Finn wont eat! Very Frustrating

[KevinUhern11]

Ok so this is finn and his home. I keep him outside for most of the day and bring him in at night. I have not had him long, maybe about a month. I made a thread earlier today and got some great help. This is what i need help with. I have 2 feeders, one for crickets and the other for worms and etc. Finn has not eaten for a week now and i think he is on a hunger strike. As of right now i have 5 crickets in the feeder, 5 Meal worms and 5 wax worms in the other feeder. He has not gone for anything today. So my question to you guys is, do i just leave the food in there till he decides to stop his strike or do i leave the food in the cage for a certain amount of time and then take it out. Also! i am so confused on everything i am reading on different threads. I want to start giving him supplements and vitamins but i am so confused with which ones to give him and when! is D3 bad? yes, no? because i read so many different opinions.

Thank you for your time!

 

[Alexander1]

Take them out while he's on a food strike, make sure he is adequately hydrated. My Cham has also slowed his intake of bugs, I believe because he's was eating like a pig all summer. Leave his cage empty for a day or two, offer him a great feeder like a hornworm after that to try and break his hunger strike, a healthy well hydrated Cham can go some time without eating.
As for his supplements, give your Cham calcium WITHOUT d3 every feeding, just lightly dust his food,
I would give him calcium WITH D3 maybe once a month since you leave him outside, if he's always inside I would rec you give him d3 twice a month.
Multivitamins 2 times a month. Keep an eye on him and see how he does and go from there.
Keep an eye on your chams weight as well, chams do go on food strikes but you have to make sure it's not health or stress related

 

[Alexander1]

Your cage is not properly set up to leave him outside all day, he needs more coverage and possibly a mister set up, chams can and will over heat in direct sunlight especially without enough shade and or mistings

 

[KevinUhern11]

I have a cover that i put over half the cage when i am out so he has shade but it was a cloudy day and i was home to monitor him.

 

[KevinUhern11]

Take them out while he's on a food strike, make sure he is adequately hydrated. My Cham has also slowed his intake of bugs, I believe because he's was eating like a pig all summer. Leave his cage empty for a day or two, offer him a great feeder like a hornworm after that to try and break his hunger strike, a healthy well hydrated Cham can go some time without eating.
As for his supplements, give your Cham calcium WITHOUT d3 every feeding, just lightly dust his food,
I would give him calcium WITH D3 maybe once a month since you leave him outside, if he's always inside I would rec you give him d3 twice a month.
Multivitamins 2 times a month. Keep an eye on him and see how he does and go from there.
Keep an eye on your chams weight as well, chams do go on food strikes but you have to make sure it's not health or stress related

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it.

 

[Alexander1]

No prob