Hi, guys!
I recently adopted a 2+ year old female Veiled chameleon. When she was little she had MBD and her bone structure is permanently damaged as a result. Otherwise she's been looking healthy for the 3 months that I've had her.
She has me worried right now, because her last two urates are completely orange. No white parts at all. Before that she has had only white urates with no orange or yellow parts for the last three months. She's been extremely well hydrated and I believe she still is - I mist her 5-6 times a day, humidity is always between 40% and 75%, every day she eats an assortment of leaves and flower petals(all from the safe list and without any fertilizers or pesticides) which are water sprayed. Her eyes are not sunken, skin is healthily getting back to the normal position when pulled, she's not lethargic, hasn't lost appetite and has healthy bulges on the top of her head. Basically she has no symptoms of dehydration except the orange urates, so that makes me think she has some other internal problem. She's not stressed and seems extremely happy, her colours have not changed recently.
The temperature and UV light are all fine, the gut loading is fine, the dusting is fine, she's not been exposed to any toxins and she does not have any symptoms of any disease I've read about.
I'm going to get her to a good vet on Monday, who's had enormous experience with chameleons, as he owns a couple, but I wanted to know if somebody has had a similar problem with an otherwise healthy looking chameleon.
I recently adopted a 2+ year old female Veiled chameleon. When she was little she had MBD and her bone structure is permanently damaged as a result. Otherwise she's been looking healthy for the 3 months that I've had her.
She has me worried right now, because her last two urates are completely orange. No white parts at all. Before that she has had only white urates with no orange or yellow parts for the last three months. She's been extremely well hydrated and I believe she still is - I mist her 5-6 times a day, humidity is always between 40% and 75%, every day she eats an assortment of leaves and flower petals(all from the safe list and without any fertilizers or pesticides) which are water sprayed. Her eyes are not sunken, skin is healthily getting back to the normal position when pulled, she's not lethargic, hasn't lost appetite and has healthy bulges on the top of her head. Basically she has no symptoms of dehydration except the orange urates, so that makes me think she has some other internal problem. She's not stressed and seems extremely happy, her colours have not changed recently.
The temperature and UV light are all fine, the gut loading is fine, the dusting is fine, she's not been exposed to any toxins and she does not have any symptoms of any disease I've read about.
I'm going to get her to a good vet on Monday, who's had enormous experience with chameleons, as he owns a couple, but I wanted to know if somebody has had a similar problem with an otherwise healthy looking chameleon.
