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Male vs. Female veiled chameleons are pretty easy to tell apart by looking at their back feet. (Please keep in mind I am also a beginner cham. keeper). By looking at some of the pics you've posted, I agree that your little dragon is likely a female. I've recently been in a similar situation to...

We are officially one day until the 2 week point and Gretchen is doing great! She's as feisty as ever, appetite is excellent and she's even gained some weight back since surgery! Thank you so much to everyone here and your words of encouragement and support <3

What are some good foods to be giving her? Would giving her more hornworms than usual be okay or is that too much water? They're her favorites. How often did you give them water via dripper and how much at a time?

WARNING: SOME MAY FIND THE ATTACHED IMAGE GRAPHIC It's Friday afternoon and Gretchen just got out of surgery. She did great! She's already awake and alert and as grumpy as ever. I included a pic the doc sent me just because I think it's cool. Those are half of the follicles she pulled out and...

Alrighty so the doc is back in and we still have no eggs at all. Appetite is okay and we haven't lost any weight. We've actually gained some but we also haven't pooed in a few days. She took a big ol'poop today so I'll weigh her and see what the scales say. We've gone ahead and scheduled her...

Tha Thank you!

8 days of digging and still no eggs. I have a referral for a back up vet should an emergency arise but my vet is currently participating in the St. Jude run (running from Memphis, Tennessee all the way to Peoria, Illinois to raise money). If Gretchen hasn't laid her eggs by the time she gets...

Thanks for the bit about pet insurance as well! I've been trying to find a good company because I have rabbits too (another one that can have super expensive vet bills). I didn't even consider Nationwide!

I'm sorry to hear about your girl that passed. Mine passed around the one week mark. You're lucky that you live so close to Dr. Mader! That's incredible. I've seen Dr. Gray's info on here in a vet post from another member. I'll look into it! Unfortunately Chicago is 4 hours away from where I...

I am, however still open to suggestions!

I'm in central Illinois in the United States. I honestly believe my vet is one of the best reptile vets I can get in my area. She frequently does work in Chicago and is a mentor for reptiles to several other experienced vets in the area. Harriet did survive the surgery and was doing well from...

I guess I'm not necessarily looking for help, just some emotional support from like minded individuals. For those of you who are unfamiliar, I posted a thread about a month or so ago about my veiled chameleon, Harriet's, journey through follicular stasis and surgery. She unfortunately didn't...

Hello everyone. Once again I have some bad news. I'm sure many of you could probably have figured it out but Harriet passed away on Saturday night. I'm terribly sad about the whole thing but I can't think of anything else I could have possibly done. Thank you so much for all of your support and...

I'm kind of at a crossroads right now and I'm not sure what to do. She's still hanging on by a thin thread. I've called all the ER vets withing an hour and a half and none of them have any vet that could/would see her. The one closest to me has one coming in in 30 minutes that MIGHT see her. At...

Hello everyone, I'm afraid I have some unfortunate news. While recovery was going well up until about 2 days ago, she didn't want to eat. Last night her energy was very low and I was able to get her to eat a cricket and take a syringe of water. She seemed to have perked up an hour later and was...

She doing okay! She's still pretty pale and weak but definitely improving and has perked up quite a bit since bringing her home! The food I've been giving her is disappearing so shes either eating or they're escaping into my house lol. She is temporarily in a make shift bin enclosure I...

Thank you all for all of the advice and support, thoughts and prayers. My little girl has pulled through! The surgery was completed yesterday but they wanted to keep and observe over night. She weighed 75g before the surgery and went down to 55g after they removed her follicles! My poor girl...

Today is the day! I opted for the surgery and I have to drop her off in an hour or so. I'm so nervous and scared for my baby!

Thank you so much Jann! This vet has done it successfully before and stated she is comfortable operating on chameleons. Idk how many she's done before. She is one of the main vets for a well known reptile rescue up in Chicago though. She may be the best I can get as of right now but I'll double...

Thank you so much Joxie!! I'll be sure to eliminate the meal worms! Anything other than crickets are given once a week. Ex: hornworms on Tuesday of one week. Waxworms on Tuesday of the next. Crickets all other days. I have no idea but I can definitely cut back! I know before I got her she was...