hunger strike or worse?

arnau666

arnau666

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ok,so yesterday he fell from 8inch from my hand when he saw a fly!everything was ok,he ate,drank etc!
Today was the same except he has low apetite!nice poop,urates,drank a lot!he ate only one medium dubia!i dont know if this is a new hunger strike-i tried and he wanted to eat mealworms but no roaches or crickets!
I do not see any broken leg,rib or any change of his behaviour!i will try to get him new bugs and see what happens!ah and it passed a month since his last shed so maybe he has pre shed hunger strike,this could lower his apetite!i will watch him closely and get him to a vet in a day or two!any ideeas or sugestions?
 
My chameleon did that once, but I gave hm some vitamin A in his water and I got him a humidifier for his cage. He ate a couple days later. He could have a vitamin A deficiency. Vets are a lot of money, so I would try vitamin A until you go to a vet.
 
mikayla said:
My chameleon did that once, but I gave hm some vitamin A in his water and I got him a humidifier for his cage. He ate a couple days later. He could have a vitamin A deficiency. Vets are a lot of money, so I would try vitamin A until you go to a vet.
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Just because the cham fell and is not eating that much today does not mean its a vitamin A problem or a set up problem..... Were did you come up with all this info that supports your post related to the problem above......

Op. Keep a eye on your cham I am sure he is fine and just a little shookin up as long as nothing looks broke or anything else looks out of place besides feeding. Just give him a little time to calm down. Also don't offer worms for a few days its like crack to chameleon lol. Just offer crickets and roaches.
 
mikayla said:
My chameleon did that once, but I gave hm some vitamin A in his water and I got him a humidifier for his cage. He ate a couple days later. He could have a vitamin A deficiency. Vets are a lot of money, so I would try vitamin A until you go to a vet.
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he did not fell becose he was sick,or had a bad condition,he just fell becose he just wanted so bad that fly and he could grad properly my arm with his tail,he kinda jumped for it!
 
Texas Ranger said:
Just because the cham fell and is not eating that much today does not mean its a vitamin A problem or a set up problem..... Were did you come up with all this info that supports your post related to the problem above......

Op. Keep a eye on your cham I am sure he is fine and just a little shookin up as long as nothing looks broke or anything else looks out of place besides feeding. Just give him a little time to calm down. Also don't offer worms for a few days its like crack to chameleon lol. Just offer crickets and roaches.
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haha,indeed worms are like crack for them,i offered just to see if he wanted to eat,i didnt let him get it,he is in mealworm rehab!i will let him be for the moment and see how he will act tomorrow
 
arnau666 said:
haha,indeed worms are like crack for them,i offered just to see if he wanted to eat,i didnt let him get it,he is in mealworm rehab!i will let him be for the moment and see how he will act tomorrow
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Lol millworm rehab that's good.... And yeah just keep a eye on him I am sure he is just a little scared from the fall.
 
It doesn't count as a hunger strike unless its at least 3 days :)............you still worry too much :)
 
still not eating .... he drinks a lot but he wont touch any roach or cricket !
his skin kinda looks a little wrinkled- i suppose shedding coming very soon !
well thats all for now ! ill keep posting ,tnx
 
and i changed back the 75 watt neodymium bulb to the former i used 60w maybe he was over heating ! just curious if i can see any improvement !
 
just started to shed , the strange thing is that i offered a fresh molted white dubia that he ate it and i went to the petshop and got a can of silkworm ( i know canned food is bad but since i dont have any other feeder that he would eat i tought just to try it and see what happens) and he ate one !

1st time he saw a white molted dubia and 1st time he saw a canned silkworms - did he ate them becose he was curios and he was bored of crickets,normal dubia and lobster roach? shedding mood ?


and he pooped today as if he ate normal yesterday -big poop !

any ideeas?
 
It just seems like he is in shed and not in a good mood I am sure after his shed he will hopefully go back to his normal eatting behaviors.
 
update on kiwi

well 2 days ago he ate 1 dubia
yesterday he ate 1 molted white duia and one canned silkworm(just wanted so see if he will eat )
today still nothing
he started to shed yesterday before sleeping time
now he wont eat, he is grumpy angry and he wont let me get near him !
i hope tomorrow he will eat after he sheds
 
ok so i got him a fresh molted adult male dubia,he didnt want to eat it!so i tought no way and i cut his legs and put him on a leaf,the bug started to vibrate and did worm movements!after that he ate!damn he just makes me crazy and its like he enjoys it
 
Bless him u gotta think its so anoyying when there shedding bet it kills too :( so they dont feel like eating and their appetite goes a little when there shedding so dont be worryings :)
 
Sometimes they wont want food before and durring a shed and other times they will eat like little pigs!! go figure!!
Yes, they also get grumpy when they shed. Wouldnt you?! ;)

Sometimes my veiled will take food from my hand, and other times I have to stick the prey on a branch and back away!! again, go figure!!

They are just very tempermental. It's their nature, they cant help being annoying!! LOL
 
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