Sleeping during day and not eating

[DarkFirey]

Chameleon Info:

Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? panther Nosy bee /Male /4 Months /3 Weeks

Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?6 times since i got him

Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?he mostly wanna eat cricks in the begining it was about 8-9 now he eat nothing not even if i give another bug and i feed him normaly around 9-10 AM GUTLOAD is repashy superloads

Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?exo terra calcium 5 times a week and repashy calcium plus 1 time a week

Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?i use a mist king the first mist is at 8 AM 1 hour after the light turn on and last 2 min the second is at 12:30 PM and last 2 min and the last is at 5 PM last 2 min i have a bottle that drip water on a leafe i saw him drink in the beggining but not in the last week

Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?dint test him since i got him but the last fecal i saw was really dry and i never saw him poop again since a week

History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.

Cage Info:

Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?cage screen 18''x12''x20''

Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?Arcadia d3 reptile lamp T5 6% UVB and they open at 7 AM and close at 7 PM the heat light is a exoterra daylight basking spot 50W

Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?floor 80F /basking85-88F lowest temp for night is 70F i check them using the zilla digital thermo hygrometer

Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?40% to 70%
i use an humidifier that always run and i put plastif on screen depending the day i measure that using zilla digital thermo hygrometer

Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?i use a fake golden potos and a real potos

Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor? its located in my room and when i get in its night for him and i never open the lights and the cage is 31'' from the floor

Location - Where are you geographically located?Montreal/Canada


Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.since 1 week in the beginning he started to close one eye and not really give attention to the food and i was thinking maybe it was dehydrated so i started to mist for 5 to 10 min 1 to 2 a day to try to get him better and then i saw he started to close both eyes under misting and keep them shut and now he still sleep most of the time whit the light on i took him to the vet today and he checked evrything and said he was looking good dont look dehydrated skin look fine nothing stuck or obstuing and no bone problem no eye problem and he weight about 2 gram he only told me to try to make him eat and he should get better but with all what i read in forums and evrything i dont think its only that little thing that make him sleep during day and not looking good

that was before


and this is now

 

[carol5208]

I don't know much about the arcadia lights, but I know other people use them. Not sure about that particular one and not sure if that could be causing your chameleon to close his eyes. Does he close his eyes when he is out of the cage, or just in the cage while under the light? A fecal would be a great idea to have done to check for possible parasites, but I know if he is not eating, he is probably not pooping. There is nothing in your set up that jumps out at me. It is possible he had an underlying illness(like parasites) when you got him and it is now coming full circle. I wish I could be of more help, but parasites is the only thing that comes to mind.

 

[Mijah139]

Closing his eyes during the day is a sign of serious health concerns. And these concerns are usually nutrition based imo. Im not familiar with the nutrition of your supplement or your gutload, can you give us more info on this? If he is missing some nutrition in the diet it could result in this behavior.

 

[DarkFirey]

Gutload repashy superload/INGREDIENTS: Alfalfa Leaf Powder, Pea Protein Isolate, Flax Meal, Brewer’s Yeast, Calcium Carbonate, RoseHips, Calendula Flower, Marigold Flower Extract, Phaffia Rhodozyma Yeast, Dried Kelp, Paprika Extract, Spirulina Algae, Turmeric, Salt, Potassium Citrate, Magnesium Gluconate, Canthaxanthin, Calcium Propionate and Potassium Sorbate (as mold inhibitors), Natural Flavoring, Lecithin, Rosemary Extract and Mixed Tocopherols (as preservatives), Vitamins (Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D Supplement, Choline Chloride, Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Beta Carotene, Pantothenic Acid, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B-12 Supplement).

Guaranteed Analysis: Crude Protein min. 20%, Crude Fat min. 5%, Crude Fat max. 8%, Crude Fiber max. 10%, Moisture max. 8%, Ash max. 15%, Calcium min. 8%, Calcium max. 10%, Phosphorus min. 0.6%, Vitamin E min. 1,000 IU/lb, Vitamin D min. 10,000 IU/lb, Vitamin A min. 100,000 IU/lb. Total Carotenoids min. 500 mg/lb.

Calcium exoterra /Ingredients:

Calcium carbonate, oyster shell flour, salt, calcium sulfate, potassium chloride, ferrous fumarate, magnesium oxide, zinc oxide, manganous oxide, copper sulfate.
Guaranteed Analysis:

Moisture (max) 12.0% Magnesium (min) 0.03%
Calcium (min) 35.0% Sulfur (min) 0.04%
Calcium (max) 37.0% Iron (min) 240 ppm
Salt (min) 0.06% Zinc (min) 9 ppm
Salt (max) 0.07% Manganese (min) 5 ppm
Potassium (min) 0.04% Copper (min) 2 ppm

Repashy calcium plus /Ingredients: Micro fine mined Calcium Carbonate (3-5 micron average size) which is the finest grind available. Vitamin Premix (see analysis for deteais). Whey Protein Isolate (source of isolated protein). Hempseed Flour. Wheat Germ Meal, Brewers Yeast. Rose Hips Powder (source of natural vitamin C) Spirulina Algae (source of Beta Carotene). Haematococcus pluvialis algae (source of astaxanthan red pigments) Marigold Extract (source of yellow pigments). Probioic premix. Roseary Extract, Yucca Extract, Natural Mixed Tocopherols (as a preservative).

Analysis:
Calcium 18% Vitamin E 2,000 IU/kg
Phosphorous 0% Vitamin B1 80 mg/kg
Protein 10% Vitamin B2 160 IU/kg
Fiber 2% 1% Vitamin B3 1,000 mg/kg
Fat 2% Vitamin B5 300 mg/kg
Vitamin D-3 48,000 IU/kg Vitamin B6 120 mg/kg
Vitamin A 480,000 IU/kg Vitamin B12 1 mg/kg
Beta Carotene 1,000 mg/kg Vitamin K 60 mg/kg
Choline 12,000 mg/kg Biotin 4 mg/kg
Vitamin C 5,000 mg/kg

 

[DarkFirey]

if someone have any idea or something cuz im really worried about it and it dont go to the better

 

[DarkFirey]

today seem the worst day he look like he have no strenght no coordination then when i came back i saw him on the ground thinking he was dead but hes still alive but at that point seeing how fast it goes i dont think he will survive i dunno what to do at this point and it kill me to see him like this

 

[jurjenfromholland]

strange.... fat belle small feet and leggs...
did you over feeded him mabye? with some fat insects?
mabye like waxmoths or something???

 

[DarkFirey]

Not at all the only thing he wanted to eat since I have him are crickets and he was eating 8 to 9 a day

 

[jurjenfromholland]

so he is eating good... thaths a good thing checked his urate?
yellowish? mabye? did he poop??? no small ants out of
and mabye the uv bulb can be to bright so he closes his eyes???

 

[jurjenfromholland]

i would try to get some lego cubes or wood block
from 5 cms thick and lay the uvb bar on that? and try it?
for a day to see how it works..
even i think its kinda bright on the pictures

 

[DarkFirey]

He was eating till the debute of the week and last poop i saw was on the beggining of the week and it was really dry but right now hes so weak he cant even stand on is feet i tryed already to get him more hydrated by putting the misting session longer but now i just simply dunno what to do anymore

 

[DarkFirey]

Last time that he poop it was at the beggining of the week and it was really dry now he can event stand on is feet cuz he is too weak