Concerns on drinking enough water

[Peaches17479]

Lately I have been observing that my adult female panther chameleon for about a week now isn't drinking as much water as she should be. Every morning I spray her cage down with a water bottle and before leaving i fill half way of water into my makeshift dipper because I know she enjoys drinking the water off the leaves as well as spraying her down when I come home from work and before I go to bed. Today, while handling her I noticed that her eyes are a little sunken in and when I had her on the table she was licking the table. I placed her back in her cage to water spray her plant and she just isn't drinking. Also, cleaned out her cage and couldn't find any stool to examine. I fed her a half a dozen of crickets gut loaded and lightly powdered with calcium last night and she seems to be eating good since I have only one cricket running around. any suggestions on what I can do besides putting her in the shower??

Thanks in advance.

 

[alphakenc]

Put a syringe or a tube with water ,and place it on top her mouth then slowly release the dipping water onto her top nose,see if she start licking the water drops,best luck to your chamy

 

[Peaches17479]

Put a syringe or a tube with water ,and place it on top her mouth then slowly release the dipping water onto her top nose,see if she start licking the water drops,best luck to your chamy

She didn't like it so much but didn't take long for her to get over it. Thank you for the tip

 

[alphakenc]

Your are more than welcome