Sunken Eyes?

[HannahGrace]

Hello all, I wanted someone's opinion if my Veiled's eyes look sunken. He has always drank fine straight from a dripper in the past, however there's been an issue for the past few days with the dripper stopping after I leave for work. I have replaced it now, but I was wondering if he looked particularity dehydrated. Thanks in advance, and also let me know if I need a different picture.

 

[timw1]

He looks healthy, just monitor his urate. You really need an automatic misting system, not too expensive and makes life much easier. You won't regret it, especially if you plan to keep chams for a good period of time.

 

[makkatfloof]

Another quick way to check for dehydration is to get him to open his mouth, even to hiss. Look for white, puss looking lines in his mouth. They are almost always there when a cham is dehydrated.

 

[Harry The Cham]

He looks healthy but if you notice is urate is orange that is a sign of dehydration

 

[makkatfloof]

He looks healthy but if you notice is urate is orange that is a sign of dehydration

Harry the Cham is right too. You can sometimes see it in their poop as well. When my boy got sick and he wasn’t drinking, his poop became a lot more runny.

 

[HannahGrace]

Thanks everyone for the responses. I did forget to mention that his urates have been normal, aside from one day when it was tinged orange on the end. Then the days following it went back to normal.
And yes, I want a misting system very badly but it hasn't been in the cards for me as life keeps throwing stuff at me. So, I've been hand misting heavily...though I know nothing beats an automatic mister. Though the funny thing is, I've never once seen him drink water droplets from leaves or elsewhere - only by putting his month against the dripper and letting it fall in. Also, I actually didn't know about checking the mouth. I might do that in the morning to be on the safe side.