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Definitely. I'm always overly cautious with chams because they can be SO fragile. It's worth the effort in my opinion. As annoying as it is (I fought coccidia with my previous cham and that was a nightmare).

If you can, I'd get him to a vet for a fecal check and possibly bloodwork if your budget allows. The more serious thing that can cause edema is sluggish/upset organ function.

For many reptiles, they DO carry parasites that generally won't bother them. I think beardies are a big one. The problem is that often exotic vets deal with lots of reptiles who are far more similar to each other than they are to chameleons. The fallacy in thinking that chams are "just another...

My fingers are crossed for you and Edgar! Hopefully the vet can shed some light on what's going on. 🤞

Yeah, as Steve said, I'd cut back on vitamins for a little bit to see if that is causal. And a vet visit/checkup and a fecal float is always recommended.

Lol I use Repashy LoD for my guy as his D3/Multivitamin, and Repticalcium without D3. There's been SOME discussion that Repashy with D3 is maybe too much D3, and the LoD is ideal, but none of us are vets... Calcium...

Yeah only two weeks in your care isn't really long enough for you to be the cause, I think. I'd say get some info from the breeder and that will be helpful. Bee pollen realyl does seem to correlate with edema in some chams so I'd probably put that on hold as well.

I always ask "Does my chameleon suddenly have man boobs?" for edema - I'd say he's got a little bit of it going on. How long have you had him? If you can give us some history on him (or do a full husbandry review) we may be able to help narrow down causes. If you haven't had him for very long...

You're going to be the best one to make that choice since you know Edgar best. It sounds like it's been a nightmare to find a vet - I'm so sorry about that! I think it's a good possibility that he's just getting old and getting ready to leave this world. It's also POSSIBLE there's something...

As far as a fecal is concerned, ask the vet if you can drop one off. If you get a fresh fecal you can put it in a baggie and put it in the fridge for around a day or so and it should still be valid to bring to the vet the next day. I'd hope your vet wouldn't require ANOTHER visit to test for...

Sometimes veiled chams will munch on their leaves in their enclosures (That's why live plants are ideal, to avoid impaction), but as far as them directly eating plant matter, it's not a beneficial thing. Their bodies don't process plants like they do insects and so whatever nutrients those...

Glad to hear she's been happier! Waxworms are really more of a treat - so I'd stick to crickets, hornworms, black soldier fly larvae, dubia roaches, and silkworms for main feeders. A lot of chams get addicted to waxworms and they're way way too fatty for them to eat every day. Also if the...

It's not recommended to feed them ANY fruits - they aren't able to process any of the nutrients the fruits or plants they might eat.

Thanks for all the updates! My only guesses are D3 overdose, between the supplementation and the higher D3 content in bug burger... or possibly parasites. If I were you, I'd get a fecal done at the vet and rule that out, since it's an easy thing to check. Hermes is a GREAT name for a panther...

Howdy! Can you be more specific? The more detail you give, the better we can assess what's going on. :) Handling - how often do you do educational shows? Feeding - How many bugs do you feed your cham per feeding? How do you do it - bowl, shooting gallery, by hand? It's probably best to...

Pictures of your cham would also be good. You said you give him repashy LoD twice a month and reptivite twice a month - does that mean he's getting a multivitamin every week? If so, that's too much in the way of supplements. Repashy LoD twice a month (say, the 1st and 15th) is a perfect...

Also, if he's about a year old, make sure you're cutting back on feeding - he looks a great weight right now but veilds are known to be little garbage disposals. As they get into adulthood (around one year) you'll want to cut down to 3-4 feeders, roughly 3 days a week, with a weekend day maybe...

The edema looks great! As far as hanging legs - I'm not a vet or even truly an expert, but if I were in your shoes, I'd definitely ask for bloodwork for the possible gout and to see if there are any markers for infection, and perhaps an x-ray to see if there's any injury and to check bone...

Dr. Dalhausen is great. They ARE a little slow to see people sometimes (though the two times I went there were some DIRE emergency bird cases they had to take care of - a bobcat had half-gutted someone's pet duck O_O) but they treated me great. I did leave my cham my second visit because he was...

I wish there was a hug/care emoji here. I know you're taking into account everything you can and will make a decision. THat decision WILL be the correct one - there are so many unknowns that you can't know the future, and you can only choose based on what information you have, what guidance you...