According the some helpful people one here... I thought it was male, but based on the picture they said female.
As you can tell she/he was very sick...
Hello,
I just lost my baby veiled this morning due to a respiratory problem.
I am a newbie and had done a lot of research before setting up and purchasing Slappy. When she was sick I posted in the health area and it was mentioned that I had a lot of mistakes in my set up. I want to fix those...
Sadly I have to report that Slappy just passed away. As soon as I saw her gaping I ran a hot shower and got her into some steam..... and she passed away within 5 minutes. I am heartbroken that something I did wrong killed that little girl.
Eventually we’d like to get another one but I want to...
Update: Slappy is still alive. Will be heading to the vet this afternoon. She has her eyes open this morning and is actually up on a branch! Personally I think her color looks much better. She’s gaping occasionally, so respiratory issue must be it. Hopefully the vet can do something! Thank you...
Anytime that you start a sentence with “I don’t want to offend but..” it always ends up being offensive.
Humidity is back down to about 55%, lighting has been changed to a reptisun 10uvb and a daylight blue bulb.
Color wise she’s not as yellow. She’s hanging out at the bottom of her cage...
Lights have all been switched out. I took him outside for about 45min and he immediately turned much greener. I talked to the Vet... we can’t get in today but he suggested Reptaboost as a stopgap.
I’m just worried he’s going to hurt himself.. he won’t open his eyes when he’s walking and he...
Chameleon: veiled, believe it’s a male, about 2-3 months... owned for 5 weeks.
Handling: every couple days.
Feeding: crickets, dubias. Occasional hornworm. Butterworms, a couple pheonix worms, 2 wax worms total.
Supplements: all reptivite, multi-vit once a month (given 2x since had), calcium w/d...
I have a baby veiled...around 2 months old is my guess. We bought him from a local pet store, not a chain store. Always been super friendly, our kids love him! We have an eco terra glass vivarium, planted. We use the mist king and a dripper because he’s not a fan of being misted. He gets...