I’ve only had my Cham for 2/3 months. She isn’t eating anymore. She looks healthy except she seems to be asleep a lot. She does walk around the cage but sleeps a lot won’t eat or drink water. I see no signs of infection. But she does seem weak and she does sleep a lot. She just finished shedding. She’s in a screened inclosure. UVB light and heat light. Any ideas as to what is happening with her?
Veiled Cham
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Brodybreaux25
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◦ Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
◦ Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
◦ Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
◦ Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
◦ Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
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◦ Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
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◦ Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
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◦ Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? She is a female veiled chameleon she is about 4/5 months old
◦ Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? Once or twice a week or a few minutes
◦ Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? Live crickets and meal/wax warms and other worms
◦ Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? Calcium I dust on the crickets once or twice a week. I wasn’t informed about the multivitamin when I purchased her so I was not providing the multivitamin. I purchased it a few days ago and dusted her worms but she has not eaten in a few days so she hasn’t eaten the vitamins yet.
◦ Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? I spray the leafs and screen with water min 5 times a day
◦ Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? Usually it is dark sometimes light brown
◦ History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
Cage Info:
◦ Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? Screen cage, 31.25 x 9.00 x 17.00 Inches
◦ Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? Uvb, heat, lights on since 8am until about 11pm
◦ Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? I do not measure the temp.
◦ Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? I do not measure humidity
◦ Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? No live plants. They are fake plants
◦ Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor? Cage is off the floor sitting on a dresser
◦ Location - Where are you geographically located? Miami, Fl
◦ Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? She is a female veiled chameleon she is about 4/5 months old
◦ Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? Once or twice a week or a few minutes
◦ Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? Live crickets and meal/wax warms and other worms
◦ Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? Calcium I dust on the crickets once or twice a week. I wasn’t informed about the multivitamin when I purchased her so I was not providing the multivitamin. I purchased it a few days ago and dusted her worms but she has not eaten in a few days so she hasn’t eaten the vitamins yet.
◦ Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? I spray the leafs and screen with water min 5 times a day
◦ Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? Usually it is dark sometimes light brown
◦ History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
Cage Info:
◦ Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? Screen cage, 31.25 x 9.00 x 17.00 Inches
◦ Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? Uvb, heat, lights on since 8am until about 11pm
◦ Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? I do not measure the temp.
◦ Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? I do not measure humidity
◦ Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? No live plants. They are fake plants
◦ Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor? Cage is off the floor sitting on a dresser
◦ Location - Where are you geographically located? Miami, Fl
The Wild One
Chameleon Enthusiast
Picture help a lot, what does your enclosure look like?
The Wild One
Chameleon Enthusiast
She looks extremely stressed based on the colors.
Brodybreaux25
Chameleon Enthusiast
No meal worms
Post a picture of the calcium, how often?
Do you see her drink?
What color is the urate?
Exactly what type of UVB? Lights should be 12 on 12 off
This is crutial they must be monitored 24/7
This is crutial they must be monitored 24/7
I almost never see her drink her water. So usually I get hard and put drops on her lips until she opens and give her water that way. But she isn’t taking that way anymore either. I have also hand fed her before but she won’t take it anymore either. But before I would see her eat. She hasn’t ate in a week
You said..."Sorry I think I am not understanding what the urate is"... Urate is the pee. When she goes to the bathroom there should be a brown part and a white part. If the white part is quite orange then the chameleon is dehydrated.
If you're going to use that calcium powder then I would advise you to dust the insects lightly just before you feed them to her at almost every feeding and to get the RepCal calcium with D3 to dust with lightly twice a month and Herptivite to dust with lightly twice a month.
I also recommend along linear ReptiSun 5.0 UVB light. A regular incandescent household bulb can be used as a basking light. (Wattage that gives the proper temp in the basking area.)
Setting up a dripper would give her more opportunity to drink as well.
If you're going to use that calcium powder then I would advise you to dust the insects lightly just before you feed them to her at almost every feeding and to get the RepCal calcium with D3 to dust with lightly twice a month and Herptivite to dust with lightly twice a month.
I also recommend along linear ReptiSun 5.0 UVB light. A regular incandescent household bulb can be used as a basking light. (Wattage that gives the proper temp in the basking area.)
Setting up a dripper would give her more opportunity to drink as well.
