Found my chameleon!

[MoyaChan]

Mine did the same due to calcium deficiency. Couldn't eat anything that wasn't straight at her nose. But if has just started it is going to get better just give him calcium.

 

[chameleons707]

Mine did the same due to calcium deficiency. Couldn't eat anything that wasn't straight at her nose. But if has just started it is going to get better just give him calcium.

OK I'll start to dust his food with calcium and vitamins. Do you recommend adding a bit of liquid calcium to his driper to keep him good?

 

[jajeanpierre]

I am noticing something wrong?! So when I hand fed the Roach to him he seemed very interested but looked like his tongue was failing? All he will do is open his mouth and lock his eye on the roach. After a few minutes I moved the Roach 2 inches away from him and he shot his tongue and ate it. Secont time all he will do is lock his eyes onto the roach as if trying to eat him and just open his mouth. Could that be from any vitamin deficiency? Or him just be to weak?

If this guy truly is your boy, I doubt after 8 months in the wild he would have any kind of a vitamin deficiency. Wild bugs are much, much more nutritious than anything you or I can raise.

He might have just hurt his tongue. I've had some that will use their tongue perfectly hand feeding then suddenly not be able to use it, only to recover the next day.

 

[MoyaChan]

Well then, considering what jajeanpierre said, wait a day or two to see if this is temporary. But if it's not,to answer your question, I think yes, you can add liquid calcium. I did that when I couldn't get my cham to eat, I dissolved calcium in the water I gave her to drink. If you can manage to give yours enough with the food though, you probably don't need it in liquid form.
Hope he gets better

 

[chameleons707]

Update! He has ate his second roach and has been much greener lately

 

[jannb]

I am noticing something wrong?! So when I hand fed the Roach to him he seemed very interested but looked like his tongue was failing? All he will do is open his mouth and lock his eye on the roach. After a few minutes I moved the Roach 2 inches away from him and he shot his tongue and ate it. Secont time all he will do is lock his eyes onto the roach as if trying to eat him and just open his mouth. Could that be from any vitamin deficiency? Or him just be to weak?

Since he hasn't had supplements for awhile it could be a supplement imbalance or it could be a tongue injury. I recommend just had feeding him very close to his mouth and don't allot him to try to shoot his tongue for awhile so he can rest it in case of an injury.

 

[jajeanpierre]

Well then, considering what jajeanpierre said, wait a day or two to see if this is temporary. But if it's not,to answer your question, I think yes, you can add liquid calcium. I did that when I couldn't get my cham to eat, I dissolved calcium in the water I gave her to drink. If you can manage to give yours enough with the food though, you probably don't need it in liquid form.
Hope he gets better

Dissolving powdered calcium in water is not the same as the liquid calcium you get from the vet. There is no benefit to dissolving powdered calcium in water--the chameleon's stomach does a much better job than you ever could since they have acids in their stomach. The liquid calcium from the vet is much easier to absorb. It is nothing at all like powdered calcium.

 

[MoyaChan]

Dissolving powdered calcium in water is not the same as the liquid calcium you get from the vet. There is no benefit to dissolving powdered calcium in water--the chameleon's stomach does a much better job than you ever could since they have acids in their stomach. The liquid calcium from the vet is much easier to absorb. It is nothing at all like powdered calcium.

But it's the same as dusting, or not?

 

[jajeanpierre]

But it's the same as dusting, or not?

It takes a lot to dissolve calcium in water unless you add an acid. So, it is likely you won't get enough into the animal compared to dusting.

 

[MoyaChan]

It takes a lot to dissolve calcium in water unless you add an acid. So, it is likely you won't get enough into the animal compared to dusting.

It's from a pharmacy, this is what the vet told me to buy, and I had no problem dissolving it...