Help me please!! My veiled chameleon hasn’t eaten and her eyes have been closed for a week!!

[Ley.Cap07]

I’ve had my veiled chameleon since March 20th and I believe she was about two months old when I received her.
She’s about 4-5 months now and her eyes have been closed for almost a week and hasn’t eaten much since.

Her enclosure does have a UVB light and I removed it thinking it was too close to her and that was the case. She sits outside on our screened in porch and drinks plenty of water and I mist her enclosure also.

Before she closed her eyes I was giving her calcium without vitamin D3 every day and calcium with D3 2 times a month.

She is green for the most part but has spots I thought of stress here and there.

Her poop has been watery. But still pooping. Her urates are white but her poop is not solid.

PLEASE give me the best feedback and advice!
This is my first chameleon and still new and learning! What can I do without a VET?!

 

[LizardLurkin]

Welcome to the forums! Hope I can help you out.

As far as what you can do without vet intervention:
There are a few issues with the enclosure. Our chameleons grow like weeds and need a minimum of a 2ftx2ftx4ft enclosure. There are screen options like the zoomed XL reptibreeze enclosure that are more cost effective and can easily be made into hybrids with methods such as this.
It's also a good idea to avoid substrate, have a clear bottom for ease of cleaning and to avoid bacteria festering from all of the water our chameleons require. (bioactive is an exception but I'm not too learned on the process and specifics)
A good misting schedule is once in the morning and once in the evening for at least 2 minutes and 30 seconds each. You'll want surfaces in the enclosure to dry out during the day, this too dissuades bacteria growth and reduces risk of respiratory infection in our chams.
For hydration throughout the day, you can employ a dripper at the top of your cage. You can do this easily by poking a hole in the bottom of a plastic cup, filling it with water, and placing it ontop of the top screen.

About lighting:
UVB is CRUCIAL for our chameleons. They need it. If the concern is that it is too close, the light can be propped up to give some distance. An enclosure of this size, I'm unsure of just how far it should be, but generally our basking branches are about 9 inches away from the light itself (at least in the 2x2x4 enclosures. Someone correct me if I'm wrong!)
Are you uses a compact UVB bulb or a linear UVB? If it's compact, she was simply not getting the correct amount of exposure, which could be part of her issue. Linear UVB such as the reptisun t5 5.0 or aradia prot5 6% are extremely important.
This image is very helpful!

I'm not noticing any lighting fixtures at all. Does she have a basking bulb? Are you able to measure the temps and humidity levels of her enclosure?
As for her stool:
Combined with her not eating, and the appearance of it, I suspect she may be dealing with parasites. This will require vet intervention. I would really recommend you to set up an appointment with a vet and ask for a parasite check. You can collect a fresh stool sample and fridge it, but it has to be less than a day old for a proper sample.

I hope I don't seem to overbearing. Your girl is lovely and I just want to be helpful!
It would also help me to help you more if you could fill out this questionnaire. Often times a chameleon's problems indicate need for husbandry corrections, and I'd like to point you in the right direction. Finally, you can watch Neptune's ultimate guide on veiled chameleon care as well as read the chameleon academy's veiled chameleon profile for very on point information.

Chameleon Info:

• Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
• Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
• Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
• Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
• Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
• Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
• History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.

Cage Info:

• Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
• Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
• Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
• Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
• Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
• 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?
• Location - Where are you geographically located?

Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.

 

[MissSkittles]

Hi. You’ve already been given fantastic help. I need to caution about putting her in her current enclosure outside. Very quickly and easily she can become greatly overheated and dehydrated. Plus, uvb doesn’t pass thru glass. Does she have a lay bin? It is possible that she is needing to lay eggs. This will help explain all of that. https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/veiled-chameleon-laying-101.2488/

 

[Beman]

Copy and paste the form above into your thread.... then answer all the questions.

