Vincentuanluu
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hello my chameleon name is Yogi
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
He only ate two crickets when I first got him in the first two days... That I fed from a tong. Ever since I moved him from a national geographic vertical terrarium to the reptibreeze large, he haven't eaten... He started shedding around his head and tail but not on body that I see. Still a little left on his face. I tried hand feeding, using a tong, leaving them in the cage, and a homemade feeding cup. Tried two but both fail because sometime 2/4 crickets escape and hornworms escaped too somehow... I always see uneaten crickets and it's really hard without ruining or stressing Yogi out to catch the uneaten crickets at night before lights out so the crickets always hides behind a background deco that I might consider trying to remove tomorrow. I can't think or find a way to make him eat.. can anyone help me? Don't want him to die under my care..
- Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
- Fischer chameleon ( kinyongia multituberculata ), male, not sure how many months but sub-adult. Had him for a week and 3 days
- Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
- When trying to feed him or take him outside.
- Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
- I'm giving him lots of options. Mealworms, butter worms, wax worms, hornworms, and crickets. I put two of each into his feeder cup every morning and Im using flucker water gel and food
- Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
- I'm using exo terra multi vitamin and calcium with D3 once a month (trying to but he haven't ate one that I dusted...
- Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
- Mist bottle, mist every 3-4 hours or when humidity hits 50% or lower. I mist for 1-2mins each session till hits 80-85%. I see him drink sometime since I work from 7-5pm and that's only 2-3 hours before lights out for him.
- Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
- Brown/dark colour poop and haven't seen the urine yet, sometime I wipe the bottom because of water flooding.
- History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
- 0 history information. Got from local pet store. They tricked me.... Told me the tail part that looks black is just the colour but after I brought him home and took a closer look.... It looks like it going fall off.........
- Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
- 18x18x36, reptibreeze large.
- Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
- Exo terra Compact small and medium light fixture. ( small fixture using natural light and medium fixture is using zoomed reptile uvb 5.0 bulb & a old 10.0 uvb for extra light) and a medium basking light fixture with zoomed repti basking spot light 75W. On at 7am - 8pm
- Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
- Top 85-90, mid section 70-76, bottom section 65-70. This is summer time in Vancouver.
- Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
- Top section ?, mid section 60-85%, bottom cage 60-90%. Highest when misted and lowest when I wake up
- Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
- Pothos, crono,
- 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?
- living room in the cornor across from the window for sunlight if I'm lucky that it shines there. On top of a table, off the ground about a feet
- Location - Where are you geographically located?
- Canada, Vancouver
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
He only ate two crickets when I first got him in the first two days... That I fed from a tong. Ever since I moved him from a national geographic vertical terrarium to the reptibreeze large, he haven't eaten... He started shedding around his head and tail but not on body that I see. Still a little left on his face. I tried hand feeding, using a tong, leaving them in the cage, and a homemade feeding cup. Tried two but both fail because sometime 2/4 crickets escape and hornworms escaped too somehow... I always see uneaten crickets and it's really hard without ruining or stressing Yogi out to catch the uneaten crickets at night before lights out so the crickets always hides behind a background deco that I might consider trying to remove tomorrow. I can't think or find a way to make him eat.. can anyone help me? Don't want him to die under my care..