Is my chameleon dying

MattandRicco said:
Whats the basking themp?
Whats the midrange temp?
What supplements do you use? Calcium w/o d3? Calcium with d3? Multivitamins?
How often are you misting? You you have a mister? Or dripper?

Is your uvb light a linear t5 or just a reg bulb? If a t5 is it a 5.0 reptisun?

Also how far are your lights in inches from baskin spot (distance between basking spot and lights ?
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ok so normally with my heat lamp and uvb light his basking temperature is normally around 85 to 90. I have a reg bulb and I used to use a dripper but now I use a mister instead. I make him drink water by getting the bottle of the mister and make it drop droplets of water and he drinks them one by one. He gets misted at least 3 times a day, The length between the basking spot were he is basking right now (he really doesn't want to move because he is sick so I moved the heat lamp to where he normally rests) is around 7 inches apart from the basking spot. I don't use calcium because when I would he would never eat it I used the multivitamins
 
YoshiCareTacker said:
this is the most accurate I could fill it out
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Ok you need to change everything yoyr doing......
You absolutely need to dust yuyr feeders with calcium without D3 everyday....two mondays out of the month dust with multivitamins and the other 2 mindays dust with calcium with D3 this is non negotiable, this is 100% needed.

You need to get a T5 high out put 5.0 reptisun also non negotiable, your cham isnt getting the proper uvb and calcium intake which is vital.

Get a mistking, and have is mist as least 5 times a day for 3-5mins everytime.
You can also use a dripper but not necessary.

Below is a picture of the lught/fixtyre combo

Your temps seem to be good but I wouldbt ever go iver 85F for basking.

You need to rectify this asap, you might still be able to save him, he is severly malnourished and dehydrated
 

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YoshiCareTacker said:
ok Ill write back once I make all of those changes and tell you if my chams doing better. Thank You So Much
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Btw you dont need a mistking but its ideal, you can do hand mist and dripper combo (but if hand misting i would def get a dripper that way he can drink whenever he wants)

Also gutloading your feeders is pretty important as well.
I gutload with apples, dark leafy greens, carrots Mangos
 
Lennoncham said:
You need to make the changes suggested but
you need to take your Cham to a good reptile vet with chameleon experience otherwise the changes you make won’t matter. He is in rough shape and only a good vet can diagnose and help him.
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Yes agreed I forgot to mention a specialty vet for reptiles.
 
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