3.5 Month Veiled Not Eating

[AllitaMay]

Hey. My little Charmander is not eating as much as he should and is getting kinda thin.

I have uvb light, normal basking lamp, give him calcium supplement spray (cannot find any without d3 so got the diluteable drops) and dust his food every time i try to feed him.

Have crickets in a cricket cup with branch over so he can get them, also put some free running.

He sometimes eats when i have mealworms and hold him over the glass. But thats only 3-4 times a day one worm.

Getting kind of concerned

 

[Chase]

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Chameleon Info:
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?
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
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?
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
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?
Location - Where are you geographically located?

Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.


Just curious as well, how often do you switch up the feeders?

LPR08

 

[AllitaMay]

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Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Male Veiled Cham, 3.5 months old roughly, had him 2 months now
Handling - 20minutesx4-5 times daily to try and feed him by hand
Feeding - crickets and mealworms, small amounts of mealworms because he doesnt like them much, neither does my beardie, give crickets orange cube
Supplements - exotera calcimize, misting 6x a day, and exo terra vitamins for chameleons as often as he will eat
Watering - yes i see him drinking, i mist his home multiple times a day^
Fecal Description - Black and white, small, a few times a day. and there is no reptile specialist in my area (cape breton) mostly snake breeders who dont know about chameleons
History - He's been good up until now

Cage Info:
Cage Type - 18x18x24 glass temporary cage door open in own room
Lighting - 14 on 10 off, uvb, basking lamp and ceramic lightless heating bulb
Temperature - have top and bottom thermometers, 90-95 top, 60 bottom
Humidity - i dont have a humidity reader and mist often
Plants - no live plants until moving to toronto, will have better access to vets and habitats for him
Placement - the cage is in its own room, low traffic, is about 4 feet from roof, a fan on other side of room behind a heater to let heat and air flow thru room freely
Location - Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Current Problem - Should be eating more but isnt.


And i switch feeders every other day to see if he wants one or the other.

 

[carol5208]

I would change out the ceramic heater for a regular white housebulb. Try a 40 watt and lower your basking temp some to about 85 or so. You should have a basking area that is lit up to mimic the sun. what kind of uvb bulb are you using? Also, I would stop handling so much. are you supplementing with the regular calcium with no d3 then? What about a multivitamin. You can order supplements online if you cannot find them in the stores..

 

[AllitaMay]

i have the multivitamin but it says on it combine with a calcium supplement. he seems to only eat when i hold him to the glass with a worm or cricket. other wise he just doesnt bother with anything in his enclosure -.-

 

[carol5208]

did you change out the heater for a light? Don't mix the supplements. Do them seperately Calcium without d3 every feeding. Calcium with d3 and the multivitamin twice a month for each on different days. Have you tried cup feeding? again, what kind of uvb light are you using?