chameleon nails

[kianna2118]

Today i was watching my cham climb in his cage and i notice he wasn't able to grab the cage right with one of his nails. So i took him out to look at it his nails and one his nail was gone. All the other nails are there . will that nail grow again or will it stay like that . thanks

 

[Miss Lily]

If the nail has come out of the nail bed, then it won't grow back again. Is the toe swollen where the nail was?

 

[Malicious]

It is common with screen cages, and when their gone, their gone.

They will learn to adapt to a lost nail, just be sure the area isn't swollen and or infected.


-Jay

 

[kianna2118]

no it isn't swollen or infected.but he has alot of problems trying to use it .. But other then that he is very active and still able to craw all over his cage.

 

[Sang]

i havn't noticed a loss in nail on my cham, but the nails have worn down a bit, and are stubby not sharp.

 

[ocular_factitus]

My C J Xantholophus was wild caught in Hawai'i it seems like someone maybe just grabbed him before could fend for himself, he lost the toe nail, it stubbed over, and never grew again.

 

[Malicious]

i havn't noticed a loss in nail on my cham, but the nails have worn down a bit, and are stubby not sharp.

Fonzie is in the same boat! Really short but still there.

How does he or she do when climbing the screen? Fonzie still climbs well, it doesn't seam to be an issue, but they are really short. I don't know what exactly caused it!?!?


-Jay

 

[Sang]

sometimes he will loose his grip on the mesh and drop, catching himself on the tree branches lower down.

 

[kianna2118]

Yes he has lost his grip several times but manage to find his way back up to the top again?

 

[Powers]

Napoleon is missing one of his back toes, and he doesn't seem to struggle without it.

 

[Lizardlover]

i havn't noticed a loss in nail on my cham, but the nails have worn down a bit, and are stubby not sharp.

Same here with my panther, they are very stubby, but some of them are starting to grow back.

 

[FlipInOut]

mo'o has a nail bent back, it doesnt bother him but should i remove it the toe looks healthy but the nail is turning black.

 

[chambabysitter1]

mo'o has a nail bent back, it doesnt bother him but should i remove it the toe looks healthy but the nail is turning black.

A detailed picture would help. I would start a new thread as well.