Is my panther chameleon sick?

Terra66

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Hi, I'm a new Cham owner and I'm not sure if my Cham is sick or if I'm just being an overprotective dad.

Chameleon info:
Panther chameleon, male about a month and two weeks old. I've had him for a week and two days.
Handling: every other day, when he feels like coming out.
Feeding: he's not eating much. Seems scared of crickets (I have small Ones) and dubia roaches. He mostly eats worms. I've been giving him phoenix worms daily, super worms every other day. I use vitamins every 2 days and gut load the super worms with kale. Lately he's been eating a out 4 worms a day.
Supplements: reptical calcium without phosphorus. Also reptical herptivite multivitamin.
Watering: little dripper. I mist in the morning and have a humidifier.
Fecal description: looks normal, pooping everyday.
History: no known history.

Cage type: 18x18x36 screen.
Lighting: reptisun 5.0 UVB 13 W and daylight blue reptile bulb by zoo med,60w.
Temperature: Temps are usually at 75 ambiant. Give or take a few degrees. Overnight is a out 60. I have a digital thermother.
Humidity: between 60-70%.
Placement: cage is on the floor in a low traffic area away from vents.

I'm concerned because my little guy doesn't seem to be eating. He'll only have a few worms a day. Is this normal? He tends to put himself to bed early too. Not asleep but cuddled up on a branch.
 
They sometimes prepare for bed before lights out. With the suppliments just to make it clear? Usually people do

Calicum without d3 dusting every feed.(skip one here an there once in a while)
Calcium with d3 once every 2 weeks
Multi vitamin every 2 weeks as well.

Try cup feeding him crickets, itll make it easier for you to keep track on his eating amounts. If he prefere dubia then stick with those they are better than crickets anyway. Although a varied died best so dont kick em out alltogether.

You got some pics of him??
 
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I agree with the above supplements.

For food I have heard of chams going on food strikes to get supers so he may just really like supers and won't touch other stuff for hope you will bring him what he wants.

For sleeping my cham will start walking down into the plants and curl up on a branch ready for bed about 6:30 at night no matter what time the lights go out. He has done that since I got him.
 
Stop giving the D3 every day and get your baby on a supplement schedule.. You have only had him a week so hopefully no harm done. I myself give my boys Repashy Calcium Plus (Low D). Its a all in one vitamin and calcium supplement you dust your feeders with at every feeding, as suggested by Kammerflage Kreations.
 
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Stop giving the D3 every day and get your baby on a supplement schedule.. You have only had him a week so hopefully no harm done. I myself give my boys Repashy Calcium Plus. Its a all in one vitamin and calcium supplement you dust your feeders with at every feeding, as suggested by Kammerflage Kreations.

Is it the Calcium Plus Low D?
 
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