Veiled Chameleon Not Eating (Form Filled Out) Please Help

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Chameleon Info:

Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? Veiled Chameleon, Male, 2 Years old, Has been in my care for about 4-5 Months
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? Maybe a couple times a week not much just trying to see if he is still active
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? I mainly feed him crickets or superworms, He would eat about 7 crickets and a few superworms. I gutload the crickets with fruits like apples, and lettuce
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? I use reptocal with d3 for dusting the crickets only once in a while since its the only calcium supplement i have
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? I have a fountain inside his tank that runs all day and i mist his fake plants for a minute every couple hours, i haven''t seen my chameleon drink in a while.
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? He does leave droppings consistent, his urine is white and his droppings normal which is a brownish color and he has never been tested for parasites
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. Don't have much history but he does have a bump near his eye and the guy i bought it from said that it didnt affect the way he acts. Since ive bought him it has gotten smaller


Cage Info:

Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? I have him in a 16x16x30 screen cage.
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? I use a ReptiGlo 26 Watt 10.0 UVB Bulb and an Exo-terra 75 watt intense basking bulb
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? The temperature is usally around the high 90's and at night around 70, i have a ZooMed Range Thermometer
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? The humidity level is around 60 since i took out the live plants i put in about a week because they died out. (String Bean Plants) I have a Exo Terra Hygrometer
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? I had string bean plants but they died out so i took them out. I Do plan on getting ficus plants to put inside
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? It is located on a desk in the corner of my room about 3 feet up
Location - Where are you geographically located? I am located in Los Angeles California


Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about. He hasnt ate in about 2 weeks. Ive tried hand feeding him crickets or superworms but shows no interest. He still looks very healthy and active around his cage and when i take him out. He has a very strong grip.He just doesn't eat. It is really hard to find other worms like hornworms or silkworms around my area so thats why i stick with the ones i can find. I Would really appreciate if anybody can help Please
 

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Is it just me or is there multiple bumps next to his eye? Like on his helmet as well. Idk it just doesnt look right.
 
I don't know anything about what's going on with him, but could he have an infection? That poor boys face looks awful. He needs a vet ASAP.
 
Uh yah take him to a vet. His helmet is swollen it looks like. And in that 3rd pic you can see his spine i think?
 
I think you do want to get him to a vet. It looks like something is off. The swelling near his eye might be a sinus infection (weird, I know...but that's what they look like). His casque does look puffy, but his back looks skinny....that's a strange combination.

On your original question: it's not unheard of for them to go longer than 2 weeks without eating, so don't let that be a huge stresser for you at the moment.

You mention that the only calcium you have is with D3. If you cannot find some without D3, I recommend buying a cuttlebone for a bird. I can go to the grocery store and buy them. They are almost pure calcium. Grind it up in a coffee grinder, blender or food processor and start using that every day. Only give D3 a couple of times a month.

My guess is the previous owner was giving D3 daily which might have been behind some of the problems.
 
The calcium with d3 needs to be changed to a calcium without d3 ASAP and I didn't see a multivitamin. He may have a vitamin a problem.
His eyes look a little sunken to me as well. Are his urates looking okay (nice pearly while with maybe a little yellow is normal, it shouldn't be orange.)
 
Honestly I'd just get the poor guy to a vet.

He looks like he has an infection, there IS DEFINITELY abnormal swelling in front of his eye AND behind whether you see it or not, we all can. He needs a vet. :(
 
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