you said..."He is a Veiled Cham only about 3 months old. We have only had him 3 days but has been handled quiet a bit, by my 6 year old mostly."... is he being supervised when your son is handling him. He could hurt him unintentionally with it being so small?
You said..."We put 3-5 crickets in his cage a day but I haven't seen him eat yet"...at that age he should be eating more than that if the crickets are the right size. He can eat as much as he wants in a couple of minutes each time you feed him. Is it a male for sure? Is there a tarsal spur on his heel?
You said..."We give the crickets Flukers (orange cubes)"... these aren't of much use IMHO. I feed/gutload the crickets with a wide assortment of greens like dandelion greens, mustard greens, kale, escarole, collards... veggies such as squash, zucchini, sweet red pepper, sweet potato, carrot, etc and a bit of fruit like berries, melon, apples, pears, etc.
You said..."I just spoke with my son and he told me the Chameleon fell on the steps".. he may be injured and that's why he's shutting his eyes. You should have him checked out by a good exotics vet.
The cage is all screen, its about 2' tall by 18" wide and deep.
You said..."His basking area stays around 72, he likes to get right on the top as close to the lamp as possible but I move him back down to the branch that is about 4 inches below the top of the cage"...he's too cold. The basking area should be in the low 80's F where he sits.
You said..."No live plants, I am not sure about humidity level, I put moss at the bottom to help contain some humidity. He is in a bedroom, the fan is usually on low. We turn off the lamps at night. We live in North Carolina"....veiled chameleons will munch on plants when they are a bit older than yours so it would be best to have live ones well washed on both sides of the leaves so they won't eat fake ones and become impacted. I would be careful of the moss..bare floor would be best for the time being.
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