Male veiled chameleon hunger strike

[SliK JiM]

The enclosure looks good. I would try and mate the basking site a horizontal but it shouldn't really make much of a difference.

From the pictures he looks ok. The eyes look better than they did a few days ago, but maybe they look slightly 'sunken' which indicates a lack of water. He doesn't look particularly underweight, so I'd try increasing his mistings so that he has a really good soak and you see him finish drinking {this could take a long time! He will probably run away when he's had his fill}.

Putting chameleons in the shower can also be a good idea as this will give them a really thorough soaking. Just set a plant in the shower place him on it and set the water to a lukewarm temperature and leave him for a few minutes. Obviously not too warm or cold. I've never done it personally, but search the site and I'm sure there'll be a thread about it!

 

[SliK JiM]

Heres a link:

https://www.chameleonforums.com/proper-chameleon-shower-68314/

 

[Angrychair]

Heres a link:

https://www.chameleonforums.com/proper-chameleon-shower-68314/

THANKS a ton.

 

[SliK JiM]

THANKS a ton.

No worries! Keep me updated mate!

 

[Angrychair]

ok I have ignored him as much as posible for the last 2 days, and I'm going to leave a bowl of 4 dubia and 4 super worm in his cage, gut loaded with apple, romaine and bug burger.

I hope he eats them. I also modified a tupperware container with a piece of reptile carpet, to the end of my fogger, in hopes of sort of creating a rain head, by collecting fog and condensing it. Not really working. But it still may drip some, which will be an added bonus! I have it the reptifogger set to low, and just running it 24/7

 

[SliK JiM]

Any joy?

I see what you've attempted with the fogger but i don't think it'll have the desired effect! Plus, i wouldn't run it 24/7 as it'll effect temps and humidity massively. I would really try a shower asap if you don't have the facilities to run a good misting session.

 

[Angrychair]

yeah the fogger thing doesnt really work. Once the material becomes saturated the fog can no longer get through at all, and it stops working.

 

[SliK JiM]

Any joy with food today?

 

[bechsgaard]

ok you dont supplement her like that katilemons, you have to get them herptivite at least once a week, preferably 2-3 times per week, calcium you give every other day with or without D3 it all depends on what you think about artificial d3 supplementation, rotation is good.

 

[Angrychair]

Went out and bought a dozen crickets.

He ate two crickets dusted with calcium w/o d3, and one horn worm today. Better than nothing.

 

[SliK JiM]

Sounds fine then mate. If he's taking something then e has no issues with the food! I wouldn't worry too much. Just give him a good shower this weekend and keep food intake low. He'll get his appetite back soon!