Jackson Chameleon won't eat!?

Question

Hi, I have two male jackson chameleons, yes in seperate cages. We feed them mostly crickets, but sometimes silk worms. The one is a great eater, and the other refuses to eat. We resort to force feeding him, because there is no other way to get him to eat or else he will starve! We also have given him supplements and this jelly that will promote eating, but it doesn't work. He drinks an ample amount of water, but nothing seems to work. What's the next step?

Answer 1

Try other insects.  Mine loves superworms (I put them in a plastic cup hung in the tree).  Check your temps and lighting...biggest cause of appetite problems.  Intestinal parasites can also be a problem with these guys...mine had giardia.  

http://chameleonsonly.com/feeding.htm

http://userpages.bright.net/~a1rep/a1jac...

Answer 2

im not to familair with the jackson chameleon but i have a veild. she eats 6 to 7 kriets a day. but when i left on vacation i had someone take care of her, he claims she didn't eat. so i tried giveing her more of a variaty of food, this includs wax worms, super worms meal worms silk worms and a few others. once she got ahold of them she became herself agian