Orange pee

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I know orange and yellow means dehydrated, and that is very bad. Up until a two weeks ago, Sebastian was perfectly healthy and never had any problems (previous parasite tests were always negative). He is about a year old, and a few weeks ago he was looking a bit dehydrated (semi-sunken eyes). I set up an extra dripper and he drank a lot over the next few days. Because his cage is so large I had trouble finding fresh poop but after a few days I brought some to the vet and they did one parasite test which came back negative. There wasn't enough poop for the others, so I'm still looking for more poop. I came across some orange pee, but am not sure how old it is... So obviously Sebastian is dehydrated again, but his eyes look fine. I've set up the extra dripper again and every time I pass his cage I make sure the leaves are moist. He always has a ReptiRain and a MistKing in his cage - 4 nozzles total, each spray for 15 seconds every hour.

How can I rehydrate him? Sebastian is acting normal and sort of ignoring the extra dripper, unlike how he drank from it a lot two weeks ago. I'm still scouring his cage for fresh poop to bring to the vet. Any ideas of what else I could do?

 

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Increase the spray time to about 2-3 minutes? Personally I over kill it and do it for 5 mins. However, I only do it one time every 4 hours and I don't have any misters or rain domes. Good old spray bottles and a dripper. Sometimes, if I feel my cham needs it, I'll get a 2nd dripper (plastic cup) and let it drip right next to where she's basks and she can't ignore it there. That's what I do for my veiled anyways.

Meanwhile try and find a fresh poop. I aways see mine right in the middles of it in the morning. Can't you just wait around for it before or after feeding time?

 

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I was at school all week so I couldn't sit by him throughout the day...
I'll increase the length of the spraying. So until the results come back from a future second test there's nothing else I can do, right?

 

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Depending on your chams temperament you could try giving him water directly via dropper/straw/ect but be very careful not to get it down wrong pipe for lack of a better word. I'd go with dripping a drop on the side of his mouth personally. He'll probably lick it off. Other than that I don't know. Maybe a more experienced keeper will chime in with better ideas.