I don't feel like my first cham is eating please help

[Kenly2020]

I’m pretty sure she is a female veils chameleon.
•I handle him 1 or 2 times a day to get him used to me.
•I am feed one him crickets about 6 a day now
just started out.
•day heat=Top 70-90 Fahrenheit bottom 60-70 •night top 50-70 Fahrenheit bottom 30-50
•humidity stay at 60-80% I have a spray bottle to keep it cool.
•I use draciena spider and fern
•not by air ducts or anything he is a nice warm place off the ground.
•I am located in ohio

•she isn't eating, please help my first cham.!
Her enclosure isn't much at the moment first time .

 

[renzo0684]

Ok first thing... hang those plants get them off the gound.... get the carpet out of there.... go to a local nursery or Lowe's or Home depot and but an umbrella plant... Chameleons do not spend time on the floor... they need height.... the need a basking spot...

 

[renzo0684]

This would cost about 20 bucks

 

[Kenly2020]

Ok first thing... hang those plants get them off the gound.... get the carpet out of there.... go to a local nursery or Lowe's or Home depot and but an umbrella plant... Chameleons do not spend time on the floor... they need height.... the need a basking spot...

 

[Fireborn]

Could you get a better picture of the chameleon itself? They way it's holding itself in the picture looks worrisome.

 

[Kenly2020]

Ok will that fit in my inside mine ? Is it safe to hot glue the plants to hang because me and my mother isn't really experts about of to hang the plants

 

[Kenly2020]

I had just gotten her yesterday at my local petland

 

[Fireborn]

That little one looks very unhealthy. If they have a health policy I would consider taking it back. Looks extremely dehydrated and possibly has a uri if it's holding its head like in your profile picture all the time.

 

[Kenly2020]

Do you think I should take it back? Or should I go somewhere else to get one ?

 

[Syreptyon]

Like Fireborn said, your chameleon is not doing well at all. You need to make some very serious changes if you want to keep it and provide it a healthy life. The state it appears to be in, you will likely need to take it to the vet, unfortunately

 

[Syreptyon]

Do you think I should take it back? Or should I go somewhere else to get one ?

Have you done your proper research? Your current setup is not at all acceptable. It may be best to bring it back and reconsider if a chameleon is the pet for you. Research them for a long period of time (weeks or months) to really understand what they need before trying to care for such a sensitive animal. They are not for beginners

 

[Kenly2020]

When I got her yesterday she was doing perfectly fine they told me she looked good and said she was calm with me. I looked up good care with my cham he told me to feed her 6 small crickets every morning and make sure i sprayed enough for her to drink.

 

[Syreptyon]

6 small crickets is not enough for a chameleon as young as this, even if she was eating. Where did you buy her? You should never trust the advice a pet shop gives you for chameleon care unless they specifically specialize in chameleon husbandry.

Please read this detailed care sheet in full: https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/caresheets/veiled/

 

[Kenly2020]

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Have you done your proper research? Your current setup is not at all acceptable. It may be best to bring it back and reconsider if a chameleon is the pet for you. Research them for a long period of time (weeks or months) to really understand what they need before trying to care for such a sensitive animal. They are not for beginners

I just loves animals and you just really just my feelings. I thought I could do really good with a sensitive animal because I am very senative .I just need more help on how my cage should be to help it.

 

[Kenly2020]

6 small crickets is not enough for a chameleon as young as this, even if she was eating. Where did you buy her? You should never trust the advice a pet shop gives you for chameleon care unless they specifically specialize in chameleon husbandry.

Please read this detailed care sheet in full: https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/caresheets/veiled/

That's what they told me to do so I started to

 

[kinyonga]

@Kenly2020 ...do you realize that the chameleon needs to be able to sit in the area where the temperature is about 80 to 85F to warm up to digest it's food. If all the greenery and branches are at the bottom of the cage how can it sit where it can warm up? Do you have a UVB light for it? It has to be able to get near it too to get the good of the UVB. Did you read about supplements? Do you know how to feed/gutload the insects? How are you providing water for it? At that age it should be eating as many crickets and other appropriately sized insects as it can in a few minutes at each feeding.

Toy either need to learn a lot REALLY REALLY fast or take it back and then learn everything you need to know before you get another one.

This should start you off...
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blo...-with-young-veiled-or-panther-chameleons.325/

You need to get things up to par now or that poor little baby will be dead in a day or two.

 

[Kenly2020]

My mom is fixing the plants to be higher I have some other good ones. My lights for it warmth is at the top for warmth now it can be closer to it. i want to know much about then I wanted one for a long time. And I have finally got one on my birthday yesterday

 

[Kenly2020]

Is this greenery better, I think it real reach it's heat lamp fine. I'm getting the food tomorrow. Is there anything else you should suggest for me

 

[Syreptyon]

That is only one of the questions mentioned by Kinyonga, which we need you to answer. It is better now than previously, but you still need a lot more foliage in there, in addition to many horizontal branches/vines to act as walkways for her. There are a lot of improvements that still need to be made.

Again, do you have a UVB light? If so, what kind?
'What supplements are you using and how often?
How are you providing water?
What are you gutloading the crickets with?

 

[Kenly2020]

Tell me how you're giving it water to see if I'm doing it right