Chameleon won't eat

[Chamberlain345]

I have a 9 month old chameleon and I usually feed him 4-5 crickets a day with a verity of vegetables . I would usually let him eat the veggie off tweezers cuz it's the only way he will. But now he refuses to eat the crickets and will only eat if I personally give him food. How do I get him to start using his tongue again? I have tried not giving him the vegetables but then he goes days without eating so I usually give him one or two things so he can get calcium.

 

[JacksJill]

He's getting to the age where you can feed him every other day. Try feeding him some different feeders, silkworms, hornworms, dubia roaches, and maybe a super worm or wax worm but not many. They seem to get tired of the same old feeders after a while.
Try holding the food further away from him to make him strike for it. They also get lazy.
This would be a good time to review your husbandry to be sure nothing is off that would affect his appetite. i.e. temperatures.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/caresheets/veiled/
He's due for a temperature increase to that of a mature male.

 

[Chamberlain345]

The temperature is increased naturally cuz the summer. I have given some wax worms and when I can get one a super worm. I'm not able to order the silk worms. And that could be it he does seem to be lazy now that I think about it. I just won't offer food for a while and see how he does thanks

 

[JacksJill]

Good luck! keep us posted.