4 month old Male with tongue issues, Please Help

[NicoleR]

Hello Everyone,

I'm very sadden by the fact that I've noticed my 4 month old nosy be has tongue issues! He eats well and drinks fine but he has to be Hand feed because he can't get his tongue to do what he wants! Even hand feeding is a problem sometimes! I really really love him dearly, does anybody have any suggestions?? I do give him a supplement of calcium and vitamin d3 that come mixed already every two weeks. Please help If u know how I can help my baby

 

[Kate]

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[NicoleR]

Hello Everyone,

PROBLEM HAS BEEN SOLVED!!

 

[carol5208]

how did you solve the problem??

 

[kinyonga]

Interested in knowing how the problem was solved too.

Regardless of the problem being solved, your supplementing needs work. Since most insects used as feeders have a poor ratio of calcium to phos its important to dust at most feedings with a phos -free calcium powder to help make up for it. It's recommended that you dust twice a month with a phos - free calcium / D3 powder to ensure that the chameleon gets some D3 without overdosing it.

It's also recommended that you dust twice a month with a vitamin powder that contains a beta carotene (prOformed) source of vitamin A. PrEformed sources of vitamin A will build up in the system and lead to health issues....so you need to be careful with it.

Appropriate temperatures will aid in digestion and thus indirectly in nutrient absorption too.

Also what do you use to feed/gutload the insects with? What do you use for a source of UVB?

 

[biochemnerd808]

I'm curious about how the problem was solved, too!