coldblooded
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Hello, i want to begin by thanking all of the members of this forum. All of your advice, expierence, strength and hope i have read throughout the forums has helped me to become a more knolodagable Chameleleon owner.
I recieved a 9", aproximately 4-5 month old, sub-adult male Veiled Chameleon from LLLReptile one week ago. I made a few mistakes when he first arived-I made to much camotion in his reptarium-and i attempted to feed him to soon. Both of these i believe led stress.
All of the temperatures, enclosure, lighting schedule and misting schedule are all followed exactly as i have read to do so on this forum. So i do not believe that any of those are the problem.
When he arrived it looked as though he just began his shed, he did not drink or eat for five days. His eyes apeared sunked so i concluded he was dehydrated. After researching the forum i decided the shower treatment would be the most beneficial. i was correct i attempted the shower on tuesday and he drank like a fish. Unfortuanetly that did not continue to his enclosure. Earlier to day i saw him eat a suger worm-this was the first thing hed eaten in seven days. This evening i tried the shower again and he was very unresponsive and angry which led to him being stressed.
my question is is there any advice expierenced cham owners can give me about my situation. How can i get him to drink on his own? eat?
By the way he is not weak or frail by nay means, just dehydrated and only ate that one worm in seven days. Any help would be appreciated.
I recieved a 9", aproximately 4-5 month old, sub-adult male Veiled Chameleon from LLLReptile one week ago. I made a few mistakes when he first arived-I made to much camotion in his reptarium-and i attempted to feed him to soon. Both of these i believe led stress.
All of the temperatures, enclosure, lighting schedule and misting schedule are all followed exactly as i have read to do so on this forum. So i do not believe that any of those are the problem.
When he arrived it looked as though he just began his shed, he did not drink or eat for five days. His eyes apeared sunked so i concluded he was dehydrated. After researching the forum i decided the shower treatment would be the most beneficial. i was correct i attempted the shower on tuesday and he drank like a fish. Unfortuanetly that did not continue to his enclosure. Earlier to day i saw him eat a suger worm-this was the first thing hed eaten in seven days. This evening i tried the shower again and he was very unresponsive and angry which led to him being stressed.
my question is is there any advice expierenced cham owners can give me about my situation. How can i get him to drink on his own? eat?
By the way he is not weak or frail by nay means, just dehydrated and only ate that one worm in seven days. Any help would be appreciated.
