really worried PLEASE HELP!!!!!!

[rileyandvenus]

for the past few days my baby veiled male chameleon has stayed in the exact same spot and has had his eyes shut during all hours. i feel like i have all the correct things and have done everything right so why is he unwell? please help i’m so worried.

 

[kinyonga]

Is this the one that wasn't eating?
If so, did it start eating? Is it pooping?
What are the basking temperatures now?
How are you measuring the temperatures?
What color are the urates?
Can you post a couple more photos please.

 

[rileyandvenus]

yes he was the one not eating. he did start eating however still not much. only 3 wax worms in the past few days… i haven’t seen a poop in a while but the last one did have a white urate. i have humidity and temperature gauges to measure, his basking temps are 73 right now. i’ll add some more photos of cage. i have a T5 HO linear UVB light as well as one heat bulb in the fixture.

 

[kinyonga]

In this thread...
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/my-chameleon-won’t-eat.188414/
Beman said..."Your temps are far too hot for him. Basking should be no hotter than 80..."...now you're saying the basking temperature is 73...this is quite cool and may be causing your chameleon to feel sleepy. It may also be low enough to slow its digestion.
In that thread, I asked you if your chameleon was pooping and what color the urates were...you said..."he is! they are white with a bit of a yellow tint"...if your chameleon has been pooping, then it's been eating. If the urates are almost white then your chameleon should be hydrated.

So...if you bump the npbasking temperature up a bit, your chameleon may keep its eyes open. If not then I would see a good chameleon vet.

I would also answer the questions in the following thread so we might be able to figure out what else is going on...
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/how-to-ask-for-help.66/

Imho, you need to get things figured out ASAP...they can go down hill very fast.

 

[rileyandvenus]

i’m trying….. doing everything i can, if i don’t see improvements in a couple days i’ll take him into a vet he’s already seen. i never said he was popping in my most recent thread. i said the last time i saw him poop it was white. at that time he was eating… things have changed. i’ll get a new bulb for his temps.

 

[kinyonga]

Answering the questions I suggested to answer might give us some clues as to what's going on. Please. Be very specific about supplements and lighting. Is there phos, calcium, D3 in the supplements... what form of vitamin A in the vitamin powder, how heavily and how often do you dust, what do you feed to the insects, brands, type of UVB light, etc.

 

[kinyonga]

You don't leave the light on for your chameleon at night do You?

 

[rileyandvenus]

You don't leave the light on for your chameleon at night do You?

no, i turn it off at 7pm