LittleRucker
New Member
Some of you may have read my prior post when I took my 1 year old veiled to the vet. He was sick, and not eating, but drinking. I know that many problems are due to husbandry, and please keep in mind that I don't need anyone to ask me what my set up is like because I am not asking anyone a question. The problem with Herbie I just found out was that he has parasites. This happened due to the fact that I had a bowl at the bottom of his cage (not for drinking) but for when my drip system hit the bottom so it wouldn't just disperse onto the cage floor. He ended up using it to poop in as well, and I never saw him drink out of it, but that is the only factor I can think of as to why he would have gotten a parasite. Being gone throughout the day, and after his dripper runs out, I know he still has a possibility of drinking from stand still water, he got smart to any source of water quick, even as a little guy. He has been tested before and been fine, but his stools tested positive this time. When I got home I found him dead on the bottom, it was very sad. He was my first chameleon, and although I have others, and he isn't my last, he was a hardy and fun guy. He really did like me more than tolerate me and he enjoyed when I came around because he knew I either had a tasty treat or I was coming to mist. I took him to the vet, and he looked fine according to the vet, and that is when he asked me if he doesn't get better, to send him a stool sample. Unfortunately they can deteriorate so quickly that 2 days was too long. DONT HAVE WATER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CAGE THIS SHIT'S SERIOUS!