Depending on where you live a glass cage outside is like being put into a car trunk to overheat. They can not handle that and then you add very little air circulation and they start to shut down. They have to have UVB lighting from a T5HO fixture and a 5.0 or 6% bulb. Take the cage inside and put the uvb back on. Then you will have a lot of cage changes to make for her that need to be done very quickly.

Do the form so people can help you. Then start reading everything in this husbandry program. https://chameleonacademy.com/chameleon-husbandry-program-getting-started-with-chameleons/

 

[Ley.Cap07]

Welcome to the forums! Hope I can help you out.

As far as what you can do without vet intervention:
There are a few issues with the enclosure. Our chameleons grow like weeds and need a minimum of a 2ftx2ftx4ft enclosure. There are screen options like the zoomed XL reptibreeze enclosure that are more cost effective and can easily be made into hybrids with methods such as this.
It's also a good idea to avoid substrate, have a clear bottom for ease of cleaning and to avoid bacteria festering from all of the water our chameleons require. (bioactive is an exception but I'm not too learned on the process and specifics)
A good misting schedule is once in the morning and once in the evening for at least 2 minutes and 30 seconds each. You'll want surfaces in the enclosure to dry out during the day, this too dissuades bacteria growth and reduces risk of respiratory infection in our chams.
For hydration throughout the day, you can employ a dripper at the top of your cage. You can do this easily by poking a hole in the bottom of a plastic cup, filling it with water, and placing it ontop of the top screen.

About lighting:
UVB is CRUCIAL for our chameleons. They need it. If the concern is that it is too close, the light can be propped up to give some distance. An enclosure of this size, I'm unsure of just how far it should be, but generally our basking branches are about 9 inches away from the light itself (at least in the 2x2x4 enclosures. Someone correct me if I'm wrong!)
Are you uses a compact UVB bulb or a linear UVB? If it's compact, she was simply not getting the correct amount of exposure, which could be part of her issue. Linear UVB such as the reptisun t5 5.0 or aradia prot5 6% are extremely important.
This image is very helpful!
View attachment 363852
I'm not noticing any lighting fixtures at all. Does she have a basking bulb? Are you able to measure the temps and humidity levels of her enclosure?
As for her stool:
Combined with her not eating, and the appearance of it, I suspect she may be dealing with parasites. This will require vet intervention. I would really recommend you to set up an appointment with a vet and ask for a parasite check. You can collect a fresh stool sample and fridge it, but it has to be less than a day old for a proper sample.

I hope I don't seem to overbearing. Your girl is lovely and I just want to be helpful!
It would also help me to help you more if you could fill out this questionnaire. Often times a chameleon's problems indicate need for husbandry corrections, and I'd like to point you in the right direction. Finally, you can watch Neptune's ultimate guide on veiled chameleon care as well as read the chameleon academy's veiled chameleon profile for very on point information.

Chameleon Info:

• Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
• Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
• Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
• Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
• Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
• Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
• History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.

Cage Info:

• Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
• Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
• Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
• Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
• Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
• 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?
• Location - Where are you geographically located?

Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.

Thank you thank you THANK YOUUU!!
I am only 18 and I will do MY BEST to fill everything out lol!!

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  Your Chameleon - she is a veiled chameleon- she is about 4-5 months old. I got her as a gift and she is from petco- I’ve had her since march so almost 3 months now.
• Handling - I don’t handle her much. I’ve only held her with her eyes closed to clean her cage this past week.
• Feeding - she has been eating stink bugs. Mealworms. Crickets. Flys. Earth warms here and there.
• Supplements - I have “flukers calcium” without vitamin D3 that I put for every feeding. And “flukers repta” calcium with vitamin D3 twice a month.
• Watering - I water her everyday with a milk carton, I poked holes in the bottom to create a dripper. I mist her for about 2-3 minutes with a mister.
• Fecal Description - no. I have never taken her to the vet since I got her. She has been healthy until I noticed her closing her eyes.
• History - not that I know of. I just got her in March and chameleon care is very very new to me!!

