MissSkittles
Chameleon Enthusiast
If he has not been getting adequate levels of uvb for a long time, it will take time for him to recover and feel better. Also, if you have moved things around so that now he is able to get decent levels of UVB, I would imagine he would be staying there in order to absorb as much as he can.
Looking at your husbandry, how often do you use the calcium without D3? It should be used to lightly dust at every feeding (except when using the D3 multivitamin).
Variety is the spice of life, and chameleons need it just as much in their diets as we do. Attaching some graphics to help. It’s also just as important to keep your feeders well fed/cared for so that they’ll be as nutritious as possible. Right now for the constipation, try giving some hornworms and/or silkworms. Those are great for extra hydration and to loosen up the poos.
Try increasing your misting to at least 2 minutes each time. That gives them enough time to trigger their drinking and clean their eyes, etc.
Adult males can have basking temps as high as 85. While it’s impossible to have both basking and uvb directed at the exact same spot, do keep them as close as possible to each other directed over the basking area. I try to have my uvb going in the same direction as my basking or other nearby branch so that there’s more opportunity for exposure. I also angle that branch slightly, so there’s varied levels of uvb.
Definitely want to exchange all of the artificial plants for safe live ones. Fill your enclosure up with many more branches, vines and plants. Make it look more like a forest edge, or tree. Even if the only plant you use is pothos, fill the enclosure with it. If you aren’t able/willing to add the garden trellis, you can instead attach sturdy straight branches to the frame corners and create an ‘H’ type scaffold. Then you can better attach branches to that. Afraid it probably isn’t sturdy enough for any full size plants, but you maybe could see if it would hold small pots of plants. Do avoid wooden dowels. I learned thru experience that they mold very easily. Grapevine does too. I use natural oak and sycamore branches that I have scavenged (mostly from my neighbors tree trimmings). I wash with dish soap, blast them with the garden hose and dry in the sun. No need to remove bark, lichen, bake, bleach or anything else like that.
Hope this all helps.
