Hanging out on the floor, lack of appetite

[Antra]

Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Veield Chameleon, he's 6 months old had for about 2 months
Handling - Everyday for about 5 minutes, also when I clean out his cage
Feeding - I feed him 8-10 large crickets gut loaded with various fruits, and superworms. However the past couple of days he's just been eating the worms, barely just eating two or 3 a day
Supplements - Plain calcium every feeding, calcium with d3 and his multi vitamin twice a month
Watering - I mist his enclosure 3 times a day for about 3 minutes, I rarely see him drink when I'm around but his urate is chalk white and he looks hydrated
Fecal Description - White urate, dark brown poop


Cage Info:
Cage Type - 16x16x30 screen enclosure
Lighting - lights on at 8 off at 8 at night, 10.0 uvb with a 60 watt heat bulb
Temperature - about 85-90 basking, 60 when lights are off
Humidity - 30-70%
Plants - no plants just fake vines
Placement - corner in my room
Location - Miami Florida

Current Problem - For the past 3 days Hendrix has been hanging around the floor, he kinda just lets him self fall to the bottom, then he turns into his dark stressed out colors so I usually just pick him up and place him at the top. He looks healthy and has a strong grip so I'm not sure why he's acting like this.

 

[carol5208]

From the picture your lights look so intensely bright. So bright, that I am not sure I would want to hang out under them. I would try switching to a tubestyle uvb 5.0. Also, he seems to be a pretty good size and that cage is too small for him. I have a 16 X 16 X30 and there is not much room in there at all that a used for my baby panther and he outgrew it quickly. Personally, I think the cage is too little and he is trying to escape the light. So upgrade the cage size and if you cannot do that right away then atleast change out the lighting. Also, living in Miami, it is good to get him out for natural sunlight as much as possible.

 

[Antra]

Thanks for the advice! I didn't expect him to grow as fast as he did, I just ordered an 18 x 18 x 36 cage, as for the lights I can assure you it's just my phone making it look brighter than it is. I'll keep an eye on him and maybe get some more feeders.

 

[Iluvheidi]

I would return that cage you just got and get a bigger one. The one you ordered is pretty close to the same size you already have. 2x2x4 would be ideal for a adult male veiled. just my 2c

 

[carol5208]

I would return that cage you just got and get a bigger one. The one you ordered is pretty close to the same size you already have. 2x2x4 would be ideal for a adult male veiled. just my 2c

I agree, he will grow like a weed and that cage will not give him much room either. I also would try the tube light to see if you see a positive change in behavior.

 

[Djturna4thakidz]

Yeah no need for anything smaller than a 2x2x4 enclosure. I put all my chams right in it as young ones. Never had any problems. No need to throw your $ away, go with the big cage

 

[Antra]

Alright, thankfully I could cancel the order on time, however I have to waot a week before I buy it so I can get paid first. I honestly think at this point it's just him wanting to get out the cage, he hangs around the little door headbutting it lightly trying to get out. He's again so that's good. Will definitely keep you guys posted. Thanks for the help guys.