Cage Info:

• Cage Type - the cage i currently have is the “Zilla vertical tropical kit” it’s glass and has a metal screen at the top of the cage. The detentions are 12x12x18
• Lighting - it is a Mini halogen dome light and the bulbs came with the kit that we got and they broke way too easy!! So we ordered a new bulb from Amazon the “YEGRUEB” brand - G9 heat lamp bulb.
• Temperature - there is a little dial her cage setup came with and that tells me the temperature. Currently 80° 90°f during the day and around 80°-70° at night.
• Humidity - her humidity levels are normally about 70% and still I use the dial also!
• Plants - we had some
• Placement - she is currently in our sunroom porch. There is windows that are mostly open and her cage is placed on top of a table probably 3-4 feet off the ground.
• Location - Maryland!

Current Problem - eyes being closed and not eating!

 

[LizardLurkin]

My responses will be in bold. Missskittles and Beman are like the site's wisest so take everything they say to heart too! Since your girl is getting up there in months, you will have to prepare for egg laying as skittles said. I'll link skittles' handy egg laying guide right here: https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/veiled-chameleon-laying-101.2488/


Your Chameleon - she is a veiled chameleon- she is about 4-5 months old. I got her as a gift and she is from petco- I’ve had her since march so almost 3 months now.
Handling - I don’t handle her much. I’ve only held her with her eyes closed to clean her cage this past week.
Feeding - she has been eating stink bugs. Mealworms. Crickets. Flys. Earth warms here and there.

I will attach a feeding guide at the bottom of this message. It's also super important to gutload your bugs (some bugs such as silkworms and hornworms have their own diet which is typically included in their containers) I'll also attach a gutload guide, as well as link this video on making gutload ice cubes. These are super easy to make and can be stored in the freezer for 6 months!

Supplements - I have “flukers calcium” without vitamin D3 that I put for every feeding. And “flukers repta” calcium with vitamin D3 twice a month.

For your multivitamin, that is, the fluker's repta cal with d3, it would be a good idea to purchase and replace it with Repashy Calcium Plus LoD. It includes vitamin A which is important for our chameleon's eye health.

Watering - I water her everyday with a milk carton, I poked holes in the bottom to create a dripper. I mist her for about 2-3 minutes with a mister.

How many times a day do you mist? It's best to do 2-3 minutes in the morning, and 2-3 minutes in the evening. It's important to not mist during the day so the surfaces can dry.

Fecal Description - no. I have never taken her to the vet since I got her. She has been healthy until I noticed her closing her eyes.

It's really not a bad idea to see a vet and do a fecal check along with a general check up. Here's a site recommended vet list attached to the linked post to check out.

History - not that I know of. I just got her in March and chameleon care is very very new to me!!

Cage Info:

Cage Type - the cage i currently have is the “Zilla vertical tropical kit” it’s glass and has a metal screen at the top of the cage. The detentions are 12x12x18

You'll want to upgrade her enclosure as soon as you can. Often times, the reptibreeze XL enclosure goes on sale (it's on big sale now apparently) and will even ship to you!

Lighting - it is a Mini halogen dome light and the bulbs came with the kit that we got and they broke way too easy!! So we ordered a new bulb from Amazon the “YEGRUEB” brand - G9 heat lamp bulb.

For basking bulbs, I'd recommend something like this. I'm unfamiliar with this brand but they appear they could emit red light, which isn't good for chameleon eyes (or reptiles eyes in general) and have been known to damage them.
UVB is incredibly important. I recommend grabbing reptisun t5 asap, but be mindful to replace the bulb every six months to ensure proper UVB is provided. If you had a 6.5 solarmeter you could know precisely how long the bulbs last, but they are usually nearly $300.

Temperature - there is a little dial her cage setup came with and that tells me the temperature. Currently 80° 90°f during the day and around 80°-70° at night.

