Rescuing Rex please help

[skittles1234]

I posted a bit yesterday and a lil today in the health clinic about rex my jackson chameleon who this morning fell from the top of his cage to the bottom, has been sleeping during the day and isen't eating or drinking well. vet said fecals free of parasites. cage set-up is perfect. rescued him 3 days ago from a pet store. here is a few picture of him just wondering if you can see something i cannot or notice anything odd about him. estimated age is 6 months. has a couple of light burns on tail and back that are drying up and healing. been giving him showers and taking him out in the sun periodically. still he hasen't eaten since i got him the first day, second day he would shoot at them and miss and then gave up. didn't even try today. and he acts like he is drunk, grips not good, and color is weird. but all in all very active and alert to his surroundings. any advice? and here is the thread from earlier the pictures are near the bottom https://www.chameleonforums.com/please-help-rex-82199/

 

[Carlton]

I'm afraid all you can do is support him while he recovers from his previous bad care and the stress of a move. His behavior seems to be classic relocation stress. He's getting used to his new space, is preoccupied, restless, learning the new cage's boundaries, and making mistakes (falling). If the cage is full of branches and foliage he isn't going to hurt himself badly when he does fall those short distances. The most important thing is to give him quiet, privacy, and keep him drinking. Stressed dehydrated chams won't eat. You might try covering part of the cage with a light colored sheet to give him even more privacy so he doesn't feel he is exposing himself to view while he takes an interest in feeders or drinks. Anxious chams hate to be watched. Try putting just a few feeders in a larger plastic box wedged in the plant branches instead of a smaller cup. Many chams get preoccupied by too much motion of too many prey items and also they get concerned about the sides of smaller dishes. They don't think they can actually shoot without hitting their tongues on the container.

If you have to change the appearance of the feeders by NOT dusting them, you could for a few days just to get him feeding reliably. Just gutload them very well and gradually dust very very lightly.

 

[PappaRONzi]

Maybe try some hi interest feeders to get him going. Try some flies and waxworms maybe to get him jump started. I find sometimes it is about getting them eating something and then getting them to eat better feeders. I would try to handle him as little as possible. Give time, space and lots of water. Keep us updated.