Kinda not exactly. I know the cage is messed up slightly (I need a few more hides and a taller cage soon as the cham is getting bigger but not too bad)
I have ordered some stuff but it hasn't come yet. This is the first time I've seen them at the bottom of the cage or eyes sunken
Ok. How often are you misting and how? Is it automatic or are you misting by hand?
I sprayed a lot in his cage (everything is basically drenched
) and they are starting to drink off of everything so I think that's the eyes problem. (I was told you shouldn't spray while they are molting so I just fogged but maybe that wasn't enough)I have a humidifier but I must by hand. But I also spray a bunch at the top of the cage and it drips down naturally
Ok. Yea they still need the hydration, just do not spray them directly. Chameleons are dry shedders and getting them wet will make the shed stick. So still mist the cage, he will still need to drink.I sprayed a lot in his cage (everything is basically drenched
Ok I'm more concerned about the closed eyes but I'm not sure if they are just tired because I came home late today and so the lights usually go off around 7-7:30 but today they went off at like 8:30
So it’s not uncommon for them to ‘tuck themselves in’ for bed early. An hour or two before bedtime isn’t typically a cause for concern. But with the sunken eyes it may be cause for concern. Hopefully someone else will come along soon and help us out.
Thank you so much for all the help so far. I believe the sunken eyes was him dehydrated as they are currently licking all the water from the branches (I keep listing to make sure they get enough)
To help with hydration, if your night temps are below at least 68, then run a cool mist humidifier and boost humidity as high as possible during the night. This simulates hydration chams get in the wild thru fog. Also feeding silkworms and hornworms is very hydrating. If you haven’t yet made a vet appointment for a wellness check and fecal for parasites, I advise doing so. If you need the vet list, just ask. Wish I could be more helpful, but those changes are essential.
What changes have you made so far, if any? Sadly everything in your cage is incorrect and will cause death if it hasn’t already. Chameleons don’t need hides, they need plants and branches and a completely different set up. If he survives the night, go to a pet store as soon as it opens tomorrow and buy a screen cage, either a Zoo Med ReptiSun or Arcadia T5HO fixture that at minimum spans the length of the screen cage you buy is, either a Zoo Med ReptiSun 5.0 or Arcadia 6% T5HO uvb bulb that is the length that goes in the fixture you buy, a digital probed thermometer, either Zoo Med ReptiCalcium without D3 or Repashy NoD, either Zoo Med Reptivite with D3 or Repashy CalciumPlus LoD (jacksons cham on the bottle), Repashy Bug Burger if they have it (if not you’ll have to go to the grocery store to buy organic veggies off of the chart below), 1/4” feeders if you don’t have any already (order from online bug stores in the future), and Fluker’s small and medium (if he’s big enough to securely grasp the diameter of the medium size) Bend-a-Branch vines (like at least 5 if you can’t get any branches-more on that below). Then go to a local nursery/garden center/home improvement store to get live plants that are veiled safe (I recommend a shefflera arboricola- aka umbrella plant- and a couple of pothos or all pothos, but you’ll need around 6+ (depending on cage size- that’s for a 2’x2’x4’ tall cage) if only using pothos. Grab organic potting soil while you’re there, too, along with at least one basic digital thermometer/hygrometer combo from the weather section, uv resistant zip ties, and a bag of rocks that are too big for him to eat. Then go to a pesticide free area (if your house isn’t one) to cut down oak, maple, manzanita, birch, and/or crepe myrtle branches of small diameters ( so he’s able to grip them comfortably), or call a tree trimming company to get some if they’ll have any that day if there’s no areas around you to get branches from. You’ll wash the branches and plants with Dawn dish soap (underside of the leaves, the root ball, everything for the plants) and water (hot water for the branches, and air dry the branches in the sun). Make sure to rinse really, really well, too. Then you’ll repot the plants in the organic potting soil and cover the soil with the rocks. Then you’ll plant and branch the cage (have a majority of the branches horizontal, and secure all of them), with at least one pothos near the top, set up the uvb (8-9” away from his basking branch) and add his heat bulb (white light bulb only, grab one from the pet store if his current bulb is colored) and dome fixture for the heat bulb (grab one if you don’t already have one, too) on top of the cage (raised up for heat bulb and the uvb, too, if possible). Place the probed digital thermometer on his basking branch and secure it, and the digital combo thermometer/hygrometer near the bottom of his cage, then add him. This is a bare bones set up but will give him everything he needs for now
