need help with my baby 2 week old veiled

[chameleon owner 770]

i also have the same problem my baby vailed cham does the same thing
and i noticed that yesterday he stopped eating though he ate this morning
through force feed cuz he wont eat by him self



INFO
tank:he is in a 10 gal glass tank
age: about 2 weeks old
food:i feed him crickets every day and repti cal
handeling: about every hour,for a copple of mins
and i let him sleep on my hand alot
spray: i spray him every 2 hours
light:i have a 60 wtt heat bulb

if you have any info on it please help me

 

[camimom]

Your care is all wrong.

Please read the care sheet in the link i provided.

https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/caresheets/veiled/

Also stop handling him so much, chams are not hold them and pet them kind of creatures.

 

[Mijah139]

When you say that your cham sleeps in your hand, is this during the day? Sleeping during the day is a sign of health problems for chams, they should be active all day long until "lights out." If you are handling him at night, he should be left alone to sleep. All handling (if any) should be done when the cham is active during the day.

 

[xraygirl]

i also have the same problem my baby vailed cham does the same thing
and i noticed that yesterday he stopped eating though he ate this morning
through force feed cuz he wont eat by him self



INFO
tank:he is in a 10 gal glass tank
age: about 2 weeks old
food:i feed him crickets every day and repti cal
handeling: about every hour,for a copple of mins
and i let him sleep on my hand alot
spray: i spray him every 2 hours
light:i have a 60 wtt heat bulb

if you have any info on it please help me

Oh my, please fill out the 'how to ask for help' form. Also please read the care sheets..

 

[chameleon owner 770]

im in a dim lit room when he is sleeping on my hand

 

[jannb]

Welcome to the chameleon forums. You have come to the right place to learn about chameleons. A two week old for an inexperienced keeper is going to be tough but with allot of hard work and dedication you can do it. This link below has worked very successfully for me with keeping little ones alive. I hope it will help you with your baby.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blo...-keepers-young-veiled-panther-chameleons.html

 

[chameleon owner 770]

Oh my, please fill out the 'how to ask for help' form. Also please read the care sheets..

what do you mean

 

[chameleon owner 770]

is a glass tank bad for him

 

[camimom]

help form is located in the health section.

copy and paste it into a reply here, and fill in all the info.

also, read the care sheet links that both myself and jann posted.

 

[xraygirl]

what do you mean

https://www.chameleonforums.com/how-ask-help-66/

Copy and paste and fill out all the questions. Some lines have multiple questions in them. This will help the more experienced cham folks (cause I'm not technically experienced) to help you with what's going on, and how to make the correct changes

 

[camimom]

is a glass tank bad for him

yes. your cham is not a fish, it should no be in a fish tank.

they dont have enough ventilation.

you need an all screen cage,

you can find the answer to most care questions in the care sheets we posted.

 

[chameleon owner 770]

can you post it here for me i wont know were to look in the health sect.

 

[camimom]

xraygirl already posted it for you on the first page of this thread.

 

[jannb]

can you post it here for me i wont know were to look in the health sect.

https://www.chameleonforums.com/how-ask-help-66/

 

[chameleon owner 770]

yes. your cham is not a fish, it should no be in a fish tank.

they dont have enough ventilation.

you need an all screen cage,

you can find the answer to most care questions in the care sheets we posted.

i cant get one right now is there anything else i can do, this is my first cham
and i dont want him to die

 

[FlChamMom]

Please read the care sheet provided by Camimom. Two weeks old is really too young to get a new cham so your care needs to be precise. What size are the feeders you are giving him? At 2 weeks you are talking fruit flies and pinheads not a cricket with any size to it. I agree on the handling as well. Leave him alone and let him acclimate to his new surroundings. Also, do you have a UV light? Babies do not need it too hot, so the heat lamp may not even be needed. Are you misting or providing a dripper?

 

[camimom]

i cant get one right now is there anything else i can do, this is my first cham
and i dont want him to die

you can build a screen cage. but honestly, you need a screen cage.

a glass fish tank just isnt going to cut it.

the only possibility is to leave the lid off, but that wont last for long.

Can you post a photo of your cham?

2 weeks is way to young to have been sold.

 

[chameleon owner 770]

https://www.chameleonforums.com/how-ask-help-66/

Copy and paste and fill out all the questions. Some lines have multiple questions in them. This will help the more experienced cham folks (cause I'm not technically experienced) to help you with what's going on, and how to make the correct changes

im there but i cant find it

 

[camimom]

im there but i cant find it

click the link, copy the info, then come back to your thread and click post reply.

paste the info, then fill it in.

 

[chameleon owner 770]

Please read the care sheet provided by Camimom. Two weeks old is really too young to get a new cham so your care needs to be precise. What size are the feeders you are giving him? At 2 weeks you are talking fruit flies and pinheads not a cricket with any size to it. I agree on the handling as well. Leave him alone and let him acclimate to his new surroundings. Also, do you have a UV light? Babies do not need it too hot, so the heat lamp may not even be needed. Are you misting or providing a dripper?

it eats pinheads without probs im misting it alot and what type of bulb can be used as a UV