hes not eating anymore...

[No Limit]

hello i have a 5 month old pather male chameleon, has been a trooper when it came to eating and drinking, i have him in a 20x20x36" cage and up untill yesterday he always ate all the food i put in his cage. all his colors are fine and stay pretty much the same to stay with his surroundings as much as he can (dark greens dark teal brown strips) when i take him out of his cage he gets very bright and brilliantly colored, reds bright teal yellow and orange.

nothing has changed in his cage and his crickets are stayin the same size, is he just getting to fed up with those and not wanthing them anymore?

I am giving him all the vitamins (d3 calcium vit a and reativite) he is currently getting fed crickets along with 2-3 meal worms for snacks

 

[Calavera]

Fill this out thoroughly and we will be able to be of greater help to you and your chameleon.

Cage Info:
Cage Type - What kind of cage are you using? What is the size?
Lighting - What kind of lighting are you using? How long do you keep the lights on during the day?
Temperature - What temperature range have you created? Basking spot temp? What is the temperature at night?
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels?
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
Location - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas?

Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon.
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What kind of schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
Supplements - What are you dusting your feeders with and what kind of schedule do you use?
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings.
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
Current Problem - The current problem that you are concerned about.

 

[No Limit]

Cage Info:
Cage Type - What kind of cage are you using? What is the size? its a screen cage 20"x20"x36"
Lighting - What kind of lighting are you using? How long do you keep the lights on during the day?5.0 heat bulb with a 20" uvb both on 10-14 hours every day
Temperature - What temperature range have you created? Basking spot basking is about 100 cage about 75-80 73-75 at nighttemp? What is the temperature at night?
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels?40-60%
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?all plastic i bought him a real one and he had an alergic reaction to it(about a week ago) he got some bumps and disscoloration on his head
Location - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas?absolut MINIMAL traffic in the house in my room farthest corner from the door on the other side of my room

Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon.sambava panther chameleon male 5 months old
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What kind of schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?crickets and meal worms (untill they run out the meal worms) 8 crickets 2-3 meal worms every morning using total bites for gut-loading
Supplements - What are you dusting your feeders with and what kind of schedule do you use? supliments posted above (every other day different powders
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? Do you see your chameleon drinking?i have a constant drip on the side, it drips down leaves into a catching thing in the bottome, no resicling water, and i spray him 3 times a day i do see him drink but not in a day or two
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings.every day, his poo are pretty big plenty of white and brown
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.none
Current Problem - The current problem that you are concerned about.he isn't eating or drinking

 

[CleanLineChameleons]

Well, I have had chams that just stop eating crickets after months of eating tons of them. I had to start different types of food, dubia, silkies, or hornworms. After about 2 months I introduce the feeder that was reject, crickets most the time, back into their cage and they tend to start eating it again.

-chris

 

[No Limit]

thats what i was thinking...

 

[Calavera]

So how is our little guy doing? I agree with Chris, as I have had this happen with several of my chameleons before. Also, I fairly recently had a scare with my eldest panther; he was not eating for about a week and when he did, it was small amounts, which he would later vomit up. I work for a vet who sees exotics and the first question she asked me was what he was eating. When I told her that he was eating more king-worms then usual, she told me to stop feeding them, at least until he stopped vomiting. The reason for this is that king and meal-worms are very chitinous feeders (they have hard shells). Chitinous feeders are definitely good in moderation, as they help solidify the animals stools, and add substance to their diet. However, feeding meal and king-worms in excess can cause an intestinal obstruction, which can be dangerous for your chameleon. The key, like chris stated, is variety. Crickets are a fairly good staple because they can be easily gut loaded (which you are doing) and they also provide your chameleon with an adequate amount of ruffage, without too many shells. It is important to give your chameleon variety- feed him silkies, crickets, meal-worms, dubia, and any other safe feeder. Just make sure you do so in moderation and always have a staple that will not cause an obstruction. I cant say for sure that this is your chameleons ailment, however, he is a likely candidate based on the amount of meal-worms he has been eating. Check this thread out, it is from about a month ago, when my chameleon had his obstruction. https://www.chameleonforums.com/lethargic-ambilobe-8578/ Let us know if he is improving.

-Cala-

 

[Calavera]

5.0 heat bulb with a 20" uvb both on 10-14 hours every day

Do you mean its a reptisun 5.0 UVB bulb? What wattage is your incandescent heat source?

 

[No Limit]

the casing ( the thing the bulb goes in) says 660w 250 volt?


i went to the store and bought wax worms and meal worms (i know they aren't the best for him) but he started eating again, once i get paid on friday i'll be ordering silk worms)

 

[rcmike]

If you are talking about the socket that is just the maximum size bulb it can handle.