sat not doing alot eye sunken?

stuwoac

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this is been going on a few good weeks now need Help just keep getting sold

more and more stuff trying to sort the poor sod out

this is also are first

Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - veided, male, told he was 3 months when bought but he is small . we have had him 2 month with problem for the last 6 weeks
Handling - not that ofton but he has had alot of handling due to vets trips eye drops etc..
Feeding - crickets, roaches, locost, calci worms a few silkworms but he doesnt seem to eat them that much (but hes not eating much at all) caught flies as he seems to wake up for these and chase around the cage

Supplements - we were only using nutrobal cal with d3, thought this was the problem so now using exo terra calcuim and then the other once a week ( this is recent)
Watering - misting three times aday also has dripper but he doesnt use it
Fecal Description - all looks fine was a bit yellow when he first closed the eye but is now white and brown but some times only the white comes out
Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? No
History - this happen three weeks ather we bought him and we had bark as substrate (now a bit of astro turf) took to vets he gave him a jab of pain relif and eye drops, was ok for a day then back to eye close, so then got anti inflammatory to give to him orally then he shedded a few day after and seem to been fine both eyes open and runing around cage again
1 and abit weeks later back to closing eyes

Cage Info:
Cage Type - exo terra vented glass 45 X45 X 90 CM
Lighting - exo terra uvb 13w 5.0 coil in the hood exo terra daylight spot was 70w got a 100w now as we thought he may of been to cold

Temperature - not able to measure to well but basking is 90 ish cage is 85 lower cage is abit cooler (again this was slightly cooler before but was no different) night goes down to 70
Humidity - this goes down to 50 up to 80 after misting
Plants - no
Placement - cage is in a low traffic area 2m away from a window open most of the day, cage is 3ft of the floor
Location - uk

Current Problem - sat in middle of cage alday with eyes closed and only opening one occasionally not eating like he should, he does have a spurt of energy every now and then


 
Hi and welcome to forum.i am no expert but your baby looks very dehydrated. You can tell by the eyes being sunken. Nutrabol every day is too much for everyday use somim glad you have changed it. I don't know the one you are using but it should be plain calcium. Have you tried dripping warm water on his nose? Sometimes that will stimulate him to drink. Another way is to put him on a plant and place the plant in the shower. Have the water bouncing off ite wall not directly on him. Warm water for 20 mins. If he is not eating you may have to squish some crickets up and feed through a syringe. Sounds horrible but it may be the only way to keep him alive. Are you in uk? If so there is a product you can buy on the net or from your vet. It's called critical care. It contains minerals etc that he may need being so dehydrated.
 
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