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chameleon info:
My chameleon is a 6 month old veiled male
Was rarely handled until recently, he constantly wants out of his cage and will rush out onto my hand.
Was eating 10-12 insects daily (crickets, dubias, silkworms, phoenix worms, hornworms less frequent), however, 3 days ago, will only accept 1-2 insects
Daily calcium of earth pro A. Repashy calcium low-d one a week (increased from 2/month due to recent vitamin A deficiency he was treated for).
Automatic misting and fogging schedule from chameleon academy
Fecal is brown, white urates with slight orange portion.
cage info:
4x2x2 hybrid dragon strand
Basking spot is 87-90 ambient in the 70s
T5 10.0 about 10 inches from top horizontal branch
Three pothos, umbrella tree, bromeliad, ivy
7 horizontal branches and network branches
The problem: About three weeks ago, I took my guy outside for some actual sunshine. I put him in a 7ft artificial tree. I was taking him out once a day for about 30 minutes to an hour and he was good with going back into his cage. About 1 week ago, he has been clawing at his cage and rushing on to my hand. He paces his cage and seems restless. He calms down when taken out and put on the tree, which is what I assumed was the cause of the behavior of wanting out of his cage ( he wants on the tree). However, his appetite has dramatically decreased about 3 days ago. He went from eating food whenever offered to only eating 1-2 insects a day. He is also very restless and active in his cage, pacing and going from top to bottom. I was thinking it was the tree, however, the decreased appetite has me worried. We have B Dragon (separate room, belongs to my daughter) who has been treated for mild coccidia he seemed to come to us with.
My vet is having me skip offering food every other day to see if appetite increases (if not, I will take him in). In the meantime, wondering if anyone has seen coccidia cause restlessness and increased activity in a chameleon?
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My chameleon is a 6 month old veiled male
Was rarely handled until recently, he constantly wants out of his cage and will rush out onto my hand.
Was eating 10-12 insects daily (crickets, dubias, silkworms, phoenix worms, hornworms less frequent), however, 3 days ago, will only accept 1-2 insects
Daily calcium of earth pro A. Repashy calcium low-d one a week (increased from 2/month due to recent vitamin A deficiency he was treated for).
Automatic misting and fogging schedule from chameleon academy
Fecal is brown, white urates with slight orange portion.
cage info:
4x2x2 hybrid dragon strand
Basking spot is 87-90 ambient in the 70s
T5 10.0 about 10 inches from top horizontal branch
Three pothos, umbrella tree, bromeliad, ivy
7 horizontal branches and network branches
The problem: About three weeks ago, I took my guy outside for some actual sunshine. I put him in a 7ft artificial tree. I was taking him out once a day for about 30 minutes to an hour and he was good with going back into his cage. About 1 week ago, he has been clawing at his cage and rushing on to my hand. He paces his cage and seems restless. He calms down when taken out and put on the tree, which is what I assumed was the cause of the behavior of wanting out of his cage ( he wants on the tree). However, his appetite has dramatically decreased about 3 days ago. He went from eating food whenever offered to only eating 1-2 insects a day. He is also very restless and active in his cage, pacing and going from top to bottom. I was thinking it was the tree, however, the decreased appetite has me worried. We have B Dragon (separate room, belongs to my daughter) who has been treated for mild coccidia he seemed to come to us with.
My vet is having me skip offering food every other day to see if appetite increases (if not, I will take him in). In the meantime, wondering if anyone has seen coccidia cause restlessness and increased activity in a chameleon?
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