Herbie's lack of appetite

[seanUTD]

Chameleon Info:

Your Chameleon - 3 mo. BB Ambilobe, I have had him since he was 1.5 mo.
Handling - Never, he bites and it stresses him out
Feeding - He gets crickets, small dubia, and supers. Up to 10 insects are offered daily. Gut loaded with kale, collard greens, carrots, squash and organic cut load similar to crickets crack
Supplements - RepCal w/o D3, Herpivite 2x a mo., Flukers W/D3 2x a mo.
Watering -Mist 4x daily for about 2 minutes until the whole cage is dripping, yes I frequently see him drink
Fecal Description - Perfect brown, good size, urate is pure white, very rarely any yellow
History - None I have not been able to obtain lineage, Herbie was given a lot of natural sunlight beforehand

Cage Info:

Cage Type - 2x2x4 reptibreeze full mesh
Lighting - 18" reptisun linear UVB 5.0, 60 watt basking with adjustable socket, 18" Eclipse natural sunlight grow light
Temperature - 82-85 degree basking (depending on the adjustable socket I change it when it gets too hot), down to 70 at night
Humidity - 65-80 percent around mistings
Plants - Ficus benjamina, dracaena, pothos
Placement - located in the living room, no vents near, yes its high traffic but we cover the cages when traffic gets high and at night
Location - Dallas, TX

Current Problem - Herbie has always had a light appetite and it may be due to a cage switch recently or that he shed two days ago but he has not shown signs of stress, but he is not eating at all... I have tried different feeders but he has not shown any signs of eating... I can't see ANY other signs of illness, he still is active, he still drinks, his colors are fine, he's shed... I just can't figure it out

 

[carol5208]

That is a little odd with him being so young. If he was older I would say he is probably bored with his food as they will go on so called hunger strikes. You are offering a variety of feeders and Your husbandry is spot on. If it continues I would maybe think about getting a fecal done to check for parasites. Do not know anything about the grow light you are using but doubt that has anything to do with his appetite.

 

[seanUTD]

I ran checks on the grow light and found threads on many different forums about it, I found no sign of anything bad... I will be replacing it with a UVB though and putting it on Stan's cage as I had a bulb run out so Stan has had to deal with a compact /: I thought a fecal was a good idea I just wanted to get a second opinion... Thank you Carol

If anyone out there has had this happen though feel free to chime in with your solutions

Also I've been watching him a bit and I think his lack of appetite is causing a calcium problem... He is leaf dancing is increasing in frequency /: Vet time for me

 

[Psychodrake]

The leaf dance is quite normal I think. George sometimes seems to have a low appetite but he's stayed at a good weight and can really move fast when he wants (As well as being able to hang upside down under his vine). I presume he's eating the crickets that I let wander his cage but I never personally see him eat many. Does he look skinny at all?

 

[seanUTD]

He looks no different than when Stan was this age.. This is why I'm so confused... I have seem him eat stragglers so maybe he just likes to hunt... I'm letting some crix roam as we speak

 

[Psychodrake]

It is possible. I've walked in on George plenty of times just as he is catching or eating a cricket. I'm trying hard to get him to cup feed so I can keep tabs on his appetite but he just isn't taking it, the only thing he'll eat from a cup is calci-worms.

 

[suzi]

I hope it just has to do with his shed, have you tried hornworms Sean?