poorly baby chameleon

[zephyr]

Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - male,12 week old veled chameleon. had him sice he was 6 weeks.
Handling - every day he comes to me when i feed him
Feeding - crickets,mealworms and waxworms,8-10 crickets 3 times a day. mealworms and waxworms every other day. cricket gutload feed and veg.
Supplements -
Watering - i spray 5 times a day for 2 minutes at a time. ive seen him drink and he drinks from my hand or from a bowl.
Fecal Description - was always normal up until 2days ago when it turned yellow at the end. hes never been tested for parasites.

History - karmas always seemed healthy up until 2 days ago when he stopped eating and drinking

Current Problem - hes stopped eating and drinking,has sunken eyes,has lost weight,and seems unsteady when noves and has eyes shut all day

 

[kpritch17]

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Cage Info:

* Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
* Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
* Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
* Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
* Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
* Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor?
* Location - Where are you geographically located?

 

[pssh]

What lights are you using, sounds like he needs a vet.

 

[beeze]

What supplements and lighting are you using. It sounds like a vet visit is in order.

 

[Carlton]

No supplements? UVB lighting? Temps? Humidity levels? The yellowing urate is a sign he's dehydrated. Give us more to work with!

 

[zephyr]

Supplement - nutrabal calcium balancer
Cage Type - glass and screen. 2foot by 3 foot
* Lighting - zoomed repti sun 10.0 and spotlight for heat
* Temperature - basking spot is 85. Lowest overnight temp is 70. i measure the temps with digital thermometers.
* Humidity - humidty is between 60 and 70%. i use a digital hygrometer to keep a check on this.
* Plants - are all plastic
* Placement - cage is im my bedroom high up from eye view
* Location - england,uk

 

[Texas Panther Man]

Is it a Cfl bulb or a linear tube bulb? If its a cfl , ditch that asap and get a tube 5.0 reptisun. You prob need to drop that basking light down to a 60 watt. It sounds like your cooking him. Also you feed 10 crix 3 times a day? If so thats way too much food. 8-10 approp sized crix a day is the norm.

 

[Elizadolots]

You might want to consider a vet visit....I'm not familiar with baby chameleons but I know that babies of just about any animal are more fragile and subject to difficulties.

Regardless of all other issues, hydration is critical.

I note you say he had been drinking from a bowl. That's rare in chameleons. I'm not saying he won't continue to do it, but it seems possible to me that the older he gets the more "chameleon" like he'll be (babies can't really afford to be choosy....adult chameleons seem to be very choosy on water issues). I would suggest you get a drip system going and consider a warm shower (there are instructions all over the place here...but if you have a low flow shower head like I do, I think even your baby could stand that fine mist ).

Normally adult chameleons prefer (insist on...will maybe choose to die without) "moving fresh water"...that means water dripping from the sky onto leaves (and other stuff) in the cage...they'll happily drink off the vines, the cage and all sorts of stuff, but they want to believe it's rain.

I really think you need to get some sort of fake natural rain situation happening for your baby....once he's better hydrated, you'll be able to deal with the other issues which have been mentioned here more easily. You'll be amazed at how much better your chameleon looks once you solve this problem for him.

 

[kpritch17]

Eyes being closed are never a good thing. Look for an experienced vet around you and take him in.

For 3 months old, the basking spot should be right around 80 degrees. Does the calcium you use contain D3? You need to have calcium with D3, calcium without D3, and also a multivitamin.