My cham is not eating for 1 week

[Finncham]

Hello my 1.5 years old female veiled cham is not eating for like 1 week after she laid some eggs her tongue lost his stickiness and i notice something like infection around her mouth is it because of the eggs? i also give calcium with her crickets.
Sorry for my bad English

 

[Alexander1]

Sozhnds like you answered your own question bud, time for a trip to the vet

 

[kinyonga]

The mouth looks like an infection might be starting. Maybe she got some bacteria from the substrate she was digging in to lay the eggs... it might be hurting so she's not eating. If that not why she's not eating then it could be something to do with the egglaying. Did she see you watching her when she was digging? How many eggs did she lay? Did she fill in the hole and packmit down?

What supplements do you use and how often for each? Be specific please. Do you gutload/feed the insects well?

 

[Finncham]

Today she ate 4 worms i contact with the vet and i will bring her in Sunday. i feed my crickets with carrots but. I think she is still laying eggs right now she has laid like 15-20.

 

[kinyonga]

They're supposed to lay all the eggs at once and fill the hole in and return to the branches.
Is she still having a tongue problem?

 

[Finncham]

i found what is the problem and i will bring her in sunday to the vet she has Rickets which is some yellow secretion in and around her mouth.... lets hope the vet can help

 

[kinyonga]

Rickets is not something found in the mouth...rickets is like MBD. Do you mean mouth rot?

 

[Finncham]

i am not really sure but its maybe something like that she cant still throw her tongue

 

[kinyonga]

Tongue issues can be from a nutrient imbalance, injury, infection and even dehydration.
Since she's laying eggs it could be a calcium deficiency but it also could be because her mouth is sore.

 

[Finncham]

i went to the vet and he told me to force feed her with dead crickets to buy her calcium and D3 and this twice per day. But i dont know how to feed her with dead crickets i tried and she just pull them back she dont want them

 

[kinyonga]

What did the vet say about the mouth? Did he/she clean it out?
What's in the needles? Did the vet show you how to give the needles? Where to give the needles?

Here's a bug juice recipe you can use...
http://www.adcham.com/html/husbandry/bug-juice.html
You need a needless syringe to feed it to the chameleon with.

 

[Finncham]

Yes he showed me with a bit water in her mouth.Yes he cleaned the yellow secretion in her mouth but my cham still got no appetite its probably because she was so stressed today. And thanks for the recipe i will try it tomorrow

 

[kinyonga]

You put the needles in her mouth and inject it there??
What's in the needles? Please explain better.

 

[Finncham]

idk what is in the needles but today she ate 2 crickets which means she is better also she wants to drinks more water