not eating as much as he was

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 1452786926666.jpg
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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
 
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.
 
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 ;)
 
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/
 
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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 :)
 
My heat lamp is a basking builb recommend buy the shop which I bought my Cham it's a 100w d3 basking lamb
 

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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.
 
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
 
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