Help my chameleon wont eat

[Ireland Martin]

My female Veild chameleon has not eaten at all, she is a juvinille, I got her from my moms friend but he would spray her and poke her he gave her to me so I

can give her a good home she is getting better and not so scared

does anyone have any advice

 

[Ireland Martin]

is there any food I should give her to make her want to eat??

 

[Ireland Martin]

I am 11 years old and I own a male veild chameleon and a female veild chameleon.

 

[Beman]

Are they in the same cage hun?

 

[Ireland Martin]

no

 

[Ireland Martin]

they are with my mom in Idaho

 

[Ireland Martin]

I cant get any pics

 

[Beman]

It could be multiple things causing her not to eat. You know the females will lay eggs even if they have not been mated right?

 

[Ireland Martin]

oh wait maybe I can

 

[Ireland Martin]

oh

 

[Beman]

read these.

https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/caresheets/veiled/
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/egg-laying-and-the-laying-bin.345/
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/laying-bin-set-up-educational-video.77225/

 

[Ireland Martin]

could that be it

 

[Ireland Martin]

no

 

[Beman]

could that be it

How old is she? It is really hard to tell without knowing her full husbandry and seeing pics of her and the entire enclosure she is in. But it is a possibility. Or it could be that she is stressed from the move. Again details are needed.

 

[Beman]

Here is the help form... If you want to fill this out with total detail we can try to provide feedback for you. You need pictures too though..



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[Ireland Martin]

they are in big cages and they eat a variety of food

 

[Beman]

they are in big cages and they eat a variety of food

Not enough info hun. By big we don't know what your version of big is. Try to fill out the help form I posted.

 

[Ireland Martin]

She is about a month old and a half

 

[Beman]

She is about a month old and a half

Well if that is her real age then she is too young for eggs. Could be multiple things hun. The feeders are not the right size for her. Not the correct feeders. Her cage is not set up properly. She is not properly hydrated. She is stressed due to the move. She is sick. Any number of things can effect them and cause them not to eat.

 

[Ireland Martin]

she is a veild, she is a female, a month and a half, a week,

I have not handled her yet because she is still stressed

I am feeding her mealworms, wax worms, and crickets, and I feed her lettuce and apples and some mango some times