For our girl veiled, it's community recommended to have their basking temps no higher than 80f during the day. This is to encourage smaller clutches when she's about to lay eggs. Generally, it sounds like her cage is very on the warm side and needs some cooling. 60s- low 70s is good night temps, and mid 70s-80 is good day temps (for our girls. Our boys I think basking is up to 85f when they get old enough)

Humidity - her humidity levels are normally about 70% and still I use the dial also!

In the day, humidity is recommended to be 30-50%, with nighttimes giving a spike of 80%-100&. When you make the switch to a bigger cage, managing the humidity should get a lot easier.

Plants - we had some
Placement - she is currently in our sunroom porch. There is windows that are mostly open and her cage is placed on top of a table probably 3-4 feet off the ground.

Is she sitting in direct sunlight? That may be a cause of the heat problem.

Location - Maryland!

Current Problem - eyes being closed and not eating!


Again, I'll attach Neptune's ultimate guide on veiled chameleon care as well as read the chameleon academy's veiled chameleon profile for very on point information.

 

[kinyonga]

Welcome to the forum and the world of chameleons!

As has already been mentioned, the glass cage outside would be like a greenhouse…the temperatures are going to get too high and with the lack of plants it will mean she cannot get out of the sun if the sun hits the cage at any time during the day.

What is the plant in the cage? Is it live?

What form of vitamin A is in the vitamins? What are you feeding the insects? Some bugs, I assume you are collecting outside…are they from areas where no pesticides have been used? Some of the insects like the stink bugs might be bad for the chameleon.

What are you feeding the bugs with?

 

[LizardLurkin]

omg I forgot to post the food images!
If you are collecting from outside, as kinyonga said, pesticides are a big concern, and so are parasites. It's best to source your feeder insects from reliable sellers such as dubiaroaches.com or coastalsilkworms.com. Local pet stores should be fine too, but I hear a lot of concerns that petco/petsmart crickets may not be the best if they're collected from the big bin.

 

[Ley.Cap07]

Welcome to the forum and the world of chameleons!

As has already been mentioned, the glass cage outside would be like a greenhouse…the temperatures are going to get too high and with the lack of plants it will mean she cannot get out of the sun if the sun hits the cage at any time during the day.

What is the plant in the cage? Is it live?

What form of vitamin A is in the vitamins? What are you feeding the insects? Some bugs, I assume you are collecting outside…are they from areas where no pesticides have been used? Some of the insects like the stink bugs might be bad for the chameleon.

What are you feeding the bugs with?

Thanks for the advice. I am going to get her a new UVB light that was recommended and going to put her back into the house!

She currently hasn’t been eating much since her eyes are closed.
When she was eating I was supplementing her with vitamin D3 twice a month and without D3 every feeding.

 

[Ley.Cap07]

My responses will be in bold. Missskittles and Beman are like the site's wisest so take everything they say to heart too! Since your girl is getting up there in months, you will have to prepare for egg laying as skittles said. I'll link skittles' handy egg laying guide right here: https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/veiled-chameleon-laying-101.2488/


Your Chameleon - she is a veiled chameleon- she is about 4-5 months old. I got her as a gift and she is from petco- I’ve had her since march so almost 3 months now.
Handling - I don’t handle her much. I’ve only held her with her eyes closed to clean her cage this past week.
Feeding - she has been eating stink bugs. Mealworms. Crickets. Flys. Earth warms here and there.

I will attach a feeding guide at the bottom of this message. It's also super important to gutload your bugs (some bugs such as silkworms and hornworms have their own diet which is typically included in their containers) I'll also attach a gutload guide, as well as link this video on making gutload ice cubes. These are super easy to make and can be stored in the freezer for 6 months!

Supplements - I have “flukers calcium” without vitamin D3 that I put for every feeding. And “flukers repta” calcium with vitamin D3 twice a month.

For your multivitamin, that is, the fluker's repta cal with d3, it would be a good idea to purchase and replace it with Repashy Calcium Plus LoD. It includes vitamin A which is important for our chameleon's eye health.

