cruz.m
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Will you?
Need help finding right foods
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ERKleRose
Chameleon Enthusiast
All fake plants are bad. The only good plants for veileds are live ones
Sophia_nelson
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We aren’t sure we are going to see how your all of your advice plays out
Sophia_nelson
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Yes I will get live ones!
ERKleRose
Chameleon Enthusiast
He needs an experienced chameleon vet ASAP for his MBD! A proper vet treatment and correct husbandry changes go hand-in-hand to make sure he gets healthy!
Sophia_nelson
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What is husbandry? And we want to just see how the new light and calcium play out. 200 dollars is a lot of money. That’s how much it would cost to go.
ERKleRose
Chameleon Enthusiast
Husbandry is how you care for him and what supplies you use. It is what everyone’s been commenting on. The form you filled out is a husbandry form. The vet is needed or he will continue to decline. I hate to tell you this, but $200 is low compared to getting all of his treatment bills from the vet and paying for his needed husbandry supplies
Sophia_nelson
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If I notice him still declining we will take him in
ERKleRose
Chameleon Enthusiast
But he is declining, otherwise he wouldn’t have MBD
cruz.m
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I have mentioned this before but you can get vet money from somewhere I will try and find them in the thread but he needs the vet ASAP
cruz.m
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Look into applying please he absolutely NEEDS the vet. It’s called Care Credit
Click on the username to see the thread
The do have plants in the winter. They are inside tho instead of outside.
I just bought some a couple days ago. 
I think she is only 14. It's probably not her decision either to take him in, which is a tough situation to be in.
cruz.m
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You’re right. If she can ask her parents to apply so she will be able to would be awesome but I understandI think she is only 14. It's probably not her decision either to take him in, which is a tough situation to be in.
What size is yours hun? Take a measuring tape and give us the dimensions. You have a wider format so it can make up for the height as long as its up on a table to give it the feel of being higher.
All the fake floral plants have to come out though. These are silk and an impaction risk. They are not made to hold up to a veiled trying to eat them. You can attach them on the outside but they are too risky on the inside of the cage.
Start reading through this. https://chameleonacademy.com/chameleon-husbandry-program-getting-started-with-chameleons/
I think we have harped enough on the cham being treated by a vet for the MBD.... They know. What ever the reason of not taking it in, they know. They are trying to make the other changes suggested. Which means they are putting money in to fix issues. They may not have $300 to go to a vet right now. The Parents may be choosing to spend the money they do have on buying their child's chameleon the items it needs to have to help correct the issues. But saying it repeatedly does nothing and is pointless now.
Ideally we would want any cham with health issues to be treated immediately. Especially those that pose an immediate death risk. This is one of those situations where yes the cham would benefit from seeing a reptile vet. But is not going to die tomorrow if he doesn't. But he will get worse if we do not help with the husbandry corrections.
Can we please move to helping them fix their husbandry... Right lighting, right supplements and rotation. cage corrections etc.
The MBD will get worse if we do not help them learn and get the correct items to counter act the imbalance.
But repeating over and over go to a vet does not work. And not correcting the issues at hand mean they get worse. The OP is a child and is not understanding the terms we use. How frustrating was it for you when you started and did not understand everything?
Please focus on the husbandry so we can help.
Ideally we would want any cham with health issues to be treated immediately. Especially those that pose an immediate death risk. This is one of those situations where yes the cham would benefit from seeing a reptile vet. But is not going to die tomorrow if he doesn't. But he will get worse if we do not help with the husbandry corrections.
Can we please move to helping them fix their husbandry... Right lighting, right supplements and rotation. cage corrections etc.
The MBD will get worse if we do not help them learn and get the correct items to counter act the imbalance.
But repeating over and over go to a vet does not work. And not correcting the issues at hand mean they get worse. The OP is a child and is not understanding the terms we use. How frustrating was it for you when you started and did not understand everything?
Please focus on the husbandry so we can help.
Sophia_nelson
Member
Yes it it very. I’ve been trying to convince them. But it’s hard so I’m saving my money.I think she is only 14. It's probably not her decision either to take him in, which is a tough situation to be in.
Sophia_nelson
Member
Thank you so much for understanding it has been really hard.
Sophia_nelson
Member
What size is yours hun? Take a measuring tape and give us the dimensions. You have a wider format so it can make up for the height as long as its up on a table to give it the feel of being higher.
All the fake floral plants have to come out though. These are silk and an impaction risk. They are not made to hold up to a veiled trying to eat them. You can attach them on the outside but they are too risky on the inside of the cage.
Start reading through this. https://chameleonacademy.com/chameleon-husbandry-program-getting-started-with-chameleons
i just got mine!!!The do have plants in the winter. They are inside tho instead of outside.
