Sos pls help

[Johanna]

I just bough a male veiled chameleon about a week ago. I have never seen him drink water before but I'm constantly misting his cage and have a dripper. When I first got him he did not want to be handled but recently he doesn't seem to care and even fell asleep on my arm. I'm not sure if he is dehydrated or not and I'm new to owning a chameleon.

 

[sharp229]

He doesn't look particularly dehydrated in that picture, but it does look like he was sold far too young. Can you please fall out the following form so we can see if everything looks right?

https://www.chameleonforums.com/how-ask-help-66/

Can you also post pictures of his cage?

The following link is a care sheet for veileds:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/caresheets/veiled/

What are you feeding him? At that age he will need fruit flies or pinhead crickets.

 

[junglefries]

Baby veils don't particularly like to drink in front of people. They are closet drunks. It will take him some time to adjust to you, his new digs, temps, sounds (vibrations), husbandry, etc... be patient. Just keep misting and feeding. Look for little poops with white things attached. Just don't want to see orange. Will be about the size of a little mouse terd.