Male Veiled is not eating

[Jaylew19]

I've been having a few problems with my male veiled cham. Hes been to the vets as he wasn't eating. They gave him some critcal care formula and weighed him and told me to come back in a few weeks.

He hates me giving him the formula as i have to squirt it in his mouth. Hes started eating again but only a few waxworms in bout 2 weeks and he used to love locusts now wont eat them at all.

He looks a bit shaky and weak now and he went to eat a morio mealworm the other day and couldn't grip it with his tongue properly.

Also he doesn't got to toilet very often and when he does his faeces is very watery.
Sorry the posts so long just need some advice coz i don't think the vets very good

 

[Murrdox]

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My current comments based on the info that you've provided:

He hates me giving him the formula as i have to squirt it in his mouth.

He's a Veiled. Veileds hate everything. He'll get over it

Hes started eating again but only a few waxworms in bout 2 weeks and he used to love locusts now wont eat them at all.

It's great that he's eating. I wouldn't worry about WHAT he's eating, chameleons can frequently change their dietary likes and dislikes, especially when they're on a hunger strike. If he doesn't like locusts, try him on some superworms or hornworms.

I'm not sure if the formula you are giving him has any vitamins or calcium in it, so make sure he's getting his supplements.

Also, for those experts on here who are familiar with medications (I'm not) You might want to post exactly what your vet gave you to administer to him.

I'm not as familiar with tongue problems you're describing, or watery feces. At least he should be well hydrated. Do the feces have any shape to them at all? It would be normal for his feces to have some watery liquid with them, as long as it's not just completely liquid. Pictures of his feces might help too.

 

[kinyonga]

You said..."He looks a bit shaky and weak now and he went to eat a morio mealworm the other day and couldn't grip it with his tongue properly"...it sounds like it could be a calcium issue...but you need a vet to confirm.

Do you have a UVB light or is he exposed to direct sunlight (neither of which should pass through glass or plastic)?

What supplements do you specifically use and how often for each? What do you gutload with?

What's the basking temperature (where he sits)?