farrahsc
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I looked on www.melleridiscovery.com but didn't see a cham showing the colors mine is. He/she is brown with orange stripes. This is one of the rescue chams that is dehydrated. I'm just wondering what the color means.
Meller's Coloring
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farrahsc
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All day long. I leave the dripper on all day and I spray until everything is soaked about 5 times a day right now. I'm trying to give him as much water as I can. My routine this morning was lights on, gave him about 45 minutes to warm up under the lights then a 30 minute shower. I have seen him drink both in the shower and in his enclosure while I'm spraying. My sprayer is this one http://www.exo-terra.com/en/products/mister.php
Poor guy looks horrible! Sounds like you are getting him rehydrated though. Hydration is the most important thing and he should be getting enough with 30 minute showers. I might suggest you do two showers a day instead though. It may be a long road to recovery. From the way he looks, I doubt you could even administer panacur without killing him.
Seeing that picture really pisses me off at whoever was keeping him before you. We rip these beautiful animals out of an environment they are thriving in and toss them in a box.
Seeing that picture really pisses me off at whoever was keeping him before you. We rip these beautiful animals out of an environment they are thriving in and toss them in a box.
farrahsc
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Thanks! He is in the shower again right now and drinking like crazy. I agree 2 showers a day will be better. I didn't want to give him any meds until I get him hydrated since I know how hard they are on his kidneys. I will just keep up with this until I see some improvement. Do you guys thinking doing some sub Q fluids would be a bad idea? I'm afraid of the extra stress it would cause him.
robertc
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I have heard that WC melleri sometimes drink too much and it causes their death (the eplanation is, that in the wild nature, they do not have opportunity to drink very often, so they tend to drink a lot when the opportunity comes). Actually, my CB melleri drink much less than pardalis, etc.
summoner12
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A fecal is paramount.... The hardest thing for melleri is parasites taking over and dehydration when imported. You need to get a fecal exam, maybe find another vet.
Meds must be taken very lightly. If you'd like to see what the kidney's look like, I have necropsy photos of Pat. They are much smaller than other species of chameleon. Melleri are sensitive to meds.... The issue must b identified and then treated. Melleri do not do well with shot gun treatment.
My melleri prolly get 90 minutes worth of misting a day.... (maybe more) water is key to success.
The colors in that photo tell me he is stressed and has internal issues and still adjusting to the new home. I had a melleri named Alex who seemed to be that color for quite some time. I thought I had him checked out OK for parasites. When Alex went to a new home it was found that he had cocidia. He was able to manage OK... but had a semi stressed coloring.... Even though we can maintain them, they might have issues that restrict they full recovery. Get your guys check for any parasite, and get multiple opinions. You might want to look up Dr. Funk in AZ... he is a parasite expert. If you can get digital images of the fecal exam, have them sent to Dr. Funk. He might be able to identify something that was missed by your vet.
