JTelcontar
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My buddy Cicero was doing GREAT cup feeding before summer began, but he has fallen off the horse. I've been hand feeding him lately, but I want to get him back to eating out of his bowl too. I think I may have spoiled him with all the hand feeding!
On Sept. 14th, I fed him by hand one last time. Ever since then, I have ONLY offered him his dubias out of the bowl. I used the same bowl he was very successful with previously, but no luck. I tried another bowl (different color and material) but also no luck. I see him eyeing the dubias in the bowl sometimes when he doesn't see me looking... I know he knows they are there...
I don't want to give in! haha. We are in a battle of wills right now. I am ordering him some butterworms to see if that might catch his fancy in the bowl since they are brightly colored...
I guess my question is, how long is too long? He hasn't eaten anything since Sept. 14th.
He's been doing his normal stuff, basking, exploring, hanging out. He's drinking and his urates are good (but obviously not much in the way of "brown" fecal material due to not eating for 3 weeks!).
Should I just keep going and see who is more stubborn, me or the chameleon? Or should I be concerned that he's not eating?
(For reference, he's a Nosy Be Panther Chameleon who's just about to be 1 year old. His cage temps rage from 69° on the coolest side to 95° in his basking spot so he has a very nice range and uses it to his full advantage that's for sure. His MistKing goes off for 2 minutes at a time, 5 times a day. ReptiSun 5.0 UVB bulb was replaced after 6 months in July so it's pretty new. His food is dusted with Repashy Calcium Plus every day. He likes dubias and silkworms and also phoenix worms but they are a bit too small for him now. I'm hopeful the butterworms will be something new and exciting... I think that's about it!)
On Sept. 14th, I fed him by hand one last time. Ever since then, I have ONLY offered him his dubias out of the bowl. I used the same bowl he was very successful with previously, but no luck. I tried another bowl (different color and material) but also no luck. I see him eyeing the dubias in the bowl sometimes when he doesn't see me looking... I know he knows they are there...
I don't want to give in! haha. We are in a battle of wills right now. I am ordering him some butterworms to see if that might catch his fancy in the bowl since they are brightly colored...
I guess my question is, how long is too long? He hasn't eaten anything since Sept. 14th.
He's been doing his normal stuff, basking, exploring, hanging out. He's drinking and his urates are good (but obviously not much in the way of "brown" fecal material due to not eating for 3 weeks!).
Should I just keep going and see who is more stubborn, me or the chameleon? Or should I be concerned that he's not eating?
(For reference, he's a Nosy Be Panther Chameleon who's just about to be 1 year old. His cage temps rage from 69° on the coolest side to 95° in his basking spot so he has a very nice range and uses it to his full advantage that's for sure. His MistKing goes off for 2 minutes at a time, 5 times a day. ReptiSun 5.0 UVB bulb was replaced after 6 months in July so it's pretty new. His food is dusted with Repashy Calcium Plus every day. He likes dubias and silkworms and also phoenix worms but they are a bit too small for him now. I'm hopeful the butterworms will be something new and exciting... I think that's about it!)
