Baby Veiled Chameleon

[dtwenty3]

I bought my female veiled chameleon on 6/24/2012 she hasn't ate since I brought her home but she has been drinking water.. I put her in a Tupperware with some crickets and she still wouldn't eat. She's really small about a few weeks I'm guessing ......the fellas at the pet store weren't the most helpful or friendliest! Please Help! She's in a terrarium with a hibiscus and a vine and some sticks also a dripper and shes been staying at the top by the lights.

 

[juju]

I bought my female veiled chameleon on 6/24/2012 she hasn't ate since I brought her home but she has been drinking water.. I put her in a Tupperware with some crickets and she still wouldn't eat. She's really small about a few weeks I'm guessing ......the fellas at the pet store weren't the most helpful or friendliest! Please Help! She's in a terrarium with a hibiscus and a vine and some sticks also a dripper and shes been staying at the top by the lights.

sense you only got her yesterday try to give her some time to settle in 99% of chams will be very stressed their first couple days and wont eat just keep offering her food sooner or later she will eat she just has to get used to you and her new place.

also try to post some pics here so that we can see your setup and her.

 

[pbveiled]

It can take a few days to 2 weeks for your cham to acclimate to its new home. Please complete the how to ask for help form (below) so we can see if everything looks OK.

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[jannb]

If she's tiny then she's going to need tiny feeders. What size feeders are you using?

Please fill out the Ask For Help Form posted above and post a picture. Below I'm attaching my blog for new keepers.

https://www.chameleonforums.com/blo...-keepers-young-veiled-panther-chameleons.html

 

[AllFallDown]

You put her in a tupperware?

 

[dtwenty3]

You put her in a tupperware?

sorry what I meant was i put the crickets in a clear tupperware visible to her with a stick going across it so it would be easier access for her in her terrarium.

 

[dtwenty3]

sense you only got her yesterday try to give her some time to settle in 99% of chams will be very stressed their first couple days and wont eat just keep offering her food sooner or later she will eat she just has to get used to you and her new place.

also try to post some pics here so that we can see your setup and her.

gotcha' thanks! and i will post pictures right now!

MEET CHAMELLE

for those of you more experienced than I, is this Ficus too big for her and her terrarium?

 

[dtwenty3]

If she's tiny then she's going to need tiny feeders. What size feeders are you using?

Please fill out the Ask For Help Form posted above and post a picture. Below I'm attaching my blog for new keepers.

https://www.chameleonforums.com/blo...-keepers-young-veiled-panther-chameleons.html

I have pinhead crickets for her.

 

[dtwenty3]

Thanks for the replies, Im going to try FF flies today.

 

[pbveiled]

How big is the space between her eyes? The pinheads/FF may be too small. She looks about the same size as mine when I got him and he started with 1/4 in crickets.

Also, clear tupperware is not the best for feeding. You should use a non-transparent bowl or cup.

 

[dtwenty3]

How big is the space between her eyes? The pinheads/FF may be too small. She looks about the same size as mine when I got him and he started with 1/4 in crickets.

Also, clear tupperware is not the best for feeding. You should use a non-transparent bowl or cup.

The space between her eyes is very small I will post a picture of that when I get home. In the picture I first posted of her she seems a little bigger because I zoomed in, here are some other pictures ...

& the tupperware was just a little tiny clear round one similiar to the worm feeders you would put in a terrarium.

 

[pbveiled]

Clear containers are not good for feeding chams. They can see the crix from the outside and could try to shoot at them. When they hit the bowl instead of the crix, it will piss her off. There is also the possibility of tongue injury due to improper depth perception caused by seeing things through the bowl.