AshleyClark007
Member
Okay I am supposed to force feed my Veiled and I have no idea on how too. Does any one have any suggestions on to how to get him to open his mouth? Any help would do. Thank you so much.
Force feeding?
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carol5208
Chameleon Enthusiast
first of all why do you want to forcefeed? Forcefeeding should be a last ditch effort to get your chameleon to eat. How old is your chameleon, what type, and what exactly is going on?. You can get them to open their mouth with a credit card, but again lets figure out first if that is the route to go.
Hoj
Friendly Grasshopper
Ok there are three ways I have done this, bare with me as typing it out may be difficult.
holding the chameleon in your hand make a O out of your thumb and index finger and have the chams head come through there.
then you can do one of three things either very gentley pinch the skin under the jaw and very gentley pull down on the skin untill he open his mouth.
or take a thin pc of plastic the edge of a tiny spatula or credit card has worked for me, and starting at the back corner of the mouth get the card between the lips and slowly and gentley slid it around to the front applying a tiny bit of force to get him to open.
third way is to use your fingers and block his nostrals they will open to take a breath.
one other way i have force fed chams is to get them drinking and just time it right and pop a feeder in their open mouth.
I have also found it way easier if you remove the hopper legs from the cricket if that is waht you are using.
Hope that helps a bit
holding the chameleon in your hand make a O out of your thumb and index finger and have the chams head come through there.
then you can do one of three things either very gentley pinch the skin under the jaw and very gentley pull down on the skin untill he open his mouth.
or take a thin pc of plastic the edge of a tiny spatula or credit card has worked for me, and starting at the back corner of the mouth get the card between the lips and slowly and gentley slid it around to the front applying a tiny bit of force to get him to open.
third way is to use your fingers and block his nostrals they will open to take a breath.
one other way i have force fed chams is to get them drinking and just time it right and pop a feeder in their open mouth.
I have also found it way easier if you remove the hopper legs from the cricket if that is waht you are using.
Hope that helps a bit
