Chameleon Veiled does not want to eat

Gizmosb

Gizmosb

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I have a problem with my girl, for the past 6 days she does not want to eat anything! Her behavior has been changed. She is more frightened, very active- more then usual. She follows crickets with her eyes, but don't eat them!
Yesterday , she started sheding , but only on her feet. She is hissing on me every time I try to get her out, she is more aggressive for the past week.
We change some items in her terarium, maybe that is the problem?
Humidity is about 50% and temperature 28°
What to do? Force feed her maybe?
 
No need to force feed after a few days. She may not be adjusted to the new changes, of could just be shedding and not feel like eating. How old is she? If she is around 6 months or older she could be ready to lay eggs. Could you post a picture of her? Do you have a laying bin set up for her? She will likely develop eggs even without contact with a male.
 
Decadancin said:
No need to force feed after a few days. She may not be adjusted to the new changes, of could just be shedding and not feel like eating. How old is she? If she is around 6 months or older she could be ready to lay eggs. Could you post a picture of her? Do you have a laying bin set up for her? She will likely develop eggs even without contact with a male.
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I don't know how old is she, they couldn't tell me in the pet shop.
I didn't know that she can develop eggs without a male contact??
I hope that's not it, because we don't have vet for reptiles
 

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Gizmosb said:
I don't know how old is she, they couldn't tell me in the pet shop.
I didn't know that she can develop eggs without a male contact??
I hope that's not it, because we don't have vet for reptiles
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Yes they can lay as early as 4 months old. The eggs will not be fertile if she has not mated. If she doesn't have a place to lay, she can become egg bound and die. She does look a little plump, @jannb can probably help you more than I can
 
I have put laying bin in a terarium, her light has just turn off and she go into it. I will leave her alone now to see what will happend. I hope she will be ok
Thanks so much for your help! You are the best!
 
It was late yesterday so I put in her terarium a plastic box with dirt for flowers ( I only have that) . How should layin bin look like? Can you give me some more information? Maybe some pics?
 

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She also looks like she has some burns on her legs and side... have they always been there? She definitely looks at least six months to me and either is gravid or a little chubby. How often and how much are you feeding her? Is that sand on the bottom of her enclosure? What kind and size of enclosure is she in?
 
Andee said:
She also looks like she has some burns on her legs and side... have they always been there? She definitely looks at least six months to me and either is gravid or a little chubby. How often and how much are you feeding her? Is that sand on the bottom of her enclosure? What kind and size of enclosure is she in?
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Yes, those are burns unfortunately. Before she stoped eating she eats 3-4 crickets, 1-2 roaches and 1-2 superworms every day ( is that too much? )
On the bottom is a sand for a reptiles, I have it a bark also, but I move it out to prevent ingestion ,how are we advised.
Her enclousure is 50x40x50 cm, I hope we will move her soon in her new enclosure that is much bigger 60x120x60
 
Yeah the sand should be removed to if you haven't already. Not sure if I understood that right. But she is definitely being fed too much for her age. You need to decrease feedings to about 7 or 8 crickets every other day. Roaches should be only 1 for every two crickets and superworms are the same as roaches. So if you fed all roaches one day, it should only be 4 well gutloaded ones. What is your dusting schedule like?
 
Andee said:
Yeah the sand should be removed to if you haven't already. Not sure if I understood that right. But she is definitely being fed too much for her age. You need to decrease feedings to about 7 or 8 crickets every other day. Roaches should be only 1 for every two crickets and superworms are the same as roaches. So if you fed all roaches one day, it should only be 4 well gutloaded ones. What is your dusting schedule like?
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Twice a month with calcium+D3 and multivitamins and just calcium every time we feed her
What should I put on the ground then?
 
Nothing, the floor should be unimpeded. Do you have a terrarium enclosure or screen? Do you have a picture of her entire enclosure?
 
Adding some real plants will be great . You can use branches from out side for climbing you want horizontal and vertical, clean them well if there from out side . Lots of Foliage especially if she's getting ready to lay eggs . Her laying bin should be at lest 8 inches deep 12 is better and that around , lots of ppl use a 5 gallon bucket . Organic potting soil is fine you need to be able to make tunnels without it collapsing . Add a brunch that go's all the way though to bottom just in case she want to dig deep she can get out .
 
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