Might be sick?!

[Gracerain]

You can lower his basking temp by raising his basking light higher up off the cage. You should get a temp thermometer with a wired probe that you can attach to his Basking spot with a zip tie. Also you should invest in a hygrometer/thermometer with or without a wired probe that you can check humidity and ambient temp with. I have several at different levels of my cage so I can keep track of temp and humidity in the different levels. I’m so glad you’ve already made some changes! That’s awesome and shows how much he means to you! It’s great that you have a vet appointment already as well! Great job!

I raised his lamps to fox the temperature. I’ll let you know how it’s going after the vet.

 

[Lindasjackson]

Okay, great!

 

[Gracerain]

Okay, great!

Since he won’t eat and I’ve looked at some ways for him to still get nutrients in, I’m giving him liquid calcium through a dropper, and also a bug juice recipe I found here on chameleon forums

 

[Lindasjackson]

What did the vet say?

 

[Gracerain]

What did the vet say?

Unfortunately, I can’t afford the vet right now, but I’ve looked at advice from other chameleon owners, watched videos, and researched what to do. I’m crushing up his crickets and feeding him through a dropper. He eats it and it’s the only thing I know to do at the moment.

 

[Lindasjackson]

Well you’re doing the best you can. I hope he gets better soon!

 

[Beman]

Unfortunately, I can’t afford the vet right now, but I’ve looked at advice from other chameleon owners, watched videos, and researched what to do. I’m crushing up his crickets and feeding him through a dropper. He eats it and it’s the only thing I know to do at the moment.

Did you get the new light fixture?

 

[Gracerain]

Did you get the new light fixture?

Yes I got the t5 5.0 24” UVB

 

[Gracerain]

I can already see a significant difference in him. He moves around more, doesn’t sleep as much in the day, and has a better color. Thank y’all so much for the help.

 

[Beman]

I can already see a significant difference in him. He moves around more, doesn’t sleep as much in the day, and has a better color. Thank y’all so much for the help.

Good and the distance to the branch below it should be 8-9 inches for the correct UVI level. I think this will help him tremendously.

 

[Gracerain]

Good and the distance to the branch below it should be 8-9 inches for the correct UVI level. I think this will help him tremendously.

Yes, the branch is 9 inches below the loght