Please Help My Chameleon is on a Hunger Strike I believe.

[MufasasMommy]

So My Chameleon's name is Mufasa because,of his species begin from Kenya and Tanzania Africa, I've had him for about 3weeks now. Im a first time Cham mommy and hes a 6mth-1yr Jackson he is absoutly beautiful, But lately he hasn't been eating lately.. I've tried everything 4 crickets a day, a couple waxworms. and a mealworm as a treat. He will only really eat if he sees something crawling in my kitchen like a fly or a moth or crickets crawling in the lil keeper I have for them. I'm really worried about him. He doesn't look like he is stressing or anything. His humidity is 80% all the time and the temp is always around 80 during the day and drops down the 76 at night. I want a happy chameleon not a grumpy gills. I spray his tank enclosure often so i'm sure he is hydrated, but you can see his ribs and i've been able to see them since I got him at Petsmart. Any advice please...

Sincerly A very sad and worried chameleon mommy.

 

[MufasasMommy]

here are some pictures of what he looks like since I got him.

Picture number one is after I toke him to the reptile shop by my house to see if he was healthy looking they said he looked underfed and gave him some suppliment to perk him up alil

Picture two is from the Day that I got him at petsmart

Picture three is of him falling asleep on a towel I had him on while I was on the computer when it was alil past his bedtime, hes holding his tail.

 

[Chameleonic]

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[Chameleonic]

Hello, more info would definitely be useful - How much exactly is he eating? and how much when you first got him? What is his basking temp? Do you have a uvb bulb, what type is it?
Sometimes giving too many waxworms and mealworms will make them strike. If that's all it is then he'll take a while but start eating again before he starves

 

[AllFallDown]

So My Chameleon's name is Mufasa because,of his species begin from Kenya and Tanzania Africa, I've had him for about 3weeks now. Im a first time Cham mommy and hes a 6mth-1yr Jackson he is absoutly beautiful, But lately he hasn't been eating lately.. I've tried everything 4 crickets a day, a couple waxworms. and a mealworm as a treat. He will only really eat if he sees something crawling in my kitchen like a fly or a moth or crickets crawling in the lil keeper I have for them. I'm really worried about him. He doesn't look like he is stressing or anything. His humidity is 80% all the time and the temp is always around 80 during the day and drops down the 76 at night. I want a happy chameleon not a grumpy gills. I spray his tank enclosure often so i'm sure he is hydrated, but you can see his ribs and i've been able to see them since I got him at Petsmart. Any advice please...

Sincerly A very sad and worried chameleon mommy.

How long has this been going on?

 

[AllFallDown]

I stopped in at pet smart today, they had a Jackson's in there. Really nice looking little guy.

 

[MufasasMommy]

Right now his tank is way too small its 10gallon glass tank that I had for my anoles its a temp home till I had enough money to buy him a screen enclosure, I have one on order now that is 16x16x18 the guy at the reptile shop said that would be big enough for the rest of his life. I also think that my temp gauges are broken because, they have the same temp through out the cage which is 80 on one side and almost 80 on the side with all the shade and where most of his climbing branches are. I threw a cricket in there a couple mins ago and he snapped it right up. he's eating medium to large,and they have there wing chirpper thingys now and they are driving my parents crazy. My UVB bulb is the repti 5.0 UVB I don't know what the basking bulb is though...

 

[AllFallDown]

Right now his tank is way too small its 10gallon glass tank that I had for my anoles its a temp home till I had enough money to buy him a screen enclosure, I have one on order now that is 16x16x18 the guy at the reptile shop said that would be big enough for the rest of his life. I also think that my temp gauges are broken because, they have the same temp through out the cage which is 80 on one side and almost 80 on the side with all the shade and where most of his climbing branches are. I threw a cricket in there a couple mins ago and he snapped it right up. he's eating medium to large,and they have there wing chirpper thingys now and they are driving my parents crazy. My UVB bulb is the repti 5.0 UVB I don't know what the basking bulb is though...

16x16x18 is going to be big enough for the rest of his life? Hmmmmmmm, I'd go with larger. I am getting ready to build something no smaller than 24x24x48. That seems to be the standard recommended temporary size. 16x16x18 sounds a bit cramped for an adult.

 

[MufasasMommy]

Thats what the guy at the store was saying and its all I can really afford right now :/. I dont want my lil man suffering anymore.