Baby Veiled Chameleon, my First

[NicW]

Your Chameleon - Veiled Chameleon, Male, and he is a baby that is all I know (4 inches) I have had him for about 2 weeks
Handling - Once every two days
Feeding - I am feeding him meal worms and crickets. 4 crickets and 3 meal worms in feeding bowl. Everyday. Feeding my feeders Fluker's calcium feeder food.
Watering - Dripper and misting by bottle. Misted twice a day, dripper all day. I see him drink from the dripper.
Fecal Description - Brown and white (normal) and he has not been tested for parasites

Cage Info:
Cage Type - Reptibreeze medium screen enclosure, 18x18x30 inches
Lighting - Zoomed combo deep dome tropical kit, 5.0 Uvb and a 60 watt blue daylight bulb
Temperature - My room is the hottest in the house so the night time temperature ranges from 65 and above. His basking spot is 85 degrees and his lower portion of the cage is 70 to 77 degrees
Humidity - Spray down the enclosure twice a day with a dripper going all day. Keeping the humidity around 60-70-80 range.
Plants- Madagascar bamboo and an air plant
Placement - Is near an air vent but the vent is near my window so it is covered by curtains not allowing it to blow his direction. The top of the cage is about 5' above the floor. Not a high traffic area unless my sister comes in my room.
Location - Greenville, South Carolina, US

Current Problem - He has lately been staying in his basking spot all day not eating or drinking and I noticed him to start dosing off earlier but he didn't actually go to sleep, I am keeping an eye on him but I have school tomorrow and I don't want anything to happen to him.

 

[luisramon]

I'm having the same issue with my baby cham

 

[ZiggyStardust]

Hi and welcome to the forum!

Can you post a pic of your setup?

 

[jannb]

Welcome to the forums. Congrats on your new veiled. Let see if we can try to figure out what's going on with him. What kind of supplements are you using? I recommend gut loading with lots of fresh veggies and fruits. Please post some photos of him and his enclosure. This is my blog for new keepers and it tells how I have had success with my chameleons over the years. https://www.chameleonforums.com/blo...-keepers-young-veiled-panther-chameleons.html

 

[luisramon]

of course, how do i post pictures?

 

[luisramon]

here are some pic of my cham

 

[Kath44]

He does look dehydrated poor thing. How long do you mist for? Some take longer to drink so you may have to mist a bit longer.
You could try the shower method, put a plant in your shower and gave the water hitting a wall so it bounces off onto plant, with your Cham on the plant. The water shouldn't be cold or too hot, slightly warm.
He may not be eating due to him being dehydrated.
Water is probably the immediate thing he needs, they can manage a few days without eating at times.
A vet visit may be needed. In the last picture he has his mouth open, us he like that a lot? Temps may get too high or he may be developing a respiratory infection.
How is he today?
Kath.

 

[luisramon]

hi, i don't think he is dehydrated, he drink every day, in the last picture with his mouth open was due to the hight temperatures, now his basking spot is 29 degrees celsius, before it was 32, he has no been gaping with his mouth any more, he eats crickets, but only the ones that are roaming in his cage, not from the feeder cup

 

[luisramon]

the misting is every 3 hours for 15 seconds, in the morning 45 seconds and the rest of the day every 3 hours for 15 seconds, plus he has a dripper going almost all day