my chameleon constantly falls

[mitevstaikov]

Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - yemen chameleone ,male, 3 iars old

Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?

Feeding - eat it with mial worms super worms and crickets evry 2 deys

Supplements - give him ReptoCal every time wen he eat and ReptoLife 2 time of month

Watering - throw his water every day there with him before the fountain constantly drank himself lately but give him a dropper

Fecal Description - changed its color often well droppings

History - never to have suffered


Cage Info:

Cage Type - Cage 40*40*100 glass and wood

Lighting - UVB and guiding the span of the bulb nearest branch

Temperature - a thermometer during the day is 28 degrees below the bulb to 33 degrees and night falls at a maximum of 20 degrees

Humidity - Превод от български на английски
and constantly use a hygrometer humidity of 65% and throw 2 times per day water
Plants - неможах да му намеря подходящи растения затова при него има само изкуствени

Placement - cell is placed on the ground no noise or over

Location - Bulgaria Europe

Current Problem - difficult to keep your feet fall constantly so I reduced his cell and is now low so as not to hurt regularly grabs the front legs with rear and knows what to do with them

Here are some videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmhT2vuBjtY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlszA6FjJdE

 

[sandrachameleon]

What type or brand of UVB lighting do you use, and how old is it?
What do you feed to the crickets etc?

What you describe could be symptoms of MBD. I recommend a vet visit as soon as possible.

 

[laurie]

What you describe could be symptoms of MBD. I recommend a vet visit as soon as possible.

I agree, that guy is in trouble and needs a vet now.

 

[kinyonga]

Grabbing their own legs and falling could be signs of MBD.
Does he show other signs of MBD? Crooked arms, flexible casque or jaw, inability to shoot his tongue out all the way, doesn't lift the body off the branch, lethargic, not eating much, etc.??
As was already asked, what brand and type (compact, spiral, long linear tube) UVB light are you using? Does the light from it pass through glass or plastic? In the supplements, is there phosphorus, D3, vitamin A?? (I don't have time to look them up right now.)

 

[ataraxia]

that is wild.

 

[mitevstaikov]

Full spectrum of daylight plus 30% UV-A and 4% UV-B Sera 15w 45 cm no glass illuminates it anywhere bit is 1 year old I know it is changing and will change
crickets fed them mainly apples
I wonder whether there is something Meal Worm (Tenebrio molitor) for about 4 months it ate with them ( I ate them with potatoes
) because there were no crickets
we do not have a vet doctor for chameleons in Bulgeria
sorry for bad English but I find it hard to write it correctly

 

[mitevstaikov]

eat your regular iztrelva your tongue better helmet does not bend or jaw

 

[Obama the cham]

Ok, i over read that about 1oo times and still cant get it....u guys r good!:

 

[mitevstaikov]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkPGI0O8ALw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccmaImd85ak

 

[sandrachameleon]

Replace your UVB bulb immediately, preferably with a better brand (buy online if you cant find locally) such as a ReptiSun 5.0 tube. If the weather is warm/moderate, perhaps take him outside, carefully, for a little indirect natural sunlight.

Start feeding your crickets better:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/75-feeder-nutrition-gutloading.html

While mealworms are not a great choice of feed, a few mealworms will not have caused this.

Provide plenty of water.

Did your chameleon suddenly become this way, or has it slowly over time got worse?

Really try to find a vet that knows something about reptile care.

 

[kinyonga]

I'm not a vet, but it almost looks like he has a broken back...or at least some issue with his back so he can't get his feet under him in a way that balances him. Did he ever have a bad fall?

Glad you posted the film of him. It shows very well what's happening to him.

 

[mitevstaikov]

that occur suddenly one day was very good and the next began to fall constantly

 

[mitevstaikov]

yes he fell ones very bad from high i also thing that is the reasone and in monday i will take him to a scanner
if it appears that can it be treated?
and how?

 

[Michael Ryan]

For the most part, if this problem occured suddenly and not over a period of time it is most likely due to an injury, not with nutritional deficiencies. With that in mind, your veiled chameleon must have injured himself because of the fall you claim he endured, however what he damaged I cannot say. You need to find out with a veterinarian.

 

[kinyonga]

If the spine was weakened due to a calcium issue, then he fell and damaged it, it could still be a nutritional issue....although the chameleon's arms are straight...so its hard to be sure.

 

[jr andrade]

Those videos are extremely concerning i feel horrible for the poor thing and i seriously hope he can recover from whatever ailment he has....it looks like its hurting him or something...good luck

~Jr

 

[kinyonga]

Read the parts under Nutritional Secondary Hyperparathyroidism (NSHP) and hypovitaminosis A....
http://www.vetlocator.com/newsarticles/pet_lizard_conditions.php

 

[mitevstaikov]

I took him to the vet and hi shoot him to a Scanner. On the picture theres not visible problems whit the bones or trauma. The vet guess that there is some inflammation in pelvis because of the falling.That inflammation creates pressure to vertebra, so hi considered to give the chameleon antibiotic or antiphlogistic.Tomorrow i will poste the pics from the scener.

 

[kinyonga]

Hope it will be okay!

 

[rcutchens]

Me too - kinda scary and we all feel for your cham as well as you, mitev. Keep us posted and we're all rooting for him!