Watering - I water her everyday with a milk carton, I poked holes in the bottom to create a dripper. I mist her for about 2-3 minutes with a mister.

How many times a day do you mist? It's best to do 2-3 minutes in the morning, and 2-3 minutes in the evening. It's important to not mist during the day so the surfaces can dry.

Fecal Description - no. I have never taken her to the vet since I got her. She has been healthy until I noticed her closing her eyes.

It's really not a bad idea to see a vet and do a fecal check along with a general check up. Here's a site recommended vet list attached to the linked post to check out.

History - not that I know of. I just got her in March and chameleon care is very very new to me!!

Cage Info:

Cage Type - the cage i currently have is the “Zilla vertical tropical kit” it’s glass and has a metal screen at the top of the cage. The detentions are 12x12x18

You'll want to upgrade her enclosure as soon as you can. Often times, the reptibreeze XL enclosure goes on sale (it's on big sale now apparently) and will even ship to you!

Lighting - it is a Mini halogen dome light and the bulbs came with the kit that we got and they broke way too easy!! So we ordered a new bulb from Amazon the “YEGRUEB” brand - G9 heat lamp bulb.

For basking bulbs, I'd recommend something like this. I'm unfamiliar with this brand but they appear they could emit red light, which isn't good for chameleon eyes (or reptiles eyes in general) and have been known to damage them.
UVB is incredibly important. I recommend grabbing reptisun t5 asap, but be mindful to replace the bulb every six months to ensure proper UVB is provided. If you had a 6.5 solarmeter you could know precisely how long the bulbs last, but they are usually nearly $300.

Temperature - there is a little dial her cage setup came with and that tells me the temperature. Currently 80° 90°f during the day and around 80°-70° at night.

For our girl veiled, it's community recommended to have their basking temps no higher than 80f during the day. This is to encourage smaller clutches when she's about to lay eggs. Generally, it sounds like her cage is very on the warm side and needs some cooling. 60s- low 70s is good night temps, and mid 70s-80 is good day temps (for our girls. Our boys I think basking is up to 85f when they get old enough)

Humidity - her humidity levels are normally about 70% and still I use the dial also!

In the day, humidity is recommended to be 30-50%, with nighttimes giving a spike of 80%-100&. When you make the switch to a bigger cage, managing the humidity should get a lot easier.

Plants - we had some
Placement - she is currently in our sunroom porch. There is windows that are mostly open and her cage is placed on top of a table probably 3-4 feet off the ground.

Is she sitting in direct sunlight? That may be a cause of the heat problem.

Location - Maryland!

Current Problem - eyes being closed and not eating!


Again, I'll attach Neptune's ultimate guide on veiled chameleon care as well as read the chameleon academy's veiled chameleon profile for very on point information.

I am going to get the uvb light and the new supplement! THANK YOU!

 

[Ley.Cap07]

omg I forgot to post the food images!
If you are collecting from outside, as kinyonga said, pesticides are a big concern, and so are parasites. It's best to source your feeder insects from reliable sellers such as dubiaroaches.com or coastalsilkworms.com. Local pet stores should be fine too, but I hear a lot of concerns that petco/petsmart crickets may not be the best if they're collected from the big bin.

View attachment 363853View attachment 363854

Thank YOU!! I will use this, I appreciate it!

 

[Ley.Cap07]

My responses will be in bold. Missskittles and Beman are like the site's wisest so take everything they say to heart too! Since your girl is getting up there in months, you will have to prepare for egg laying as skittles said. I'll link skittles' handy egg laying guide right here: https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/veiled-chameleon-laying-101.2488/


Your Chameleon - she is a veiled chameleon- she is about 4-5 months old. I got her as a gift and she is from petco- I’ve had her since march so almost 3 months now.
Handling - I don’t handle her much. I’ve only held her with her eyes closed to clean her cage this past week.
Feeding - she has been eating stink bugs. Mealworms. Crickets. Flys. Earth warms here and there.

