Gravid? Also what’s wrong with her leg
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userBandit
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Is she Gravid or just fattening up? I’ve had her since October and she was super tiny when I got her. Probs not old enough to sell...
also the joint on her leg is brown and weird. It can’t be mbd.... I have the right lighting!!
also the joint on her leg is brown and weird. It can’t be mbd.... I have the right lighting!!
userBandit
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maximum 10 bugs everyday. I toss some collard greens in her food cup too and she eats that as well. She eats superworms and occasionally dubias to add enrichment.
userBandit
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Heat Bulb - 100W Repti Basking Bulb
UVB - 10.0 T5 ReptiSun Linear
Tons of foliage though all fake plants at the moment. I mist her three times a day and also has a good gradient of temperature going from top to bottom.
She basks like normal.
UVB - 10.0 T5 ReptiSun Linear
Tons of foliage though all fake plants at the moment. I mist her three times a day and also has a good gradient of temperature going from top to bottom.
She basks like normal.
Fchamel
Chameleon Enthusiast
What is her age? She looks to be about 5-6 months. At this age, that is too much food. feed 5 bugs every other day.
What is your basking temp? A 100W is most likely going to be way too hot. The max basking temp should be 80F.
Overfeeding and a high basking temp results in too many eggs, and she could become egg bound, which is harmful.
A regular incandescent house bulb (without Led) will be cooler at a 40W.
What is your basking temp? A 100W is most likely going to be way too hot. The max basking temp should be 80F.
Overfeeding and a high basking temp results in too many eggs, and she could become egg bound, which is harmful.
A regular incandescent house bulb (without Led) will be cooler at a 40W.
Fchamel
Chameleon Enthusiast
Fake plants are not good for veiled chameleons because they actually eat plants. As soon as you can, you will need to replace these with live plants. I will attach a chart below to follow. You can find these at home depot, lowes. A great plant to use is pothos or golden pothos. If she were to eat a fake plant, that is an impaction risk.
You said..."also the joint on her leg is brown and weird. It can’t be MBD.... I have the right lighting!!"...MBD isn't just caused by the wrong lighting...vitamin D3, vitamin A, calcium available, phosphorous levels, etc also play a part. Not saying that your chameleon has MBD...just explaining. (Right now I can't see the elbow clearly because the photos too dark.)
I know you realize she can produce eggs but do you know that she can produce huge clutches if she's fed too much and kept too warm once she becomes sexually mature... and that it can lead to follicular stasis, eggbinding, MBD, prolapses and other health issues and even death?
I know you realize she can produce eggs but do you know that she can produce huge clutches if she's fed too much and kept too warm once she becomes sexually mature... and that it can lead to follicular stasis, eggbinding, MBD, prolapses and other health issues and even death?
userBandit
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I just want to know if she is gravid. She gets calcium dusted insects daily and a multi-vitamin once a month.
Her leg isn't like that anymore idek what it was.
userBandit
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Also, will her weight go down once i start feeding her the correct amounts?
MissSkittles
Chameleon Enthusiast
Can you post some more current pics of her? If she is gravid, she’ll be needing a lay bin. Since it is sometimes very hard to tell when they are ready to lay, I suggest keeping a lay bin as a permanent part of her enclosure.
userBandit
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her leg is fine. i'll post more photos of her though.
