Nemo wont eat!

[NavyCham]

Chameleon Info:
• Your Chameleon - Senegal, male (i think),4-5 months. ive had him for 6 days now
• Handling -after the first 2 days he prefered being out with me, climbs to me everytime i open his viv but i only take him out everyother day
• Feeding - mostly crickets but also tried small meal worms and wax worms
• Supplements - i dust with reptical every feeding
• Watering - i have a water bottle drip system and i mist about once every 2 hours when his lights are on. lights are off while im at work so my bf mists a couple times then too
• Fecal Description - noticed poop about every other day. mostly its been normal looking with white uri
• History - the man i bought him from said he is CB but theres no real proof that he is

Cage Info:
• Cage Type - i have a zilla cage 12x24x26 till he gets a little bigger
• Lighting -a 75 watt basking light and a 5.0 zoomed uvb light that both run 12 hours a day
• Temperature -i have a temp & humidity combo gage. normal cage temp is 78-80 degrees. basking area is a little hotter. night time cage temp stays at 60
• Humidity - i use a spray bottle to keep up humidity and also sometimes run a fogger when i dont have time to mist. daytime humidity ranges 50-70% and night stays at an even 60%
• Plants - right now his viv is full of fake vines but i just bought a jasmine plant to put in today
• Placement - viv is in a low traffic area up on top of a dresser. the bottom of it sits about 5 feet off the ground
• Location - jacksonville, fl

Current Problem - he wont eat. on the 3rd day he ate 3 small crickets then the next day he ate a larger one but since then he wont touch food. he has a few crickets loose in his viv, some in a cup i have attached to the side of the viv under some branches. i also have small meal worms in a cup and have tried wax worms. i think the wax worms are too big but he wont even eat the other things. hes shown some interest but then the crickets stop moving or move out of range and he doesnt go for them. he doesnt hunt at all. please help, hes getting really skinny

 

[dom1959]

def not panic time yet.
he is prolly just acclimating to new surroundings.
keep what you are doing but check your supplements to make sure.
stay calm give him peace and quiet as much as you can.

patience and love!

 

[Lovereps]

Your setup seems good.
He should have places to hide, so maybe the new plant will help him to feel more secure.
You do need some supplements besides the one you have--and you want to be sure the one you use at most feedings does not have D3 or phosphorus in it.
To quote the caresheet,
"Many keepers successfully use calcium (without D3 or phosphorus) at nearly every feeding, multivitamin once every 2 weeks, and calcium with D3 once every 2 weeks. "

As Dom1959 said, they can take a week or so to settle in.
There are a number of other feeders you can try such as isopods, silkworms, hornworms, dubias, blue bottle flies and phoenixworms
The Senegals I had alway liked to eat flies.
Here is one source where you can get some:
http://www.mantisplace.com/

Here is a very good care sheet for Senegal chams:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/caresheets/senegal/

 

[DavidBuchan]

Agree with other advice.........
Also, he may be eating a cricket or two that you can't count because they are loose. A pic or two would really help to be sure there are no serious problems....
...but especially if you suspect he was wc a fecal sample to the vet is never a bad idea just in case he has parasites. Many parasites cause what you are describing!

Lastly, here is a link to a great blog that you might find interesting - https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/psychobunny/746-taming-chameleon.html

 

[NavyCham]

i will definitely try flies. i put 2 mean worms and 2 crickets in his cup last night and the crickets are gone now so hopefully he ate them instead of them getting out