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ahhhhhhhhhhhh!!! I can't still can't get my veiled to drink I tried the eye dropper, the dripper, the larger drops water, and the shower. What should I do? I was wondering you know that fluker cricket quencher thing that is made of water, would I be able to feed it to him? Do you think it's safe? He will eat anything from my hand. Just wondering

sorry for being so angry, my veiled has no more urates and I'm afraid he's gonna die if he doesn't drink. Do you think I should start forcing him to drink? how?

Well, the real question appears to be, is he even dehydrated? Unless you're watching him 24/7, maybe you're missing him actually drinking. I don't mean that rudely, but it seems that a cham that is still eager to eat must be maintaining some level of hydration. In general, once animal becomes dehydrated his appetite will tail off rapidly. What & how often are you feeding him, perhaps he's deriving some/enough hydration from his meals? If possible, please post a picture of your cham, especially of his eye turrets, that is an easy clue to his hydration status. If you do believe you cham is dehydrated and deteriorating, please schedule a visit with your veterinarian, he/she can easily administer subcutaneous fluids which are much more easily absorbed by the body than fluids delivered forcibly into the GI tract (orally); a debilitated animal often has decreased GI absorbtion, not to menion the difficulting in administer liquid orally and the associated risk of aspiration into the lungs if done incorrectly. Above all, a veterinarian needs to be involved in diagnosing the cause of the dehydration and deterioration; i.e., cure the underlying cause of the dehydration instead of just treating the symptoms.

It is possible, but I suspect he'd have to eat a LOT of it to get enough water. And, I doubt he would. How much foliage in the cage? If there is a lot (so he's hard to find) and you spray it thoroughly until it is dripping he will probably drink from that but you may not catch him doing it.

you know when i had my first vield cham i had the same problem.

what i did was i took him outside to his 4' ficus tree and let him bask a little, then i would take my 32 oz. misting bottle and would quickly move it so the nossle was pointing towards his head, when i moved it quickly like that, he would fire up and his (with his mouth open of course) and thats when i would slightly squeze it so he got a couple drops in his mouth.. then when he realized it wasnt gonna hurt him, he started to recognize it on a daily basis. and i would hand water him every day.. please try this and let me know if this works

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