Ara passed away :'(

Solacust

Solacust

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Hi everyone,
Although I'm not active in the forums, I always come here to read about others experiences and to also learn from others.
Just now my female veiled chameleon passed away, she lived with us for over four years with no health problems. She started to act weird last month, always trying to be next to the UV light and sometimes even burning herself, we tried changing the light bulbs thinking she wasn't getting enough UV. All our efforts were in vain and sadly we don't have vets for reptiles where we live. My wife and I are feeling pretty down because of this since we heard friends veiled chameleons usually live up to 7 years. I'm concerned about our male veiled chameleons because he's starting to keep his eyes closed and not eating unless we hand feed him. Anyway I just wanted to share my story for once.
Thanks to everyone of you that try to help others with your answers and advices, some of them even if they weren't requested by me have helped us a lot.

RIP my little Ara.
 

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I'm sorry to hear that. At least she isn't in pain from whatever it was that was bothering her. I lost my panther awhile back to some crazy health issues. She died in my hands. So sad seeing them go. Again, my condolences. Hopefully your male pulls through.
 
I am sorry to hear that however from just the look of her she looks like she was well taken care of and I can't really see any signs of why she passed she looks healthy but females only live about 4-5 years males about 7. I would say you did a good job. It was just her time. Stay linked with the community there are some good people on here.
 
I'm sorry for your loss, she looks like she died as a healthy chameleon rather than having a long road of declining health and suffering.
I know it does not bring her back but maybe it at least gives some comfort.
 
Hey just a guess but you say that your male isn't doing well. Could it be a vitamin/nutrient issue? I only ask as two sick chameleons at once. I'm sorry if this is a touchy subject.
 
Sorry for your loss.

I lost a veiled last summer, completely out of the blue. He was/seemed 100% fine one day, and was dead the next morning. Sometimes there's really nothing you can do. :(
 
OldChamKeeper said:
4 years isn't bad for a female. Might look at your long term supplementation and lighting.
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Do you have them live much longer than that? It doesn't seem like many people have them living all that long and your don't even see that many males reaching 6 or 7 yrs. I do know of one person that has a Veild for 7 yrs now, but that seems rare. I suppose there are many people who don't belong to these groups though that might have chameleons living long and we just don't know about it.
 
carol5208 said:
Do you have them live much longer than that? It doesn't seem like many people have them living all that long and your don't even see that many males reaching 6 or 7 yrs. I do know of one person that has a Veild for 7 yrs now, but that seems rare. I suppose there are many people who don't belong to these groups though that might have chameleons living long and we just don't know about it.
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I don't keep Veileds. Never cared for them much even when they were rare. I did meet a guy who had a male that he claimed he hatched and kept until it was almost eight. The animal was visibly old when I saw it. Females live less.

As for "many people who don't belong to these groups" I'd contest that one. I've been a member here for over a decade. Not because of any great advertising or stuff, but because when you own a chameleon you eventually start looking for information online. It's inevitable that any chameleon keeper will look for information on their new pet. Hence following that logic they will eventually find this place.

I have kept chameleons for over four decades now, This website is the best source of information and the largest gathering of experts anywhere on the internet. Some people may not post here for whatever reason, but you can bet they come and read these pages when they have a problem or need some husbandry information.

Many animals that reproduce fast tend to not live long. That's not true of all critters clearly but, it does seem to be true for many chameleon types.
 
Most of my female veileds lived to be seven. There are always exceptions of course. The males lived even longer. I didn't mate them often but I did mate most of them at one time or another.
 
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