My baby Cham hasn’t eaten in a few days and I’m getting worried. I tried feeding him super worms instead of crickets but he just won’t eat plz help me. I’m only 13 and he’s my only hobbie and I’m really worried. Also my first Cham. He has an open air cage and pretty sure he’s a male. He hasn’t eaten in 3 days and I’m worried plz help thx
NOT EATING!!!!!!
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Syreptyon
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As was already pointed out in your previous thread you posted with the same name and content, you need to fill out this form in full if you expect us to help you. There are a huge number of reasons why he may not be eating, so you cannot expect us to help you without filling out all of the information in this form. Just copy and paste it and fill in your answer and we will do our best to help you provide a good life for your chameleon.
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- Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
- Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
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- Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
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•I handle him 1 or 2 times a day to get him used to me.
•I am feed one him crickets about 7 a day now and I tried super worms then realized it was too big
•day heat=Top 70-90 Fahrenheit bottom 60-70 •night top 50-70 Fahrenheit bottom 30-50 I am using a dual heat/humidity gauge.
•humidity stay at 60-80% I have a fogger live plants and a room humidifier.
•I use draciena spider and fern
•not by air ducts or anything, he’s by a door to the den/my hangout so I’m by him a lot. Top of enclosure is probably 5 feet 4 inches off the ground
•I am located in Midwest Minnesota United States.
•he isn’t eating
*Pic of enclosure up above
Syreptyon
Chameleon Enthusiast
He's still pretty darn small, so it's possible that he has a hard time finding the crickets in his cage? I would try cup feeding him and seeing if that might help.
Also, you should stop handling him until his condition improves. Taking him out of his home is only going to stress him out and a stressed out chameleon sometimes will reject food
Also, you should stop handling him until his condition improves. Taking him out of his home is only going to stress him out and a stressed out chameleon sometimes will reject food
