Vieled not eating anymore..

[Rune]

My baby vieled who I have had for a week or two now, Was eating the crickets.
Now... He wont eat. He has had crickets crawl next to him, And I sprayed a cricket with water, it ran by my cham and he turned brown! This has happened twice, and he seems to have to eaten in 3 days. I put two to three crickets in at a time.. He shouldnt be over whealmed.

 

[bigcappa]

Babies can go on hunger strikes, esp if they are about to shed. You might need to mist more to raise the humidity or something but...

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[Rune]

Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Vieled, Male, About 2 months or so old. I have had him for a little over a week.
Handling - I have handled him 3 times total.
Feeding -Crickets,5-10 a day, I dont have a schedule, just 2-3 at a time every few hours, Dandelion leaves, orange cube, carrot, and lettuce.
Supplements - Cal stron and some calcium spray, herpvite multvitamin 2 a month, same with D3.
Watering - Mist whenever it is dry, about 4 - 6 times a day. I do see him drink sometimes.
Fecal Description - Brown with white and sometimes yellow urin, but its only been white lately.

Cage Info:
Cage Type - Screen
Lighting - I am using a compact uvb and a 60 watt blue basking bulb. I have reptisun 5.0 but it fizzled the first time I used it, I will return it for A new one soon.
Temperature - I dont really know..
Humidity - I dont know.. D:
Plants - Pothos, I am getting it ready to put in his cage.
Placement - Medium traffic, his cage is about halfway to the cieling.
Location - Texas.
Thank you.
EDIT: I have some videos of him, like here he is yesterday: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoAxtYcPCnk&feature=channel_video_title
EDIT AGAIN: I went to checkup on him.. Hes already asleep! He never does that until 10 or 11. (It just turned 9 here)

 

[carol5208]

So you have now a compact UVB light, and you don't know what your temps are either?

 

[laurie]

Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Vieled, Male, About 2 months or so old. I have had him for a little over a week. HE IS STILL ADJUSTING
Handling - I have handled him 3 times total.
Feeding -Crickets,5-10 a day, I dont have a schedule, just 2-3 at a time every few hours, Dandelion leaves, orange cube, carrot, and lettuce. TRY FEEDING ONLY TWICE A DAY
Supplements - Cal stron and some calcium spray, herpvite multvitamin 2 a month, same with D3.
Watering - Mist whenever it is dry, about 4 - 6 times a day. I do see him drink sometimes. HE NEEDS A DRIPPER, A VERY SLOW DRIPPING DRIPPER
Fecal Description - Brown with white and sometimes yellow urin, but its only been white lately.

Cage Info:
Cage Type - Screen WHAT SIZE?
Lighting - I am using a compact uvb and a 60 watt blue basking bulb. I have reptisun 5.0 but it fizzled the first time I used it, I will return it for A new one soon. DUMP THE COMPACT UVB AND GET A REPTI SUN 5.0 USE A REGULAR HOUSEHOLD BULB FOR HEAT. BOTH SHOULD BE 12 HOURS ON, 12 OFF.
Temperature - I dont really know.. IT IS CRITICAL YOU MONITOR THIS
Humidity - I dont know.. D: IT IS CRITICAL YOU MONITOR THISPlants - Pothos, I am getting it ready to put in his cage.
Placement - Medium traffic, his cage is about halfway to the cieling.
Location - Texas.
Thank you.
EDIT: I have some videos of him, like here he is yesterday: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoAxtYcPCnk&feature=channel_video_title
EDIT AGAIN: I went to checkup on him.. Hes already asleep! He never does that until 10 or 11. (It just turned 9 here)

HE IS A BABY AND HE SHOULD GO TO SLEEP WHEN IT GETS DARK.

My opinions are in caps. He looked fine at much as I could tell in the video, but it was hard to get a good look. Maybe a few more pictures and a bit of work on you husbandry.

 

[Rune]

So you have now a compact UVB light, and you don't know what your temps are either?

Yes, Sadly. I am going to return (if that cranky pet store will let me) it on sunday. And I guess I should turn his thermometer on.. I will go get it.

 

[Rune]

HE IS A BABY AND HE SHOULD GO TO SLEEP WHEN IT GETS DARK.

My opinions are in caps. He looked fine at much as I could tell in the video, but it was hard to get a good look. Maybe a few more pictures and a bit of work on you husbandry.

Ah.. Ok. I just wanted to make sure he got enough light. I will put him to sleep at 9 from now on. Thanks. I will take a few pictures on my iphone, since I have no other camera. He is sleeping right now though. I will just take a quick picture.

 

[Tandra Lee]

my cham went on a hunger strike for no reason apparent to me..he just flat out refused anything i tried to give him,this went on for a few wks he would sneak one cricx or two but that was it,his usual voracious appetite went on the fritz...he was quite skinny but the other day i shoved a bunch of crix in his home and when i looked again i was shocked to see that they were all gone!! he seems to have figured it out,im hungry must eat lol... think he was mad and protesting cause i wouldnt let him do his masturbating on my wrist!! uck he is over it now thank God

 

[Rune]

Here are some pictures from this morning. He still hasnt eaten..

 

[DavidBuchan]

As long as he's warm enough he should be eating something every day, unless he does shed in the next couple of days. He does seem a bit thin, so I would try some other insects. Small mealworms or waxworms should get him excited about food again. They love moths and other flying insects. Waxworms turn into moths, mealworms into beetles which my chameleons have never seemed to like.

 

[Rosco]

After the first week and a half of eating my Cham refused to eat for a few days then immediately began shedding. It's possible he is getting ready for a nice shed so I would make sure he is hydrated so the shedding process is easier and of course to nourish him.

 

[Rune]

Alright, Thanks. I will ride my bike to the store for some mealworms, maybe he will like those.

 

[kinyonga]

Are his eyes open during the day? Is he active most of the day?

 

[Rune]

Are his eyes open during the day? Is he active most of the day?

Yes, His eyes are open, and hes very active. He climbs and basks all day.

 

[Rune]

Do shedding chams get close to the light more often? My cham basks usually but now he is right under the light, belly up. Hes pacing back and forth.. Is he ok?