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I have a male veiled cham almost 1 year old. His primary diet is crickets, but he seem to be losing his appetite for them. Over the past 2-3 weeks he is eating about 50% less than before maybe about 4-5 per day. He is also having a hard time catching his meals. His tongue hits the crickets but he cannot hold on to them. In order to catch the crickets he needs to be right on top of them and just grab them with his mouth.

Any thoughts or ideas will be appreciated.

What is the basking temperature?
What supplements do you use and how often? (Brands.)
What do you gutload/feed the insects with? (Brands for anything but fruits, greens and veggies, please.)

Does he drink well?

Tongue problems can be caused by improper nutrition or dehydration or an injury, etc.

Thanks for the quick reply. The basking temp is 95 degrees and is on for about 12 hours per day. I currently dust the crickets with JurassiCal (Jurrassipet) calcium supplement with every feeding - daily. I also dust the crickets with HerpCare vitamin Supplement by Mardel for one feeding every other week.

Along with shredded carrots and lettuce I feed the crickets T-Rex CAlcium Plus food for crickets as well as Flukers Orange Cubes.

He'll usually drink once or twice a day if I spray him directly in the face.

Thanks again

What lights do you use on the cage? Does he get any direct sunlight? Is there plastic or glass between the bulb and him?
Does he keep his eyes open all the time?

You said..."I currently dust the crickets with JurassiCal (Jurrassipet) calcium supplement with every feeding - daily. I also dust the crickets with HerpCare vitamin Supplement by Mardel for one feeding every other week" can you tell me what it says on the containers for these two supplements for phosphorous, calcium, D3 and vitamin A please?

You said..."Along with shredded carrots and lettuce I feed the crickets T-Rex CAlcium Plus food for crickets as well as Flukers Orange Cubes"...what is in the T-Rex and the Orange cubes in the way of calcium, phos., D3 and vitamin A? You can feed your insects a wide variety of greens (dandelion, kale, collards, endive, escarole, etc.) and veggies (carrot, potato, sweet potato, sweet red pepper, squash, etc.).