I will attach a feeding guide at the bottom of this message. It's also super important to gutload your bugs (some bugs such as silkworms and hornworms have their own diet which is typically included in their containers) I'll also attach a gutload guide, as well as link this video on making gutload ice cubes. These are super easy to make and can be stored in the freezer for 6 months!

Supplements - I have “flukers calcium” without vitamin D3 that I put for every feeding. And “flukers repta” calcium with vitamin D3 twice a month.

For your multivitamin, that is, the fluker's repta cal with d3, it would be a good idea to purchase and replace it with Repashy Calcium Plus LoD. It includes vitamin A which is important for our chameleon's eye health.

Watering - I water her everyday with a milk carton, I poked holes in the bottom to create a dripper. I mist her for about 2-3 minutes with a mister.

How many times a day do you mist? It's best to do 2-3 minutes in the morning, and 2-3 minutes in the evening. It's important to not mist during the day so the surfaces can dry.

Fecal Description - no. I have never taken her to the vet since I got her. She has been healthy until I noticed her closing her eyes.

It's really not a bad idea to see a vet and do a fecal check along with a general check up. Here's a site recommended vet list attached to the linked post to check out.

History - not that I know of. I just got her in March and chameleon care is very very new to me!!

Cage Info:

Cage Type - the cage i currently have is the “Zilla vertical tropical kit” it’s glass and has a metal screen at the top of the cage. The detentions are 12x12x18

You'll want to upgrade her enclosure as soon as you can. Often times, the reptibreeze XL enclosure goes on sale (it's on big sale now apparently) and will even ship to you!

Lighting - it is a Mini halogen dome light and the bulbs came with the kit that we got and they broke way too easy!! So we ordered a new bulb from Amazon the “YEGRUEB” brand - G9 heat lamp bulb.

For basking bulbs, I'd recommend something like this. I'm unfamiliar with this brand but they appear they could emit red light, which isn't good for chameleon eyes (or reptiles eyes in general) and have been known to damage them.
UVB is incredibly important. I recommend grabbing reptisun t5 asap, but be mindful to replace the bulb every six months to ensure proper UVB is provided. If you had a 6.5 solarmeter you could know precisely how long the bulbs last, but they are usually nearly $300.

Temperature - there is a little dial her cage setup came with and that tells me the temperature. Currently 80° 90°f during the day and around 80°-70° at night.

For our girl veiled, it's community recommended to have their basking temps no higher than 80f during the day. This is to encourage smaller clutches when she's about to lay eggs. Generally, it sounds like her cage is very on the warm side and needs some cooling. 60s- low 70s is good night temps, and mid 70s-80 is good day temps (for our girls. Our boys I think basking is up to 85f when they get old enough)

Humidity - her humidity levels are normally about 70% and still I use the dial also!

In the day, humidity is recommended to be 30-50%, with nighttimes giving a spike of 80%-100&. When you make the switch to a bigger cage, managing the humidity should get a lot easier.

Plants - we had some
Placement - she is currently in our sunroom porch. There is windows that are mostly open and her cage is placed on top of a table probably 3-4 feet off the ground.

Is she sitting in direct sunlight? That may be a cause of the heat problem.

Location - Maryland!

Current Problem - eyes being closed and not eating!


Again, I'll attach Neptune's ultimate guide on veiled chameleon care as well as read the chameleon academy's veiled chameleon profile for very on point information.

Should I try putting food near her mouth and see if she will eat ? Or should I leave her be?

 

[LizardLurkin]

Good on you for taking a step forward and making changes already!
As for feeding, does she open her eyes when you're near her? Perhaps you could entice her by holding out your hand in her vicinity. Chameleons are pretty shy eaters so she might not take to it, but it's worth a shot. Just don't harass her too much because you don't want her to be scared of your hand either!

 

[Ley.Cap07]

Good on you for taking a step forward and making changes already!
As for feeding, does she open her eyes when you're near her? Perhaps you could entice her by holding out your hand in her vicinity. Chameleons are pretty shy eaters so she might not take to it, but it's worth a shot. Just don't harass her too much because you don't want her to be scared of your hand either!

