New to chameleons

[MissSkittles]

She’s still not eating I put it up next to her basking spot and put red duct tape on it to be more attractive bc before it was clear. I know she won’t starve but I really wish she w out of eat.

Chameleons generally don’t like the color red, and putting any tape of any type inside a chameleon enclosure is a big no no. They can and will find their way to getting it stuck to themselves, and then you have a serious problem in removing it without causing damage.
Have you had her tested for parasites?

 

[Bro Bott]

Chameleons generally don’t like the color red, and putting any tape of any type inside a chameleon enclosure is a big no no. They can and will find their way to getting it stuck to themselves, and then you have a serious problem in removing it without causing damage.
Have you had her tested for parasites?

Ok I’ll take it out asap and no I have never tested for parasites

 

[MissSkittles]

If she continues to not eat, it’s probably best to have a veterinary wellness visit and get a fecal done.

 

[Bro Bott]

If she continues to not eat, it’s probably best to have a veterinary wellness visit and get a fecal done.

Ok. She hides and doesn’t let me get close to her all

 

[GrannyK]

Yes I think she hasn’t eaten since then. She doesn’t look skinny and I did get her super worms. Nothing has changed. Her humidity has gone up I little and I wonder if that might be it. It was in the low to mid 50s and now it’s in the high 50s low 60s. Yes she still poops. I might put her old feeding cup in bc it was bright yellow and she ate out of it a lot but the bugs sometimes could escape. I don’t remember her eating out of the clear one that I put in. I also wrapped the new one in red duct tape.

If she’s pooping, that leads me to believe she’s eating something right? …. Are any leaves missing from your plants? Also agree with ehdee, red is a scary color, I would go back to old feeder maybe it resolves quickly.

 

[Bro Bott]

If she’s pooping, that leads me to believe she’s eating something right? …. Are any leaves missing from your plants? Also agree with ehdee, red is a scary color, I would go back to old feeder maybe it resolves quickly.

Come to think of it I have noticed a monstera leaf has chunks missing from it. I also was putting dubias and super worms in the same container so I just removed the dubias bc maybe she was repulsed by them. I also put her old yellow cup to see if she liked them both.

 

[Bro Bott]

Just did some research and found that chameleons eat leaves for extra hydration and to help digestion so I’m thinking that maybe she ate some monstera to help her digest a roach that had the flew or something

 

[Bro Bott]

Now I’m really very worried March just went to bed two hours early

 

[Bro Bott]

she just woke up

 

[Bro Bott]

On the bright side I took a timepase to see if she ate and she did eat but only out of her yellow cup

 

[GrannyK]

Now I’m really very worried March just went to bed two hours early

Sometimes they will settle in early, an hour or 2 ish. Depending on the weather and barometric pressure sometimes it affects them. Watch her if she sleep sleeps or just settles in.

I have 1 who always goes to bed 1st ( I say he wants the best spot in his cage, that only he resides in lol) and another who parties and patrols until light out and then some.
But in winter and early spring they both hunker down early. Not sure this is what is going on with her but a possibility.

 

[Bro Bott]

Sometimes they will settle in early, an hour or 2 ish. Depending on the weather and barometric pressure sometimes it affects them. Watch her if she sleep sleeps or just settles in.

I have 1 who always goes to bed 1st ( I say he wants the best spot in his cage, that only he resides in lol) and another who parties and patrols until light out and then some.
But in winter and early spring they both hunker down early. Not sure this is what is going on with her but a possibility.

That’s helpful thank you

 

[ehdee6]

Hopefully Marge is just having a funk, they definitely like to keep us worried and guessing at times.

 

[Bro Bott]

AAAAAHHHHH Now she’s sleeping with her mouth open!!!!??

 

[Bro Bott]

Hopefully Marge is just having a funk, they definitely like to keep us worried and guessing at times.

Ok thanks

 

[Bro Bott]

AAAAAHHHHH Now she’s sleeping with her mouth open!!!!??

Oh never mind she was drinking water