Does it look like MBD???
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Remkon
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If someone sees MBD in that please give a detailed description!
On some pics people yell MBD!!! And I'm like staring at it for minutes to see it...
I want to be able to see it before it's a bad case and honestly I don't see MBD on this guy (when I look at the legs.)
I just think he's a bit thin but he could just be flattening himself.
On some pics people yell MBD!!! And I'm like staring at it for minutes to see it...
I want to be able to see it before it's a bad case and honestly I don't see MBD on this guy (when I look at the legs.)
I just think he's a bit thin but he could just be flattening himself.
Erica1884
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Understood. Thank you. He was definitely flattening himself, typically does when I take him outside... I was actually posting a different thread and saw a few pictures of other chameleons and started wondering if my boy could have it... I take really good care of him and don't think he does have it.
Chameleon Info:
- Your Chameleon - Veiled about 1 year old, male . How long has it been in your care? 5 months
- Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? At least once a day
- Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? Crickets 7-9 per day large, med super worms 1-2 day, occasional wax worms, occasional horned and silk worms. What is the schedule? fill his cup with a few in the morning add more in the afternoon if they are eaten when I come home. How are you gut-loading your feeders? Flukers Orange cubes complete cricket diet, Mazuri better bug gut loading diet
- Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? Zoo med repti calcium with D3. I buy new crickets every three days and dust them before putting them in cricket keeper. If crickets last longer than three days I will add dusting to them again
- Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? Drip system. How often and how long to you mist? 4-6 times daily,1- 2 minutes Do you see your chameleon drinking? Yes, mainly off of himself when sprayed, occassionaly I will catch him drinking from a leaf or right from the drip hose.
- Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Brown with white urinate, well formed but not hard Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? no
- History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
Cage Info:
- Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? Screened large reptibreeze. 18x18x36
- Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? Exoterra 75w basking, exoterra 26 w uvb, night time zoomed 60w blue. Daytime 620am, night time 620pm. Timer switch
- Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot) 90 degree basking, cage floor 55-6he typically is only at the top to middle of cage Lowest overnight temp? 60, typically 65 How do you measure these temps? I have a few , and two probe gauges
- Humidity - What are your humidity levels? 50-90 How are you creating and maintaining these levels? Spraying and invisible mist humidifier What do you use to measure humidity? dial and probe
- Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? Yes, two pothos
- Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor? on a small dresser, six feet approx. from the floor to the top of cage, there is an ac in room only on at night,
- Location - Where are you geographically located? Plymouth Ma
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
Erica1884
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Thank you I just did. To be honest I am more worried about his odd behavior. I posted a thread earlier. If you guys can check it out and offer advice on that I would be thrilled. I really don't know where else to reach out when I am having an issue or a concern. The exotic vets are pretty far from me, talking an hour each way. I feel like it would be more stressful to have him out of his cage for three hours to just have him checked. If I know there is an issue I most certainly would take him but just being curious or questioning something. I turn to the forum.
brownie64
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Hello. From what I see in this pic I really don't see any MBD Could we see a pic of his legs from behind. You should dust your insects right before you feed them. You need to use calcium without d3 at every feeding, and the stuff with d3 twice a month, and a multivitamin twice a month.
Erica1884
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That is news to me. I thought it was only dusting them ever three days with the D3 stuff... Here is a behind pic.
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Theveiled
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Yes No Lights at night. It can disrult their sleep. Also a drop in temperature at night is good
Erica1884
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No lights at night? He sleeps fine, with the light. He is never awake during the night (I know this because he is in my daughters room, she has type one diabetes so i get up 3-5 times a week between 1 am-3am to check her blood sugar and I usually spray his cage if needed and check on him while I get up) He is always sleeping and always in the same position in the morning . With the moon blub and it helps with heat too, I think if I didn't use the light I would have a heating/humidity issue for sure, especially with the ac in the room.....
Erica1884
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I use flukers mainly because it is food and water in one, I also use the Mazuri stuff. It has calcium, omega 3, and vitamin A. Is that stuff okay to use? My guy will occasionally eat a little strawberry too
I would definitely go through the caresheets for veileds and you will have a great guide to caring for your cham.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/caresheets/veiled/
https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/caresheets/veiled/
Erica1884
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I will get some calcium without d3 and look into a multivitamin. thank you
Theveiled
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My house is about 67 (sometimes a tad lower) at night and Stark my veiled does fine
Erica1884
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I am planning on up grading the cage soon. I want to build him a custom one
He does a lot of free ranging to so def gets his exercise
Remkon
Chameleon Enthusiast
He will sleep but not rest properly if it's to light and/or to warm...
You can test if he's properly resting by shining a small light on his eyes for like 10seconds.
If he wakes up he's probably not resting properly.
Don't do this every night but every once in a while on a hot night should not hurt him.
Erica1884
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Okay thanks! good to know..
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