Panther Chameleon Not Eating

[marleng]

My panther Chameleon is refusing to eat anything. It’s been a week since he’s had anything to eat. I’ve tried giving him Crickets, meal worms, Madagascar hissing roaches, and hornworms but he doesn’t want to eat anything. He is active during the morning, but slows down through out the day.

 

[GoodKarma19]

Hello and welcome to the forums!

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[timw1]

My guy is a picky eater, but he will never refuse a Hornworm or Silkworm. Please fill in and post the outline above.

 

[amills78]

marleng, how is he doing?

 

[coastal_chameleon]

try flys !! black solder flys or blue bottle flys , chames are suckers when it comes to flys .

 

[The Wild One]

I would switch to Superworms instead of mealworms, they are low in nutritional value. My girl went on a hunger strike for about 4weeks until she gave in. I only gave her the main course (Dubia Roaches) instead of her hibiscus flower or Superworms.

 

[PlowShredder]

Often times our chams eat when we are not watching, be on the lookout for poop

 

[PlowShredder]

Poop will mean they have been eating

 

[kinyonga]

Do you realize that this post was started in May and the OP hasn't been seen on here since then?

 

[timw1]

 

[JoXie411]

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[timw1]

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[Tony_S]

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[The Wild One]

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