I gave her some mealworms today by opening her mouth with tweezers. I added some calcium with D3 so she would get that vitamin A for her eyes!

 

[kinyonga]

As I’ve already asked…

What is the plant in the cage? Is it live?

What form of vitamin A is in the vitamins? What are you feeding the insects? Are you using vitamins at all?

What are you feeding the bugs with?


Also…
Does she drink from a dropper or drink in front of you from a mister?

 

[Ley.Cap07]

As I’ve already asked…

What is the plant in the cage? Is it live?

What form of vitamin A is in the vitamins? What are you feeding the insects? Are you using vitamins at all?

What are you feeding the bugs with?


Also…
Does she drink from a dropper or drink in front of you from a mister?

The plants are fake plants and at the current moment there are no live plants right now, I need to get some.

She is using the supplement “flukers repta calcium” with vitamin D3

I used tweezers for her feeding.
And they are mealworms from the pet store.

She is drinking from a dropper, and then I am misting her with a small mister I have.

 

[kinyonga]

The plants are fake plants and at the current moment there are no live plants right now, I need to get some.

I would advise you to provide live plants that are non toxic and well washed both sides of the leaves.

She is using the supplement “flukers repta calcium” with vitamin D3

So you are not using a vitamin powder with a prEformed source of vitamin A twice a month? They need vitamin A for their eyes.

I used tweezers for her feeding.
And they are mealworms from the pet store.

You need a wider variety of insects for your chameleon…crickets, grasshoppers, roaches, etc….and the insects need to be fed a nutritious diet of greens and veggies so they are healthy.

She is drinking from a dropper, and then I am misting her with a small mister I have.

While she is opening and closing her mouth to drink, you can place a cricket between the teeth so your chameleon will bite down on it and likely eat it.

 

[Ley.Cap07]

I would advise you to provide live plants that are non toxic and well washed both sides of the leaves.

So you are not using a vitamin powder with a prEformed source of vitamin A twice a month? They need vitamin A for their eyes.

You need a wider variety of insects for your chameleon…crickets, grasshoppers, roaches, etc….and the insects need to be fed a nutritious diet of greens and veggies so they are healthy.

While she is opening and closing her mouth to drink, you can place a cricket between the teeth so your chameleon will bite down on it and likely eat it.

I am using a calcium with D3 twice a month and without D3 for every feeding.

The main thing here is that her eyes have been closed for multiple weeks and I have been trying to figure out what is this issue causing this since we don’t have any vet near.
I think since she has been keeping her eyes closed and not eating she has lack of vitamin A and I need to supplement the bugs and feed them to her directly with tweezers.

I do have crickets- mealworms- flys etc.. for a healthy diet and verity of bugs.

I appreciate your help and advice.
I added more plants and getting her a new uvb light recommend from Amazon.
And supplementing her bugs I am hopping she will eat.
Hopefully she will come around the corner and soon be healthy again.

Please if you have any other suggestions I would love hearing it!
Thank you for staying in touch and helping a new keeper like me out for my veiled Cham!!

 

[LizardLurkin]

This is exactly the sort of multivitamin you need: https://www.shop.repashy.com/products/repashy-calcium-plus-lod
It utilizes a form of vitamin A that chameleons can actually utilize, and as long as you follow the schedule you had before, but replacing the flukers with d3 completely, you may see cahnges in her condition. Without vitamin A, their eyes start to get weird.

 

[Ley.Cap07]

This is exactly the sort of multivitamin you need: https://www.shop.repashy.com/products/repashy-calcium-plus-lod
It utilizes a form of vitamin A that chameleons can actually utilize, and as long as you follow the schedule you had before, but replacing the flukers with d3 completely, you may see cahnges in her condition. Without vitamin A, their eyes start to get weird.

THANK YOU!!