how to get a juvy veiled male to defecate

[ChameleonKing1911]

My veiled is full of food and his body and chin are all puffed up and he wont defecate! What can I do to make him "Pass his food" out of him, I tried the warm water bucket thing but it didnt do anything he just tried (and succeded) escaping the entire 5-7 miutes he was in there... I dont know what to do! He has eaten a total of 20 crix now and he should have defecated but he hasnt... What to do???

Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Veiled Chameleon, Male, Juvenile (Just got him a few days ago)

Handling -I handle him 1-2 times a week

Feeding - I feed my Veiled Crickets and Mealworms. He will only eat 5 a day

Supplements - I dust using ReptiCal Calcium 4 times a week, ReptiCal D3 1 time a week, and Herptivite 2 times a month.

Watering - I mist him with warm water 4 times a day (Cage), I see him drinking every now and then, I use ReptiSafe to clean his water

Fecal Description - He hasnt defecated yet...

History - I got his from Petsmart where they treated him poorly (I saved him), He is very active, Sleeps on the top of his cage.

Cage Info:
Cage Type -Screen 24 x 24 x 36

Lighting - Lights go on at 9 AM And turn off at 9 PM, ReptiSun UVB 5.0 Mini,
75 Watt Basking Bulb

Temperature -I use a digital Therm, 73 at night, 88 at top of cage and ground at 76

Humidity - I mist 3-4 times a day, big dripper drips water all day that collects into a pan.

Plants - I use an Ivy, Money Tree, Parlor Palm, Umbrella Tree, and 17 Branches

Placement - Middle of the wall, NOT next to any vents.

Location - Near Indiana Illinios Wisconsin (That Region)

Current Problem - Problem Above (First Paragraph)

 

[xraygirl]

You have a lot of threads going, you can keep reposting in your original threads rather than creating new ones.

https://www.chameleonforums.com/how-get-juvy-veiled-male-defecate-131502/#post1141749
https://www.chameleonforums.com/how-often-should-juvenile-male-veiled-chameleon-defecate-131453/
https://www.chameleonforums.com/does-he-look-healthy-131451/

Anyway, try to not handle him so much. If you got him a few days ago, and you're handling him 1-2X a week, give him his space. He's still trying to get used to his new digs and needs time to settle, which sometimes takes a week to a month depending!

Please only give him calcium w/ D3 twice a month, alternating weeks of your multivitamin, not every week. Also, consider getting him a dripper that will slowly drip throughout the day.

If he hasn't pooped in the next day or two, a *SMALL* drop of olive oil on a cricket may help lube the pooping process. Try to give him different feeders that are softer (hornworms, silkworms, etc - check out the sponsors on the website to buy some). Feeding mealworms and crickets is going to make him bored. And crunchy bugs can cause the poop chute process to be slow because crickets and mealworms have tougher exoskeletons.

Seriously though, chill. Your new to him, he's new to you. Let the little guy settle in, give him his space and let him do his chameleon thing. Order some small hornworms or silkworms and offer him those. Might want to only order one pod of one kind at a time, because when you get them and keep them warm, they grow like crazy in a matter of a day or two.

 

[Camsofcali]

Make sure he's drinking/well hydrated and he will defecate no problem. One trick to help them out is to put them in the shower on a live plant for a bit. Not directly in the showers water stream but indirectly so there still getting splashed a bit. You can do this by aiming the shower head at the shower wall and placing the Cham/plant in the droplets that are bouncing off the wall. This usually will stimulate them to go if they have to