months. About 2 weeks?
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?3 times before.
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? Crickets. Carrot, dandelion leaves, lettuce and orange cube.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? Herpvite multivitam 2 a months, same with d3 and some spray calcium without d3 everyday
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? I use a hand mister about 10 times a day for a minute or so.
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? White and brown. It also sometimes has this wierd worm looking thing poking out the white. it looks yellowish brown.
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? Screen, Not sure dimensions... DX
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? 12 Hours a day, sometimes more, 60 watt blue bulb, and compact uvb bulb. I have a Tube light but I would like to find something to prop it up so it does not burn my cham.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? 72 at the bottom, and at the top im not sure. I use a digital thermomter.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? I dont have a measurer, but i spray alot and have live plants.
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? Pothos, 1
Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor?Its near a tv. its a few feet away from a vent. Medium traffic, but I have a blanket over half the cage.
Location - Where are you geographically located?Texas
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?Veiled, Male, 2 months. About 2 weeks?
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?3 times before.
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? Crickets. Carrot, dandelion leaves, lettuce and orange cube.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? Herpvite multivitam 2 a months, same with d3 and some spray calcium without d3 everyday
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? I use a hand mister about 10 times a day for a minute or so.
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? White and brown. It also sometimes has this wierd worm looking thing poking out the white. it looks yellowish brown.
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? Screen, Not sure dimensions... DX
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? 12 Hours a day, sometimes more, 60 watt blue bulb, and compact uvb bulb. I have a Tube light but I would like to find something to prop it up so it does not burn my cham.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? 72 at the bottom, and at the top im not sure. I use a digital thermomter.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? I dont have a measurer, but i spray alot and have live plants.
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? Pothos, 1
Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor?Its near a tv. its a few feet away from a vent. Medium traffic, but I have a blanket over half the cage.
Location - Where are you geographically located?Texas
Rune
New Member
Well, He eats sometimes. But he hasnt at all for a few days, the crickets go right next to him and he just moves away. Same with wax worms a fruit flies.
Rune
New Member
Im sorry. i hate posting here, but my cham just doesnt look great. DX I think he is sick. But I will try to post less.. It just seems he is really sick. Thanks.
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Ozzie2011
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No don't hate posting here. Everyone does want to help you. Can you post a picture of him?
ataraxia
Avid Member
no no...i dont mean to be mean!! it evidently came out to interpret wrong. i was basically stating to do the best you can do with your husbandry and dont worry so much. best thing for you is to take your chameleon to the vet for a check up. make sure you get your husbandry as good as it can get. again im sorry if i came across like that.
carol5208
Chameleon Enthusiast
pleast post some pics of your set up and your chameleon. What kind of compact light are you using. Is it a UVB? Be specific of the brand name. If you have a tube light what kind is it? Is it a 5.0 uvb? What brand name? If you have the correct light you have to buy the fixture for it. It can rest right on top of the cage. Is you cage screen? you dont need to cover half the cage with a blanket either. i would not mist 10 times a day. your cage probably never has a chance to dry out. Try like thee times a day for about 3-4 minutes or so. I would not use a spray calcium either. Get a powder to dust your feeders with. Get rid of the blue bulb and get an ordinary housebulb for basking about a 40 watt. you need to take your basking temp and find out what your humidity is. If your chameleons eyes are closed during the day there is a problem. Not eating also for a young chameleon is not normal or good obviously.
Ive been going threw somthing simular. after 2 vet visits with 2 diffrent vet we came to the conclusion it was a vit A def.Ive been giving Franklin 1000-1500 I.U.s once a week. basicly get a 5000iu cap. poke a hole dab a little on the crickets head and make him eat one. once a week. I notced a diffrence with in a day or 2 after 3 weeks hes doing much better. we have had a cold spring this year.I pray for warm sunny days!!! So I can get him real sun!!! Next winter all my cages will have dual repti-sun 5.0s
hope this helps curt
hope this helps curt
Rune
New Member
It is a reptisun 5.0 compact, an the tube is also reptisun 5.0. I do have the fixture for it, I just dont want my cham to dry out. But I will change it out now. Yes, it is screen. My cage does dry out. It does fast. Im guessing since the bulb is high watts. I will use my powder. I have some Cal- Stron without d3. I will get the temps after I change stuff out. I have a 40 watt bulb and a deep dome fixture now, And i will measure the humidty.
Rune
New Member
Im sorry. It seems my camera takes pictures sideways even if its straight. DX
But the first picture is my whole set up.
2 is lights, compact uvb and 60 blue bulb.
3 is side view,
and 4 is front view.
I also have some videos, here
http://www.youtube.com/user/Animefestify?feature=mhee#p/a
But the first picture is my whole set up.
2 is lights, compact uvb and 60 blue bulb.
3 is side view,
and 4 is front view.
I also have some videos, here
http://www.youtube.com/user/Animefestify?feature=mhee#p/a
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Ozzie2011
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That is normal hours for him to sleep. Can you catch a few house flies and see if he will catch them? My Cham goes insane for house flies and hopefully this will make you feel better if you see him eat them
carol5208
Chameleon Enthusiast
What do you mean you do not want your cham to dry out???? The reptisun will not make him dry out if that is what you mean. I would change out the compact bulb and if you have the fixture for the reptisun 5.0 and the bulb, then go ahead and use it!!! No offense, but your pictures are not the best quality and you cannot tell much about your set up from them.
xVashtaNeradax
New Member
So you have TWO uvb bulbs? The linear tube light is all you need, those compacts cause eye problems. Get rid of it.
Rune
New Member
Oh ok. I will put it in now! Also, I have the 40 watt, but it looks like it would make him go blind. It puts off ALOT of light. Should I use it?
And.. Im sorry about the pictures. Its from my phone, and i have no other camera here. I will try to bring one home from work tommorow. Basicly
We have some drift wood, one vine, pothos, some leaves wrapped around, and then some bush like vine at the top. We have the uvb above the drift wood, and the heat bulb about 1 inch away from the bushy vine. Thats a quick run through of my setup. Thank you.
