chameleons tounge.

craig87

craig87

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Hi can some one help plz i have had my chameleon for about 7 months now she is round about 8month old when she gose to eat she its getting as close to her food as possible and she is only sticking her tounge out as little as possible to grab her food al my temps r correct my humidity sits between 30 and 40 my tank is 4ft tall 2ft wide i dust her food three times a week with nutrobal just to b safe from md it has vitimans in it as well can some one plz help
 
tounge

Its a vailed chameleon she is female i have had her for 7 months now i have her in a wooden viv with glass at the front i feed her locasts crickets and marlio worms and wasp grubs i use the callcium powder three times per week i mist her cage two to three times per day i have her in my room were it is fairley quite i put her lights on at nine in the morning and off at eleven at night i live in scotland thats as much out the questions as i can remember lol and excuse my spelling :confused:
 
My chams do this if they don't drink enough water, I know there are other things that can cause it, but they need good hydration for their tongues to work properly.
What do his urates look like? Are they white?

As Dgood says, best to fill out the care form and post it (pics help too).

Chams tongues can get injured too, esp if it sticks to something and they have a difficult time 'reeling' it back in.
And the little bone the mussel is attached to is very fragile.

A 7 month old should be able to zap a fly from several inches away.

Is this something new, or has he always been that way?
 
tounge

Thanks for replying its just happened over the past month she did stick her tounge to a branch one day though maybe thats what it could b a havent realy seen her drinking much either her poops white with a liquid coating round it then its brown afterwards see if the bone in her tounge is the problem can it b fixed ? I dont know how to attach a pic as i am using my phone
 
tounge

The nutrobal is the calcium powder with added vitimins i used this with my bearded dragon and had no problems do u think to much calcium could be the problem she is fine and healthy just this problem using her full tounge
 
No. Too much d3. Your chameleons needs are not the same as your bearded dragon. Chams are very sensitive to d3. I use Nutrabol three times a week for my Leos and cresties. I used to use Nutrabol for two previous chams as that is what I was told to do. There has been lots of research done on the subject and giving too much d3 is just as bad for your Cham as not enough. I now feel much more comfortable using three different powders. Plain calcium daily. Calcium with d3 every two weeks and a multivitamin every two weeks.
 
tounge

Do u think this is why she cant shoot her tounge right out ? What powders would u recomend and can u tell me what ones u use and how often plz and thanks for the replys btw
 
I'm not a vet but in my opinion it could very well be. The more you learn about these wonderful creatures the more you understand their needs. I use Komodo cricket dust for plain calcium which I lightly dust daily. Reptivite without d3 for multivitamin used twice a month and repti calcium with d3 twice a month. I also try to offer lots of different prey items well gut loaded. It's been a good summer this year and mine has been outside quite a lot which helps with d3. There are lots of good blogs on here. You might want to check out some relating to the care of female chams so you are ready for the egg laying:D
Welcome to the forum.:)
 
tounge

Thanks for the help and advice i will give that a try and see how it gose i lost my bearded dragon because she became egg bound:( i dont want this to happen again to my chameleon
 
tounge

Thanks for the help and advice i will give what ur doing a try and c how i go from their some one mentioned a bone in their tounge i did c her hit a branch with her tounge and stick to it and she started panicing but it came off see if the bone is damaged will it heal ? I lost my bearded dragon because she became egg bound i dont what this to happen ever again :(
 
Look for a blog by Angiel. She wrote about successful egg laying also jannb has a good blog about it too. On phone just now so can't post links. Sorry about your beardy
 
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