Veiled Dehydrated

[ndalal]

i got my veiled 6 days ago. I was not told how old he was but by his size and colors i think hes around 2-3 months old.
Im pretty sure my veiled is dehydrated because his urate everymorning is yellowish. Im worried because i never see him drink.
Ive been misting 3-4 times a day, enough for him to notice water dripping from leaves. Even set up water dripping from a cup, I place it right by him and he just looks at it and does nothing. Ive even tried setting up a shallow dish with some water in it and placed it by a dish with some crickets to coax him to check it out, but still Ive never seen him drink.

Im starting to get worried because I dont want this to cause him health problems.

How do I coax him into drinking??

 

[cushcameleon]

How long do you mist for? Chameleons only recognize moving water, so using a water dish will not work. How long does your dripper run for?

 

[ndalal]

i mist up to 5 minutes, i really make sure he sees water dripping off the leaves.
the dripper runs for about 10 minutes, i run it about 4 times a day. maybe i should work on getting one that runs constantly?

 

[cushcameleon]

i mist up to 5 minutes, i really make sure he sees water dripping off the leaves.
the dripper runs for about 10 minutes, i run it about 4 times a day. maybe i should work on getting one that runs constantly?

Ya, I would get one that runs constantly. Try misting for 10 or 15 minutes, sometimes it takes awhile for chameleons to be coaxed into drinking. Some chameleons are very shy drinkers and will not drink while you watch them (all the more reason to have a constantly running dripper).

 

[chambabysitter1]

Cush is right.

He may not be drinking in your presence. If the cage doesn't have adequate vegetation, there is no leaves for him to lick up water from when you finally leave.

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