not eating as much as he was

[marley patches]

I have a male cham , last 2-3 days he has only ate like 4-6 crickets a day , urine is ok poo is ok ,he still strong also he is not dehydrated,he climbs all over he cage ,also walking around on bottom of cage , he's 5-6 months old and was wondering if they eat less the older they get , I been keeping a close eye on him , any info would be helpful ,,, thanks here is a picture from 2 days ago

 

[kinyonga]

What's the temperature in his cage?

 

[alphakenc]

What size are those 4-6 cricket?

 

[marley patches]

What's the temperature in his cage?

80 during the day and 65-68 at night

 

[marley patches]

What size are those 4-6 cricket?

small like 3/8 to 1/2 inches , I order smaller ones because I also have a panther cham that's 3-4 mths old panther cham eats like 15 or so

 

[marley patches]

I bought some 3/4 inch crickets yesterday just for him , tried feeding him this morning waiting to see if he likes larger one , I hate that he doesn't eat as much , worried like a mom with there kids LOL

 

[alphakenc]

Some time they ignore the crickets,if is too small,im glad u got some large one,give us some update see if he eat those.

 

[marley patches]

Some time they ignore the crickets,if is too small,im glad u got some large one,give us some update see if he eat those.

I put only 5 this morning and he ate 3 of them during the day

 

[birthnugget]

This is beside the point of him being all over the enclosure, but it looks like your nighttime lows are a bit on the cool side, normal temps for nighttime should be around 70 for him to be comfortable. He's beautiful, by the way

 

[MSMorgan]

This is beside the point of him being all over the enclosure, but it looks like your nighttime lows are a bit on the cool side, normal temps for nighttime should be around 70 for him to be comfortable. He's beautiful, by the way

A temp drop at night is preferred. 65-68* is a little warm and down to 60* for that age should be o.k.. Once he's an adult, 50* is o.k. at night.

https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/caresheets/veiled/

 

[alphakenc]

I put only 5 this morning and he ate 3 of them during the day

Check the poop see if its normal ,he might eat more the next day,make sure he is not dehydrated,if necessary bring him to a vet .

 

[marley patches]

Check the poop see if its normal ,he might eat more the next day,make sure he is not dehydrated,if necessary bring him to a vet .

seems like he struggled to poo this morning , urine was good poo was small I'm guessing because he hasn't ate much ,I also bought a uv bulb went from 40 to a 50 I hope that helps him with his basking temp,he is still pretty active but he looks happy thanks for all the info

 

[Liamruss89]

My veiled cham is a year old or just over but isn't hardly eatting much do they eat less in winter can anyone help

 

[Liamruss89]

My veiled cham is a year old or just over but isn't hardly eatting much do they eat less in winter can anyone help

Here a lastest photo he's still shedding atm but has been for a while

 

[alphakenc]

,I also bought a uv bulb went from 40 to a 50

U meant the heat light bulb 40w to 50 w or a new uvb light just came out the market...

 

[Liamruss89]

My heat lamp is a basking builb recommend buy the shop which I bought my Cham it's a 100w d3 basking lamb

 

[oneillchameleons]

Liamruss89 you should ask your question by starting a new thread, it may help more people see your question, and allow Marley patches to continue getting help on their question here.

 

[alphakenc]

Like in the Motor vehicle office....now we taking number 326C on the window 6...no worries u will get ur turn

 

[marley patches]

My heat lamp is a basking builb recommend buy the shop which I bought my Cham it's a 100w d3 basking lamb

it just blue ,I seen one like the picture but new to this so I just bought one with more heat , thought 100 would be too much and burn them, I read in some post that the heat lamp burnt there chams,,,, I'm still learning