Cham poop

[Chefcarlos]

so my Cham has been acting weird he does not want to eat dusted crickets and now I just noticed his poop is orange and kind of slimy any thoughts?

 

[CamrynTheCham22]

Well, the orange part is the urates. It means he is dehydrated. How often are you misting?

 

[Chefcarlos]

He has a fogger in the cage and a fountain dripper

 

[Chefcarlos]

And he is not eating the dusted crickets

 

[Kristen99]

And he is not eating the dusted crickets

He has a fogger in the cage and a fountain dripper

A fogged is not sufficient enough and what is a fountain dripper.. is it a fountain or a dipper system also they need to be misted a min 3-4 times a day for around 3 mins at a time. If your fountain thing is like a waterfall typle deal theses are extremely unsanitary and can harbor loads of bacteria you don't want anything inside the enclosure that can get bacteria in it the big dripper that sits above the enclosure and drips down is ideal but still not sufficient withought misting session.

 

[kinyonga]

Maybe he has parasites since you found him outside and that's why his poop is slimy?
Did you try feeding him a different species of insect like a roach or a superworms or a silk worm or a mantid, etc to see if he'll eat those?

 

[Graves923]

https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/caresheets/veiled/

https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/water/

https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/food/

Please read these articles...

Slimy feces could be parasites or overhydration but if the urates are orange it is highly likely that he is dehydrated...

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