Help?

[cricketkilla]

Chameleon Info:
• Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?

Furcifer Pardalis (Nosy Faly), Male, 7 months, been in my care for 4 months or so.
• Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?

Daily, he willingly climbs on me to get out of his cage to go to his free range.
• Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?

Crickets, butterworms, superworms (stopping though), occasional katydid/ grasshopper/ mantis. 10 crickets every other day, he’s been on superworm hunger strike for a few days now and hasn’t eaten much. I gutload with with various fruits and veggies and cricket crack and water crystals.
• Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?

Zoo med repti-calcium without d3 every other feeding, same brand with d3 once sometimes twice a month, exo terra multi vitamin twice a month. I lightly dust everything btw.
• Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?

He has a dripper that I run all day that I see him drink from, I have a mistking with three nozzles in his enclosure it 8:30- 5 min., 12:30- 5 min., 3:30- 5 min., 6:30- 5 min. I see him drink everyday.
• Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?

Normal feces and urates. Never had tested.
• History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.

The only other problem he has had was mild gular edema a couple months ago from over supplementation.

Cage Info:
• Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?

Screen Penn Plax HD 18” x 36”, free range time daily.
• Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?

Reptisun 5.0 uvb 18” tube, 50 watt basking, 6:45 am on 8:25 pm off, this replicates the natural dawn and dusk of our area and is adjusted weekly.
• Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
Digital thermometer- ambient: 72.4, basking: 91.1, overnight lowest: 68.2
• Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?

40-60% with spikes up to 90% throught the day from misting sessions.
• Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
Yes, Umbrella.
• 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?

In our home office, air vents closed off, top of cage is 6’ 5”
• Location - Where are you geographically located?

Just outside of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.

My male is taking a nap during the day I woke him up and he looked at me and went back to napping. He’s been drinking and is hydrated, but he hasn’t eaten much in the past couple days. If anyone can think of something I am doing wrong please let me know. I would be devastated if I lost my bestfriend.

 

[ibdragons]

Give him a warm shower don't let the spray hit him directly let it bounce of the wall .

 

[Elizadolots]

I'm sorry you're having problems. Can we see a picture of the cage? Also, I might be crazy, but I wouldn't wake him up just to wake him up. I would try to do something beneficial for him that happens to wake him up (like give him a shower or put a new feeder in).

As much as you don't want him to be asleep during the day, the fact that he is means he needs that sleep because there is a problem. If you wake him up just to make yourself feel better then he's likely to get worse faster.

 

[cricketkilla]

I'm sorry you're having problems. Can we see a picture of the cage? Also, I might be crazy, but I wouldn't wake him up just to wake him up. I would try to do something beneficial for him that happens to wake him up (like give him a shower or put a new feeder in).

As much as you don't want him to be asleep during the day, the fact that he is means he needs that sleep because there is a problem. If you wake him up just to make yourself feel better then he's likely to get worse faster.

It was just to see if he was just resting his eyes or if he was asleep, and he just looked at me like, WTF man... And went back to his nap. Ill give him a shower when I get back home, he usually doesn't like it to much should I just leave him be and not have him exert that energy trying to escape the shower tree? Do you think he could just be tired from his light schedule being to long and being disturbed last night for a few minutes? Maybe stress? so confused, just a worried father..

 

[cricketkilla]

I'll make sure to take him outside for a little bit tonight as well.

 

[Elizadolots]

I have to think your lighting schedule is good. Mimicking the natural sunrise, sunset is brilliant.

I would put him in the shower and ignore his protests. They often protest "a bit too much"....they really want it and they'll give in to the happiness in time.