New to this...need some advice!

[Lauren Stern]

Hey everyone,

For starters I just wanted to introduce myself since i am new to this whole forum. About 10 days ago I rescued a male veiled chameleon (est 8-10 months) from a not so good living situation and immediately fell in love. I did my research and have a nice setup for him but i am concerned about one thing that i cannot find a straight answer for online. First off my chameleon, Bubby, is very active and friendly. The main thing i am concerned about though is his fluid intake. I have read online that a sign of dehydration is mostly sunken eyes and bright yellow/orange urate. Since i got him I have only seen him drink about 3 times and his urate is a light yellow/white which is concerning me. For the time being i have been feeding him super worms temporarily (starting crickets today) and i also heard that could be a reason for the light yellow color, but i want to make sure he is hydrated. His eyes are not sunken in and he isn't lethargic but like i said i haven't seen him drink much at all. Today i was wondering if i should try to showering technique to maybe help him along? Anyone with advice on this topic please please please fill me in! I'm not sure if i am just being paranoid but i don't want this to get beyond repair.
-Lauren

 

[pgr7]

Welcome! Sounds like you've done some research
I think if the cham was in not goof conditions,a shower would probably be an awesome idea for him. Luke warm for about 20-30 mins is what I did for my jacksons chameleon before I got my misting system

 

[Lauren Stern]

Thanks for responding because I'm kind of freaking out haha...okay I'll try the shower today and hopefully that'll give him a boost I'm just hoping it the dehydration isn't too bad. Not to sound ignorant but since his urate isn't extremely dark yellow/orange do you think the dehydration isn't beyond repair?

 

[pgr7]

Thanks for responding because I'm kind of freaking out haha...okay I'll try the shower today and hopefully that'll give him a boost I'm just hoping it the dehydration isn't too bad. Not to sound ignorant but since his urate isn't extremely dark yellow/orange do you think the dehydration isn't beyond repair?

I'm by no means an expert (jannb is ) one veileds,but he doesn't sound like he's way far gone as far as dehydration goes. Always good idea to get a stoll sample and take it to the vet if ones available to you.

 

[Lauren Stern]

I'm by no means an expert (jannb is ) one veileds,but he doesn't sound like he's way far gone as far as dehydration goes. Always good idea to get a stoll sample and take it to the vet if ones available to you.

Okay I'm gonna try the shower and take it from there. Again thanks so much for the advice!

 

[pgr7]

Okay I'm gonna try the shower and take it from there. Again thanks so much for the advice!

You're very welcome and keep us posted