fixing dehydration

[camaleonte82]

whats the best way to help your cham over come dehydration?

 

[kfactor]

I think ppl will say give him a shower

 

[jannb]

A shower is good or some nice LONG warm mistings. Also if you can get some Pedialyte down him that's excellent. Feeding hornworms and silkworms help, too.

 

[Elizadolots]

water water water....

Try dripping water directly on his nose a few times a day (not one drop....drip at least a 1/4 cup or more).

When my first chameleon got dehydrated, I kept a dropper bottle on top of the cage and every time he went to the side of the cage, I showed up and started pushing water through the screen into the cage an inch or so above him. He never failed to drink.

 

[PREACHAP]

I was gonna be a smart-a** and say water, but people beat me to it.

 

[Crruxxy]

Horn and silk worms helped my guy. I didn't shower him, just took him out and dripped water directly on him. He's a stubborn drink so I still have to do it occasionally.

 

[Elizadolots]

ooooo.... something I forgot to say: if you are dripping right on the animal, inside the cage (or with him outside the cage) use a RUBBER or PLASTIC dropper. There have been stories of chameleons grabbing the dropper and biting it...you do NOT want your chameleon to bit a glass dropper. If you don't have a plastic dropper, try asking your local pharmacist for a child safe dropper for oral meds....they just might give you one at no charge.

 

[UrbanChameleon]

Does anyone have the recent thread where the member improperly gave their Chameleon water? It was very sad, but the post was very helpful. Another member posted a very informative picture and explanation on how to manually hydrate a Chameleon. You have to be VERY careful and let them swallow each drop.

 

[Elizadolots]

Does anyone have the recent thread where the member improperly gave their Chameleon water? It was very sad, but the post was very helpful. Another member posted a very informative picture and explanation on how to manually hydrate a Chameleon. You have to be VERY careful and let them swallow each drop.

That's why I say "drip on his nose"...let him slurp it in. You should never, ever force water into a chameleon's mouth.

 

[UrbanChameleon]

Found it! I recommend reading the entire thread, but the picture and "how to preform CPR" are on the 3rd page.

https://www.chameleonforums.com/warning-all-chameleon-owners-80201/

 

[UrbanChameleon]

That's why I say "drip on his nose"...let him slurp it in. You should never, ever force water into a chameleon's mouth.

I know.

Better safe than sorry. For some reason that story really stuck with me. I'm always afraid someone will read over the "drip on the nose" part. Paranoia I guess..

 

[beeek0]

when I first got my female panther in the mail she was really dehydrated and weak from the heat but I just let her chill out for a bit and constantly had a dripper going for a long time and she drank a lottt haha.. but that's just my experience of what happened... but like others have said warm misting helps...