Mbd and dehydrated veiled chameleon

[Persephone]

Can you post a few pics please?

I'm not home right now but I'll post what I have. Forgive my lack of photography

 

[JackRipper]

A translucent. Those poor ankles

 

[Persephone]

I'm not home right now but I'll post what I have. Forgive my lack of photography

 

[JackRipper]

I think you have a girl. Did the vet say anything about correcting the legs?

 

[Persephone]

I know his previous owner had been a friend but just wanted to dump him somewhere after having me cover the near 200 buck vet bill....so I took him and told him to not get any more animals. Lost a friend but gained a chameleon

A translucent. Those poor ankles

 

[JackRipper]

Did the vet say it was a male?

 

[Persephone]

I think you have a girl. Did the vet say anything about correcting the legs?

Huh, I'll have to try and sex him myself. I was told male but that could very well be wrong. He said trying to correct would likely make things worse. In both back it looks like multiple breaks

 

[Persephone]

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Did the vet say it was a male?
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He didn't actually check he just assumed since that's what was on the paper

 

[Gingero]

Veileds are super easy to sex. Look to see if there is a bump known as a "spur" on their back feet.

Bump = male
No bump = female

 

[JackRipper]

Huh, I'll have to try and sex him myself. I was told male but that could very well be wrong. He said trying to correct would likely make things worse. In both back it looks like multiple breaks

Are there spurs on the back of the rear feet? Maybe difficult to tell with the multiple breaks and deformities.

 

[JackRipper]

Must have been a hamster vet (small animals) or dogs and cats. You should have her looked at by a reptile specialist

 

[JackRipper]

A big concern would her becoming egg bound now that she is getting so much nutrition + the age her body will start producing eggs and she will not be able to dig a Burrow and possibly be unable to push them out.

 

[Persephone]

Ah, I thought he was still able to hold on, just wasn't as active.

That being the case here is the budget DIY solution I would recommend. go to your local hardware store and/or hardware bigbox store and grab a sheet of eggcrate light diffuser, a bag of zipties, a small roll of weed blocker fabric and a bag of 2" tall by 1" diameter PVC unions. From there you can cut the eggcrate to size of the enclosures base and then you need to ziptie a layer of the weed blocker to the egg crate. Place a range of PVC unions as a legs to hold up the eggrate and viola, what you have created is something called a false bottom. This will allow water to pass through and collect below and your Cham won't be on a substrate, but on a surface that is able to dry and won't get stuck in his mouth. This method will allow you to drain the enclosure as water builds up as well as replace the weed blocker as it gets covered in feces.

Lol I Screenshot that for reference, thanks

 

[Persephone]

Must have been a hamster vet (small animals) or dogs and cats. You should have her looked at by a reptile specialist

He actually was the only reptile vet around...he was just more interested in the bones at the time I think. Is it the coloration or structure that makes you think female? O.O now that I think about it he/she was digging around. I thought it was just boredom

 

[JackRipper]

He actually was the only reptile vet around...he was just more interested in the bones at the time I think. Is it the coloration or structure that makes you think female? O.O now that I think about it he/she was digging around. I thought it was just boredom

Casque and color pattern mostly.

 

[Tihshho]

He actually was the only reptile vet around...he was just more interested in the bones at the time I think. Is it the coloration or structure that makes you think female? O.O now that I think about it he/she was digging around. I thought it was just boredom

If she's digging then you will need to setup a laybin for her to dig and drop her infertile eggs to prevent her from being eggbound. I'd look into this ASAP if that is the case.

 

[JackRipper]

If she's digging then you will need to setup a laybin for her to dig and drop her infertile eggs to prevent her from being eggbound. I'd look into this ASAP if that is the case.

You will have to dig the hole for her with her legs in the condition they are in and hope she deposits.. maybe let her start the burrow then jump in and help.

 

[JackRipper]

You will have to dig the hole for her with her legs in the condition they are in and hope she deposits.. maybe let her start the burrow then jump in and help.

Or have a reptile specialist help.

 

[Persephone]

A big concern would her becoming egg bound now that she is getting so much nutrition + the age her body will start producing eggs and she will not be able to dig a Burrow and possibly be unable to push them out.

Hrmm I'll build up a little area to dig in just in case

 

[Persephone]

I am so glad I found this forum thank you all so much! I've been researching but was so paranoid of making things worse. He/she is at least better than when I got them but I want to give the best chance I can