Afternoon everyone. Our female veiled has been a bit lethargic the past few days and just laying on the bottom of our enclosure. She's about 2 years old and IS enclosed with her brother of the same age. They've been together since day one. I suck at taking care of chameleons...I just been taking this all day by day and have been lucky to keep both of them very happy and healthy...ok well I know they were at least happy. Anyway like I said she was laying on the bottom and was just scaring the crap out of us. So we called That Fish Place and they said they'd check her out and we could surrender her if we had to. I hate to even admit this but right now we have no money, we have $30 in the bank until next paycheck...next week! So we thought this way she would at least get the proper care. I took her in there and they were checking her out and said she looks perfectly healthy she's just gravid! I almost cried tears of joy knowing she was ok! So we took her home and gave her a moist 50/50 mix in a basin about 4-5" deep. She has NOT left this basin in fact last night we thought it looked like she was trying to lay eggs but we didn't see anything happen. I have cardboard up around some of the cage b/c we have cats and i don't want them stressing her out since she's at the bottom...so its hard to keep an eye on her.
this morning when i was misting i noticed when the water ran off the vine into Zillas mouth she would drink so I thought ok Ill take advantage of this. We hardly ever see her drink, but Thunderclese likes to have the water sprayed right into his mouth!! I didn't want to give her very much since I honestly don't know how much she normally drinks. About 2-3 mins after this she started spitting her entire tongue out and the saliva was bubbling. I thought maybe she was choking?! I picked her up and tried to turn her upside down a bit and get the extra mass of saliva out. It was just a small amount and within a min or so she had her tongue back in and laying back down in the sand. since yesterday she has had her mouth gaped open just a bit and the tip of her tongue sticking out. if you touch it she'll pull it back in but then stick it back out. is this normal?? i'm so worried about her, this is terrible. our carecredit is maxed out b/c of trusting the wrong person with it, we have no other credit cards and i guess just don't know the right people. i am open to any advice and will answer any questions you need to ask. im sorry this post is so long im just worried about our girl. she's such a little beauty we don't want anything to happen to her
some facts
about 2 years old
brother and sister caged together in 24x24x48 screen closure
drip system
mist at least 2 times/daily...normally more
fogger
uvb and 2 basking lights 100 and 150 watts...(its a bit cooler in our home and these seem to keep them both comfy)
night light in top back corner in case they get cold
was told shes gravid
staying to bottom of cage in 50/50 mix
no interest in food
did see her drink but then she seemed to choke
diet-crickets - super worms. they have never shown much interest in fruits or veggies. i can get them to eat pureed fruit from time to time though!
i do have cats but do not bother the chameleons, they sit and watch once in awhile but they know if they go past the sofa arms they're getting sprayed. i just know i wouldn't want to be watched if i was laying eggs
I think i have everything covered...and like I said ANY help would be appreciated.
Thank you.
this morning when i was misting i noticed when the water ran off the vine into Zillas mouth she would drink so I thought ok Ill take advantage of this. We hardly ever see her drink, but Thunderclese likes to have the water sprayed right into his mouth!! I didn't want to give her very much since I honestly don't know how much she normally drinks. About 2-3 mins after this she started spitting her entire tongue out and the saliva was bubbling. I thought maybe she was choking?! I picked her up and tried to turn her upside down a bit and get the extra mass of saliva out. It was just a small amount and within a min or so she had her tongue back in and laying back down in the sand. since yesterday she has had her mouth gaped open just a bit and the tip of her tongue sticking out. if you touch it she'll pull it back in but then stick it back out. is this normal?? i'm so worried about her, this is terrible. our carecredit is maxed out b/c of trusting the wrong person with it, we have no other credit cards and i guess just don't know the right people. i am open to any advice and will answer any questions you need to ask. im sorry this post is so long im just worried about our girl. she's such a little beauty we don't want anything to happen to her
some facts
about 2 years old
brother and sister caged together in 24x24x48 screen closure
drip system
mist at least 2 times/daily...normally more
fogger
uvb and 2 basking lights 100 and 150 watts...(its a bit cooler in our home and these seem to keep them both comfy)
night light in top back corner in case they get cold
was told shes gravid
staying to bottom of cage in 50/50 mix
no interest in food
did see her drink but then she seemed to choke
diet-crickets - super worms. they have never shown much interest in fruits or veggies. i can get them to eat pureed fruit from time to time though!
i do have cats but do not bother the chameleons, they sit and watch once in awhile but they know if they go past the sofa arms they're getting sprayed. i just know i wouldn't want to be watched if i was laying eggs
I think i have everything covered...and like I said ANY help would be appreciated.
Thank you.
