Thank you that thread it was great!
Update; Rico went to the vet today.
Good news, we caught it early enough that a simple larger dosage of calcium for the next two months and a temp raise, should suffice.
bad news is that our vet did not want to have to anesthesia him, draw blood and...
Uhm, this might be dumb, but any good suggestions on how to travel our baby veiled to the vet on tuesday?
Obviously we cant bring his entire set up, I was just curious how others do it, since it is our first trip and I'd really like to not stress him toooo much...
Thanks! :)
Okay thanks! I will defiantly look them up, for sure. I've heard our vet is very well-known for chams and reptiles, so I hope she administers the right treatment. They defiantly are soo worth it! I will research much more .
And thank you I've been reading posts on here since we got him...
Yes, this is our first cham. The friend has had one cham and I know realize that we should've listened to the reptile store rather than him. I was too afraid of oversupplementing. Also got better gutloading items: collard, mustard and dandelion greens. thanks!
Hopefully the vet trip will...
oh no! :(
Sadly I figured as much looking at the pictures closer :( I didn't want to accept it. I wish we wouldn't have backed off the calcium, I was afraid of overdosing. Thank you for the responses! those links are really helpful!!. I made a vet appointment but it is not until next tuesday...
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Veiled, 4 1/2 month old male, purchased at five weeks old.
Handling - when I clean the cage, once a week or so.
Feeding - feeding crickets, with occasional small superworm, waxworm or mealworm. gut loading with carrots, spinach, apple, and other spring greens...