hameleon Info:
Cage Info:
Current Problem - Yesterday morning started out very normal. I started his water dripping. He was waking up and taking his time getting to his basking spot. His lights had turned on and everything seemed just like normal. Late morning I noticed he was at the dripper getting a drink. I was glad to see that because it is something I feel I miss sometimes. It would have been about 12:30 yesterday afternoon. I noticed he was hanging at the bottom held on by his tail with his face almost touching the bottom, his mouth was open. I reached in and picked him up. It seemed as though he has no use of his front legs. They will not support him at all. His back legs are very strong and have a very good grip. We took him to the vet at 3pm yesterday. They said his calcium was good. They gave him a vitamin injection, something for parasites and antibiotic. They also sent us home with more antibiotic for every 12 hours for 5 days. He is not moving around he just lays in one spot however we put him. He does twist his head and look at us. He seems to open his mouth every little bit. We have been giving him water with and eye dropper and misting him to try and keep him hydrated. After reading about health concerns I think he needs vitamins. Can anyone offer any suggestions on something we can do to help him? I will try and post a picture of him currently.
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Please Note:
- Your Chameleon - Veiled chameleon, male, about 3 years old. We have and him since he was very young
- Handling - a lot when he was younger not much since he has gotten older chameleon?
- Feeding - We feed crickets mostly and super worms. 6-8 everyday. I have water and food -gut load in the crickets cage.
- Supplements - I have been dusting the crickets with exo terra calcium + D3
- Watering - He has a dripper in his tank that I turn on every morning and off at night. I mist him 1x a day.
- Fecal Description - droppings are dark and plug shaped, urine is white. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites- no never tested?
- History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
Cage Info:
- Cage Type - He is in a screen cage 18x18x36s?
- Lighting - We have a hood like that is set to a timer. it has both a heat exo-terra 60w and exo terra uvb 26w
- Temperature - basking spot temp is about 85 and honestly not sure what the bottom is. He moves to a vine down to sleep.
- Humidity - I just mist him 1 time a day sometimes 2 with a squirt bottle getting everything very wet.
- Plants - Plants are not alive. they are plastic/ paper ish
- Placement - The tank is located out in our living room. It is in a main path and we stop and visit with him often.
- Location - Illinois?
Current Problem - Yesterday morning started out very normal. I started his water dripping. He was waking up and taking his time getting to his basking spot. His lights had turned on and everything seemed just like normal. Late morning I noticed he was at the dripper getting a drink. I was glad to see that because it is something I feel I miss sometimes. It would have been about 12:30 yesterday afternoon. I noticed he was hanging at the bottom held on by his tail with his face almost touching the bottom, his mouth was open. I reached in and picked him up. It seemed as though he has no use of his front legs. They will not support him at all. His back legs are very strong and have a very good grip. We took him to the vet at 3pm yesterday. They said his calcium was good. They gave him a vitamin injection, something for parasites and antibiotic. They also sent us home with more antibiotic for every 12 hours for 5 days. He is not moving around he just lays in one spot however we put him. He does twist his head and look at us. He seems to open his mouth every little bit. We have been giving him water with and eye dropper and misting him to try and keep him hydrated. After reading about health concerns I think he needs vitamins. Can anyone offer any suggestions on something we can do to help him? I will try and post a picture of him currently.
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- The more details you provide the better and more accurate help you will receive.
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