some help for a noob please?

[dylyn]

hi guys i just bought my first chameleon about 24 hours ago and i havent seen him eat a single thing, done quite alot of research im certain his habitat is good for his needs. Its just i thought they were supposed to be good eaters. He has some large crickets roaming for him to hunt but on my count he has eaten none of them. any suggestions?? is he maybe just stressed from the move??

 

[KatiLemons]

It very well could be the stress of adjusting to his new home. How big are the crickets? The rule of thumb is that if it can fit between thier eyes then it is proper size. Copy and paste this form (https://www.chameleonforums.com/how-ask-help-66/) and fill it out with as much detail as possible.

 

[dylyn]

they are definatly the right size, he is 8 months as ive been told by the seller. I'll leave it another day and see how he's doing im just worried his food starts attacking him but i'll take them out before his lights go out. can pictures be posted?? thank you.

 

[lindawaz]

congratulations and welcome to the forums!
Yes Pictures can be posted

 

[Olimpia]

It's not uncommon for new chameleons to not eat much for a few days after they've moved, they are adjusting to their new homes. But we'd love to see photos of him and his cage, one, because we love seeing chameleons, and two, it can't hurt to have us look everything over. It's most probably just him settling in, but if he's too cold or something he may not be eating either.

 

[kinyonga]

Is your chameleon eating now?

 

[gwilliams]

How is your cham doing now? Eating I hope! Sometimes it takes up to a week or so for them to get comfortable in their new surroundings and start feeling good enough to eat! Hope he's doing well!

 

[DavidBuchan]

Hello, welcome to the forum A new cham will often take time to settle in, so disturb him as little as you can manage for at least the first week. If he's a baby then getting some fruit flies could persuade him to eat....... here's a caresheet for Veiled Chameleons that has all the basic info you need to keep him healthy - https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/chameleonsinmyhouse/395-veiled-chameleon-care-sheet.html

 

[dylyn]

thanks everyone for your replies he eats good he doesn't want crickets but the locusts get yomed he ate 6 first batch i got. tends to only want two or 3 every couple of days now.

 

[kinyonga]

Good to hear that he's eating!

 

[bechsgaard]

its probably just stress