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Chameleons need days to digest, not hours. A chameleon will always have food in stomach and/or gut at night. There's no need to feed only in the morning. You need to find out the reasons not only for the eye issue, but for the slow growth, too. As I mentioned there are lots of possibilites why...

If this little chameleon has been feeding worms her whole short life 'til now, this could have damaged organs already (I don't hope so) due to high protein and fat intake. A chameleon who closes its eyes during the day should be taken seriously and I would recommend a reptile vet visit with...

I wonder why you absolutely want your chameleon to eat fruits. Veiled chameleons are insectivore, not frugivore. There are some individuals who eat plants and flowers in wilderness and captivity, but it's not necessary for them at all. Fruits, by the way, can bring forward dysbacteria due to...

Yes, she seems to be a little chubby now. But now you're aware of it, should be easy to optimize.

Maybe I can help somewhat... directly from Europe ;). I'm keeping Bradypodion setaroi and there definitely seem to be some misunderstandigs in this thread. I and other keepers in Europe use HQI, that's right, but not for UVB. UVB is provided bei some flourescent tubes or metal halide lamps...

That's it... a reptile will never have a digestion time of 15 minutes. I wouldn't forcefeed every day. How should she become hungry if the stomach's already full?

Mmh, then forcefeeding is an option. As long as chameleons do still drink, I'd try to give them a mash of feeders (I kill the feeders and put them with the normal amount of supplements into a kitchen blender) via pipette. Now that your girl isn't on medication anymore, I would forcfeed only...

I don't see a big difference. It's more natural to feed not always the same time, too. As I said, I don't know who invented the idea, so you might ask someone else. It wasn't me ;). You can test digestion times with indigestible colours put on the feeders. It's a very interesting topic, I hope...

Yes, there are several studies ongoing up to date about reptile's digestion. All reptiles need days to digest and temperatures only fasten or slowen the process (some even need weeks, e.g. several snakes). But they won't digest anything like mammals in some hours. Undigested feces might happen...

Does she eat anything on her own? Does she drink from pipette or anything you offer near to her mouth?

Don't know who invented this idea, but reptiles need some days to digest, not hours as mammals do. So they will often have full stomach and gut at night (which means it's cold outside, so their metabolism slows down). Without problems. Take a look at this thread for feeding amount. 20 insects a...

A lot less and you can introduce days without food in a 5 to 6 month old chameleon. The more you feed, the earlier chameleons become sexually mature. It's not depending on age as in mammals, but on weight. If a 5 month old chameleons has eggs yet, she was completely overfed, she unfortunately...

Your chameleon isn't healthy or let's say she was ill before, so you shouldn't try to get her into a "healthy" weight. She might grow slower and less than others, but that's nothing to worry about. Let her grow her way and assure she's not losing weight. (By the way, I can't find anything bad...

This could be one reason for the long lasting problem. Most coccidia have a really strong ability to survive. I don't think spraying the cage equipment and waiting only ten minutes will destroy their infectious stages properly. I always advise people to keep their coccidia infected chameleon in...

Wait and don't feed any mealworms. Those are really fatty, so your chameleon is probably just totally overfed up to date. A healthy not overfed chameleon is always hungry and doesn't choose favorite feeders.

She's insectivore. There's no need to force her to eat fruits, so don't worry about her behaviour. Fruits, by the way, can bring forward dysbacteria due to high sugar content. There are some species eating flowers and plants from time to time, but Trioceros jacksonii isn't one of them. Enjoy...

Fatty feeders are no good choice for already sick chameleons. They're not that easy to digest and you wouldn't eat french fries and burgers while being ill, don't you? 10 Crickets a day means 70 (!) feeders per week. Even the half would be too much for an nearly half a year old chameleon. A...

Think I'll continue this thread to show some of my up to date Bradypodion setaroi. It's all the same family anyway... These are a young girl and a young male. The girl's very shy ;).

They stop when they're so full they'll get a fat liver and renal failure from the high fat and protein intake later on. That's a really dangerous advice. Even a young chameleon can be overfed easily, although lots of people teach keepers to let half a year old chameleons "eat as much as it...

Of course you can overfeed a chameleon - and lots of chameleon in captivity are definitely overfed. In nature you will have days, weeks and even months without any food. As soon as an chameleon sees an insect, he will try to catch it. There is no safety he will find tomorrow same amount of...