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Just want to show a "normal" skeleton among numerous captive kept chameleons. It's a Furcifer pardalis male. He's a typical one with calcium deficiency: Thin, partially "translucent" bones, a whole in the breast bone, thin bones at the head... Unfortunately, nothing of these problems could be...

Unfortunately, there is no easy way to go for this animal. A swollen and inflammated foot can only be properly treated by the vet's. It doesn't really make sense to give antibiotics or anti-inflammatory drugs or even pain killers without actually knowing what to fight. And those cost money, of...

If you can show a picture, I could tell you which organ or tissue you've probably hit (or you take a look at this to get an idea). Chameleons' skin is quite thin, so a needle which has found its way between two ribs inside the body can hurt the animal, of cause. A needle which only "scratched"...

As long as the hemipenes pockets aren't inflammated and the plugs aren't stuck there often, I would not worry about sperm plugs. But I would definitely worry about your feeding amount, which is a lot too much for an adult chameleon. 10 full grown insects a week are really enough, too... Please...

I post a picture for better understanding...teeth in chameleons are actually part of the jaw bone. If the teeth are "separated" from the jaw, your chameleon is really far from being fine. In case of broken teeth or jawbone (= "separated" teeth") you should definitely visit your reptile vet as...

No problem, there it is, a Bradypodion thambnobates male.

I can only open the first picture somehow. :( However, excreted white crystals in front of the chameleon's nostrils aren't always necessarily related to calcium or vitamin overdose. Most crystals mainly contain potassium and sodium salts, but no calcium. As long as the chameleon has proper...

Wild old Calumma parsonii parsonii male inside Andasibe national park, Madagascar - a very impressing encounter with a huge chameleon

Thanks, I'm glad you like it. You probably mean Furcifer viridis, which still belong to the lateralis clade. We found two females and one male during "pee breaks" ;). They were called Furcifer lateralis, too, until revision in 2012: FLORIO, A. M., INGRAM, C. M., RAKOTONDRAVONY, H. A., LOUIS...

Hi everybody, I finally managed to set up my last Madagascar travelogue from this year in english, so I wanted to share it with you. Originally I wanted to post the pictures here inside the forums, but that's way too much for one thread. Or two ort three... ;) I visited Madagascar's west coast...

Please don't hesitate to visit your reptile vet. Noone can tell only from a picture whether this is an abscess or an bone infection or...Eventually your vet wants to take an x-ray to assure there's no infection concerning the jaw bone yet, cause chameleons unfortunately tend to spreading...

No, it does not immunize against anything. Easily said: Antibiotics kill bacteria. Bacteria are everywhere - on our skin, on every surface around us, in your chameleon's mouth, in your and your chameleon's gut. That's normal as long as the "good" and "bad" bacteria stay in a healthy balance. But...

Ofloxacin is the active agent of a certain group of antibiotics. It should definitely not be used (as every other antibiotics, too) without proper diagnosis and veterinary advice. Trying antibiotics without knowing who to fight or just using them without any real need can lead to new resistances...

Thanks for the votes :). But I got to correct a little fault... The common name of Calumma nasutum is nose-horned chameleon, it's of cause no panther chameleon ;). A little too small and found in different habitats.

...and they need huge amounts of proper food. If you keep them in those small cricket boxes they're sold in without any air ventilation, new food or cleaning, they'll always die after a few days.

If this happens, the dosage probably wasn't correctly chosen. Panacur can be 100% overdosed without causing problems in field studies for mammals (no, you shouldn't try it at home ;)). It's a very safe medication in small animals - and in reptiles, too. I've never seen any of these side...

It would be very interesting to know which "flagellates" your chameleon has. "Flagellates" is only an umbrella term for different species of protozoal parasites, e.g. Hexamita ssp. or Trichomonas ssp. to name only two. The first species can lead to ascending infections of the kidneys in worst...

The larvae of Hermetia illucens are the only "worms" with a real good calcium-phosphorus-ratio, therefore they basically are good feeders. But as all larvae they're no appropriate every day food.

Even for a six month young chameleon this is a lot too much of food, so it's no wonder he refuses eating (which actually, he doesn't! it's still 50 to 60 crickets a week). Additionally, worms shouldn't be base of a regular diet, they contain too much fat and proteins. Please read this thread and...

Bamboo (Bambusae ssp.) contains cyanogenic glycosides. They're splitted enzymatically inside stomach, which produces prussic acid and therefore harms the animal. So if you're chameleon's used to eat leaves, I would better choose completely non-toxic plants. If your chameleon doesn't eat any...