I should have specified- his colors get very bright when i go to his cage and check on him. I had to handle him several times in the past few days in order to clean the cage and to generally check his health.



As much as I'd love to take him off of display, I'm afraid that's not going to happen. I just don't have the space anywhere. The good thing is, he's way up high above human head level, so most people see him but aren't able to tap on the screen (I firmly believe tapping on tanks or cages for the purpose of inciting stress to the animal is human nature) as they do with some of the other reptiles.



Well, time for an update. I set up a dripper over his cage and added some electrolytes to it (can't hurt). It drips down some silk plants and into a plastic bowl on the bottom. Immediately he went over by the water and tried to eat the water drops as if they were crickets. After a minute he realized it wasn't food, and actually lapped the water a few times. But then he turned around and went back to climbing all over the top of the cage (he's been doing that a lot lately). I checked on him every hald hour or so and a few times he was near the water. Since I was busy I wasn't able to actually see him drinking other than the first time. I was surprised as to how fast that water dish needed to be emptied. The dripping mode was pretty low, and yet four times in nine hours it needed refilling. Normal? Remember, snake guy here...



I am going to offer food today. In response to the last person that replied, I never overwhelm him with crickets. I understand the effects that can have on certain reptiles. And I wouldn't call the chameleon a baby, Id say he's a young adult (we've had him for about 6 to 8 months).



Again, thanks for the help. I'm really hoping I can pull him through soon. He still appears to be healthy, and his eyes are open slightly more than they were the previous few days. These things are some of the reasons veileds are so much more popular- the seem to withstand nearly anything.



again, I will keep you posted.



Thanks again,

Joe
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