My New Cham is not eating as much as she did the first few days i had her

[Katie_cat247]

I just got a New veiled Cham a 2 weeks ago. At first she (i think it is a she.) would eat 5 crickets pretty quickly. I would offer a couple more but she would ignore them. She would eat them all right after i put them in the cage. Now for the past 5 or 6 days she has had only 1 day.

 

[Decadancin]

A current picture and some more info would be needed. How old? Type of enclosure? Picture of enclosure. Are you handling her? Could you post a close up of the back leg so we can help determine sex? Also, what size crickets and how are you feeding them?

 

[Katie_cat247]

I hold her at most 5 minutes every other day. I'm not sure how old. I have an all screen cage but i cover 3 of the sides with a garbage bag. The basking spot is around 87 and the rest ranges from 87 down to 72
I feed her half inch - 3/4 inch crickets and i am trying to feed a few superworms but she hasn't tried to eat any of them. She has only eaten a cricket a day for the past few days. I put the the crickets in the cage in the morning. If she hasn't eaten by the time I get home from class which is around 6 or 7 I take the crickets out.
Sorry about the poor photos the camera i have is not the greatest

 

[Katie_cat247]

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[Katie_cat247]

please help

 

[JacksJill]

If you can provide more information It might help someone spot the problem https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/how-to-ask-for-help.66/

 

[Katie_cat247]

Chameleon Info:

• Your Chameleon - Veiled chameleon 1-2months, I think it is a female. I have had him for 3 weeks.
  
  
• Handling - I handle for 5 minutes every other day
  
  
• Feeding - I am feeding crickets and trying to feed superworms. I fed him 5 or 6 a day for the first 2 weeks them he started eating 1 a day. I put them in in the morning and i gut load them.
  
  
• Supplements - Repti Calcium twice a week
  
  
• Watering - I have a dip nad i mist 4-5times a day. She drinks alot.
  
  
• Fecal Description - She had never been tested. The droppings are brown with a little bit of white
  
  
• History -not really any.
  

Cage Info:

• Cage Type 15 by 32 inch screen covered on 3 sides with a trashbag.
  
  
• Lighting -Reptisun,5.0 uvb 13 watt and Daylight blue 60 watt zoomed.Light on at 9am light off at 9pm
  
  
• Temperature - There is a digital thermometer. The basking spot is around 86f and the bottom is around 70. At night it drops to around 68 but sometimes reaches 65
  
  
• Humidity - I have a humidity gauge and it ranges from 70-80
  
  
• Plants - i have a golden pothos
  
  
• Placement - The top of the cage is about 5 feet off the floor and there is rarely any disturbance throughout the day besided me coming in and out of the room which is not often
  
  
• Location - Im in new england
  

Current Problem - Not eating as much as she did the first 2 weeks i had her

Pictures in the earlier posts sorry for such bad quality

 

[Crashbandit05]

Well, it looks like a girl in my opinion but I do not have a veiled so take that with a grain of salt. Your cage is pretty bare. You need a lot more foilage for her to feel secure in. It also wouldn't hurt to have more horizontal branches for her to bask or hang out on. If you are only feeding her crickets, you need to have a variety. Like black soldier flies/larvae, waxworms, silkworms, superworms, various roaches, etc. I hope this helps.

 

[JacksJill]

The only thing I see right off is your supplement schedule but I highly doubt that has done any thing to affect her appetite this quickly. This is the recommended schedule "calcium (without D3 or phosphorus) at nearly every feeding, multivitamin once every 2 weeks, and calcium with D3 once every 2 weeks."

 

[Virgil1972]

I would add more cover and climbing sticks and vines. The lack of cover can stress them out and stress can affect their feeding. Something like a ficus tree or umbrella plant would fill it out nicely. You also need to start the supplement schedule like @JacksJill said. I also want to know what you mean in your fecal description when you say "a little bit white". Do you mean that there is some orange or yellow in there?

 

[Katie_cat247]

I would add more cover and climbing sticks and vines. The lack of cover can stress them out and stress can affect their feeding. Something like a ficus tree or umbrella plant would fill it out nicely. You also need to start the supplement schedule like @JacksJill said. I also want to know what you mean in your fecal description when you say "a little bit white". Do you mean that there is some orange or yellow in there?

there is no other color but there is only a little bit compared to the brown

 

[Katie_cat247]

Well, it looks like a girl in my opinion but I do not have a veiled so take that with a grain of salt. Your cage is pretty bare. You need a lot more foilage for her to feel secure in. It also wouldn't hurt to have more horizontal branches for her to bask or hang out on. If you are only feeding her crickets, you need to have a variety. Like black soldier flies/larvae, waxworms, silkworms, superworms, various roaches, etc. I hope this helps.

i have tried superworms but she has not eaten any. how do i serve her superworms i think that may be the problem

 

[Virgil1972]

there is no other color but there is only a little bit compared to the brown

Just watch the urates for orange or yellow. That means they are dehydrated.

 

[Decadancin]

Also, your girl may be eating the pothos. Look for little V shape cuts on the leaves. If you see a lot of them she may not have such an apetite.

 

[JacksJill]

Some people have luck putting the super worms on the cage screen to make them more appetizing.