Chameleo wont eat, wont drink,

[halself]

Chameleon Info:

• Your Chameleon - Male Veiled chameleon, been in my care since May. had a previous owner, no clue how old he is. maybe a year? his previous owners thought he was a she though. so he wasnt really in the best of care.
• Handling - Never but this weekend i had to clean and rearrange his cage so he was really stressed bc of that
• Feeding - he eats about 7 large crickets every day. gutload with cricket food, carrots, bananas i havent seen him eat in a few days.
• Supplements - Spray calcium on his crix every feeding, dust with calcium and d3 every 2 weeks. i got a multivitamin fkr the first time 2 weeks ago and used it once.
• Watering - I have a dripper and i mist 2 - 4 times a day by hand. recently closer to 4 since im gone for school from 8am till 4pm so my grandma sprays him. i see him drinking most of the time. yesterday i sprayed him and he started guzzling water and bubbles came out his mouth. today i tried misting and he hissed and turned black.
• Fecal Description - his poop was normal till about a week ago, it started getting more liquid. hes never been tested for parasites.
• History - he started to shed on august 9th and has been shedding since.

Cage Info:

• Cage Type - screen 2feetx2feetx3feet. (was gonna get him a bigger one once hes fully grown)
• Lighting - i use a 2.0 uvb bulb and a 75watt heat bulb for 12 hours every day.
• Temperature - its 74 at the coolest spot and 90 in the hottest Lowest ocernight temp is 70. i have one of those yellow temperature things with the long black cord from his previous owner.
• Humidity - i dont know. i nist for like a minute every 4 hours or so.
• Plants - i did use live aloe verra bc he liked to climb on it but he was eating the dirt it was in so i took it out this weekend
• Placement - hes on a shelf in the corner of my room. there is a ceiling fan but at night i cover his cage with a towel so it doesnt mess with the temp.
• Location - Texas.

Current Problem - Hes not eating or drinking and hes sleeping in the day and im really worried. my grandmas a nurse and says hes probably stressed and dehydrated. after drinking yesterday he turned his happier pink n blues but i tried to get him to drink today and he hissed and turned black. were taking him to the vet tomorrow if hes not better. i love my baby so much hes my 1st cham and i just want him to be healthy.

 

[JGuinan007]

You have a pink and blue Veiled chameleon? Can you please post some pics of him?

 

[halself]

You have a pink and blue Veiled chameleon? Can you please post some pics of him?

hes not pink and blue like a panther, its like his patterns on his chest turn blueish pink and the rest is green. u can see the happy colors in my profile image but heres a pic of him from yesterday

 

[halself]

update: i sprayed him again and he took one drink before running to the top of his cage and going to sleep again. im gonna do my best to have him undistrubed until his vet appt tmaro, but i know chameleons are fragile and his eyes are really sunken in so hopefully the vet can get him some fluids. and im bringing a fecal sample too to check for parasites. wish me luck.

 

[JGuinan007]

Have tried feeding him some horn worms?

 

[halself]

Have tried feeding him some horn worms?

he doesnt recognize worms as food and hes completely uninterested in food right now. but i have a few so ill try. thanks for your help

 

[rminnis]

How does he eat? From a feeder dish or free roam?

 

[rminnis]

Can he access the top like from the inside? Try spraying a big area on top of the cage where he can get to it mine will drink when he sees drops falling down from the top. I know the ideal thing would be to get an automated mist system but I know they can be expensive.