Any ideas how we can get our little guy feeling better? Thanks in advance!
Dehydrated Sleepy Cham
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Any ideas how we can get our little guy feeling better? Thanks in advance!
Classy
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I see a bowl of water on the bottom of the cage I believe. He won't drink from that. You will need to spray the cage with water for him to drink. Not sure if you are already doing that.
It's not a drinking bowl. It's just there to catch the water from the dropper. We had a plant under it, but this seems to work better to keep down them mess. We spray the plants several times a day and use the digger when the humidity gets low. Thank you!
Classy
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Ahhh, that's actually a really good idea.
Hi. Thank you. We do have both. Basking temp is about 87 right now. It's usually right about 90. I'm including a pic of all our supplements and stuff. The calcium and vitamins are daily, calcium with d3 on the 1st and 15th.
Thank you! I meant "fogger" not digger.
Classy
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90 is a little hot for a chameleon that's only a couple of months old. I'd bring it down to maybe 84 or 85. The chameleon forums care sheet says this: by/juvenile (<9 months): ambient 72-80F (22-26C), basking 85F (29C)
Adult males: ambient 75-80F (23-26C), basking 90-95F (32-35C)
Adult females: ambient 75-80F (23-26C), basking 85F (29C)
Ok. Thank you. We just bought him a new tree so, when we reconfigure we will make sure it's a little lower.
Virgil1972
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I would invest in an automatic mister if I were you. They are much better than doing it by hand. Are you sure he is a he? Sleeping during the day is a bad sign and a vet visit may be in order.
Pretty sure he's a he. He fits all the criteria. We are going to hand mist for now until we finish the new iguana house. Then we will repurpose his. Our vet is closed now and we won't be able to get him in until tomorrow afternoon. I'm trying to do what I can to get him to drink and or eat in the meantime.
Virgil1972
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I would get him checked for parasites when you go.
It's recommended that youcarrots sweet potato, sweet red pepper, squash, zucchini, etc dust only twice a month with the vitamin powder. I would use fresh greens (dandelion greens, kale, endive, escarole, collards, etc) and veggies () and a bit of fruit (berries, apples, pears, melon, etc) to feed/gutload the crickets with.
Has anything changed in the room he's in in the last couple of days? Is there a vent or window near his cage? Did you nput on the air-conditioning?
It's not good that he's sleeping during the day and lethargic.
Has anything changed in the room he's in in the last couple of days? Is there a vent or window near his cage? Did you nput on the air-conditioning?
It's not good that he's sleeping during the day and lethargic.
That's good to know. The package says to give it daily. I will switch the vitamins to 1st and 15th schedule. Could that be what's making him sick?
Nothing has changed near his cage. He is near a window and a vent, but the vent is closed and blocked. Would the window bother him? It's insulated so it doesn't let much heat in.
I know it's not good. That's why I want to help him. But the emergency vet isn't familiar with these guys so we have to wait for the regular vet tomorrow.
You have to be careful with fat soluble vitamins like D3 and prEformed vitamin A because they can build up in the system and cause health problems. I'm not a vet but I don't think that would be his problem....I'm just making you aware of it. Beta carotene is a prOformed source of vitamin A and you don't have to worry about that but reptivite has prEformed vitamin A in it...so you want to be more careful with it. D3 and vitamin A need to be in balance. D3 from exposure to UVB usually doesn't cause problems as long as the chameleon can move in and outnof it at will.
Do you use a dripper to water? Mist?
There's no toxic plants in the cage?
Do you use a dripper to water? Mist?
There's no toxic plants in the cage?
We do have a dropper and we most several times a day. We have all Cham safe plants that were washed and repotted in organic soil. The soil is covered with large rocks so he can't eat it. Thank you.
Update: we took rocket to the vet today. She says he looks great. That he's a little skinny. That I'm doing all the right things. We couldn't get a poop sample probably because he hasn't been eating much, so she gave him meds for parasites. She also gave my poor little dude a shot in the tummy with fluids to help with the hydration. That has seemed to improve his spirit a bit. He is now basking but he is still pretty sleepy. Our fingers are crossed that he will be back to normal soon. Thanks to everyone that responded with concern for my little guy.
