Health

[Gillie]

My male Cham is about 8 months old. Just recently he hasnt been eating he stays up top and he’s always stretched just looking up. Has the right lighting, has the right he supplements, you know things like that. Not sure what’s going on.

 

[JacksJill]

A picture of what he's doing would help.

 

[Gillie]

A picture of what he's doing would help.

A picture of what he's doing would help.

A picture of what he's doing would help.

 

[Gillie]

My male Cham is about 8 months old. Just recently he hasnt been eating he stays up top and he’s always stretched just looking up. Has the right lighting, has the right he supplements, you know things like that. Not sure what’s going on.

 

[Gillie]

Just took them now. His color has always been good. And he would eat every thing I put in his bowl. 3 days ago he was up and down his cage if 24x24x48. Now he stays put. And there is live food in his cage he hasn’t touched.

 

[kinyonga]

Is this the chameleon that you said had an eye problem recently?
Is his mouth almost always open in the last few days? Any wheezing, excess saliva, etc?

 

[Gillie]

It was some months when I got him I noticed one eye closed at times. I got some saline solution and put a few drops in his eye. He was better later. I stop working on that. I do find him with his mouth open. More so he is just sitting up right. Haven’t seen him eat in a few days. He would run down to his bowl when it was feeding time. Saw him drinking water fm his mister. I then spayed more water to eat and he took every drop. He was one of those drinking fountains I got on line.

 

[JacksJill]

You might want to try a shower* he looks a bit dehydrated. I know they pull their eyes in when they see a camera but his tail ligaments look prominent also. You might also want to increase his misting times or duration. He looks like he's waiting for the mister to spray. Keep his drinking fountain super clean, they tend to be come sources of bacteria.
*(Place a large plant in the tub, aim the shower head against the wall, and run the water so that only a fine mist reaches the chameleon. The water should be room temperature (not hot!). They may drink for up to 30 minutes. Make sure to supervise your chameleon at all times while using this method.)