Rubbing of eye

[Lydia luz]

I have a baby veiled chameleon he is about 1 month and two weeks. I noticed a day ago his left eye was pulsating and then he started rubbing it on his screen cage and today on a fake branch. I'm worried he might be sick or just have a vitamin deficiency? He has not eaten any crickets because the store gave them to me too big I'm just finding out. But I was feeding him mealworms and dusting them with the calcium powder. Can anyone shed some knowledge? The temp at the bottom is usually between 78-81 degrees (F)

 

[kinyonga]

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[Lydia luz]

Veiled chameleon, male , 1month and two weeks old . Had him for about a week and a half. I do not handle him because he seemed so stressed when I first got him.
I have only fed him mealworms dusted with a repti calcium brand . He won't eat the crickets that I tried feeding him. He eats a little after he wakes up , I put about 14 mealworms
in his bowl.
I use a spray bottle to mist him right now . He only drinks when I leave or I am far from the cage.
His droppings are usually blown and white but three days ago more yellow in color.
I have him in a screen cage Medium (16"L x 16"W x 30"H) with 60w daylight blue bulb and 13w 5.0 uvb .
The bottom of the cage is usually from 78-81 degrees (F) and the top is always around 80-82 degrees (F) . I have one branch close to the top of the cage reaching from both ends. No live plants yet.
Humidity stays around 60%
The cage is in my living room and does move if you walk by hard enough. ( I am trying to figure out a good solution for that).

 

[kinyonga]

For starters...I would replace the blue light with a regular household incandescent white light bulb of a wattage that produces the right basking temperature (low 80's F) for the chameleon.
Mealworms are not a good option for food...size appropriate crickets, superworms, roaches, locusts, black soldier flies, silkworms, etc are better choices.
How often do you mist it?
Have you tried misting the eye with a very very fine mist gently?

 

[Scottsquatch]

I would suggest the feeders Kinyonga suggested. With a strict mealworm diet like that he could get a compaction. Also, as she suggested make sure his misting sessions are long enough for him to clean his eyes. I would suggest you invest in the basic mist king system as it will really benefit his overall eye health, hydration, and cage humidity. God luck!

 

[Lydia luz]

For starters...I would replace the blue light with a regular household incandescent white light bulb of a wattage that produces the right basking temperature (low 80's F) for the chameleon.
Mealworms are not a good option for food...size appropriate crickets, superworms, roaches, locusts, black soldier flies, silkworms, etc are better choices.
How often do you mist it?
Have you tried misting the eye with a very very fine mist gently?

Thank you so much for your help ! I mist him every hour or so when I am home but when I am at work he misses about 9 hours . I will be buying a system very soon!