Just bought a 5 month old blue bar ambilobe and am worried about his overall health/happiness. Had him for about a week and as of the last two days he is just hanging out at the bottom of the cage not moving very much. He makes no effort to make his way to the top of the cage where the heat is. Currently his temperature is 75 degrees. He has been eating well except for the last few days when it has been getting worse. He has been eating roaches and crickets hand fed and free range. He also is drinking well from the misting system. I don't know if he doesn't know how to get back up but i have added additional vines in convenient locations hoping he would make his way back up. Ambient temperature is 70-85 depending on location. Humidity is 60%. Cage is screen 18x18x36 with 75 watt basking light. Today he took 1 roach and didn't seem much interested in anymore. I just don't know why he all of a sudden is more sedentary and not interested in moving around/up the cage. Please let me know if there is something I can do or if there is something I am doing wrong. I would try to manually relocate him but I'm sure he will have no part in it. Thanks in advance for any advice.
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- Thread starter Maxmis
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Says your worried about the health and happiness.. sounds more to me like the health if he's still hand feeding it probably isn't stress. You said you have a basking bulb but do you have a uvb fluorescent light? And I know you just got him but do you know if where he came from his food was being gutloaded and dusted? And have you been doing it since you got him? The uvb/ gutloading/ dusting are essential in keeping a healthy and happy chameleon.
Definitely been gut loading. He came from a reputable breeder and was told he was dusted the day I got him with d3 and multivitamin. Have been Dusting with calcium 3 days a week. Have uvb 5.0 fluorescent tube light(18 inches). Ate well tonight but still doesn't venture to the top of the cage. Trimmed the manzanita branch thinking the small branches were detering him from moving. Not sure why he is so stagnant but hoping it improves.
