food strike??

kingspade18

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Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? Ambilobe, Male, 5 months old. Been with me 3 weeks

Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? I only handle him when im afraid hes going to fall off the screen just to put him on something more rigid

Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? Crickets, just started silkies, and dubia i havent gotten him to take a roach yet though. What amount? 8-10 crix a day but he takes a few days to eat em all. What is the schedule? Everyone gets fed at 8am How are you gut-loading your feeders? Bug burger, mango, mustard,collard greens, kale, butternut squash, apple.

Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? Rapashy Calcium plus everyday

Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? MistKing How often and how long to you mist? every 3 hrs for 5 min. Do you see your chameleon drinking? i have seen him drink but i dont watch all the time

Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Fecal looks normal to me nice brown and white urates everytime. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? Not tested for parasites, not concerned as an issue

History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. They came from Lancecham so i feel confident their history is not an issue.

Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? 24x24x48 Screen

Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? Exo-Terra reptiglo 5.0, zoo med 75 or 100 watt basking light. 7am-7:30pm

Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? Cage floor daytime is around 75 Basking 88. digital thermometer

Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? 60-90% Created by the mistking, digital hygrometer

Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? Scheflerra

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? No fans it is near a vent but i have it closed off. cage sits on floor so top is 4 foot, not a high traffic area

Location - Where are you geographically located? Iowa

Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about. Eating seems to be slowed down
 
he hasnt completely stopped eating, just doesnt seem to be eating as much as he did before. Seems like he prefers worms over crickets though.
 
Here is a pic of his enclosure
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If you are feeding worms your Chameleon is going to eat less cricket's. I Generally feed my 3 year old Furcifer 3-4 silk worms a day. He might nibble on a cricket or two.

The other day I fed him a Giant Hornworm about the size of a finger, which would be about 10 crickets worth. The next day he didn't eat a thing. I expect him to start eating today once he has had a chance to digest.

Your husbandry sounds correct, maybe bump up the basking temp to 90 to aid in digestion.

Good luck.
 
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