Biology Forum Zoology Discussion chameleon problem

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    • #5625
      spike17
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      hi there i bought a chameleon of a guy who tried his best but even the best isnt always gd enough i had to go on a shopping spree buying all the right stuff the heating bulb was in the wrong position he had the wrong thermostat practically didnt even have one said he drinks from a bowl but he doesnt so i bought a water fountain he wont stop drinkin he was dehydrated eyes were sunken humidity was wrong anyway i sorted all that now the prob is him eating he last ate 8 days ago he ate a locust he is not impact and has normal defication i have tried mealworms locust waxworms crickets all sorts of veg he wont eat he has no prob opening his mouth has a clear mouth and no other signs of illness has bright colours but only in the morning and even comes out in the morning his set up is all right temp and light and humidity i dont no what else to do got any ideas his a male about 2 years old what kind of chameleon turns down waxworms

    • #54235
      mith
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      ummm, have you tried punctuation? otherwise it’s kinda hard to understand what you’re trying to say

    • #54240
      spike17
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      what part dont you understand

    • #54241
      spike17
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      he will not eat i have tried the following foods. mealworms,waxworms,locust,crickets and diffrent sorts of veg he has the correct set up and home has all the right heating,lighting,humidity,water
      he is deficating normaly do you have any ideas thankyou

    • #54273
      mkwaje
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      environmrntsl stress.. maybe? too noisy? Is his space comfortably big enough to move about? I dunno.. hope that helps a bit.

    • #54296
      spike17
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      he has a lovley cage and lots of room to move about. He is in a low traffic area I have already looked into that but thanks. At the moment I am trying something called reptiboost in his water hope that does something.

    • #55315
      kasied07
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      try silkworms.. and if he is larger.. ( i have a baby) try feeding him small anoles.. chameleons love to eat small lizards!! what kind of chameleon is it? message me to talk .. 🙂

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