Preparing for my first chameleon, tips appreciated

What went wrong so fast?? I am absolutely devastated. She won't open her eyes, keeps gasping, and is making no attempt to balance.

Was it the shower? Was it the fall? Was it something internal? Aside from becoming dehydrated she was fine up until today
 
Traildrifterphalanx said:
What went wrong so fast?? I am absolutely devastated. She won't open her eyes, keeps gasping, and is making no attempt to balance.

Was it the shower? Was it the fall? Was it something internal? Aside from becoming dehydrated she was fine up until today
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It's the hydration . Can you get like a baby dropper ? I think she might have a respiratory infection . I'm so sorry you are experiencing this .
 
sucks dude, im sorry this happened. dont get discouraged. i wouldnt have given her showers seeing she was so young, maybe water got into her lungs and she was slowly drowning. i didnt read everything either but from the gurgling and popping you described it sounded like there was water in there.
 
JGspecial said:
sucks dude, im sorry this happened. dont get discouraged. i wouldnt have given her showers seeing she was so young, maybe water got into her lungs and she was slowly drowning. i didnt read everything either but from the gurgling and popping you described it sounded like there was water in there.
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The gurgling and popping was before the shower . Shower was not on her and she was not drinking for a few day no matter what @Traildrifterphalanx tried . She also had mucus . She needed hydration he did not do anything wrong . I'm not attacking you please don't think that .
 
Hey hun, I as tagged a page ago, I am so sorry for your loss, I didn't read through everything, skimmed closer to the end but know the general issues she presented with. Where did you get her from? Breeder or store?
 
Hey all.

I hate to admit this but unfortunately my willpower is crap when I'm emotionally compromised. While I'm still fully devastated from the loss of JaJa, I can't stand the empty enclosure.

I actually went to Pet Supply Plus, who just opened, and they had a veiled available that's been there since they opened about a month and a half ago. I did choose to take her home with me, but please don't have this reflect poorly on me. I did the same thing when my beloved beardie passed months ago, the empty enclosure stirs up sadness as a constant, painful reminder. I'd rather the enclosure represent life and happiness than memories, and gives me something to focus on.

While I'm not up to getting too excited about this new one just yet, I did give her a misting as soon as I got her in and she opened her mouth to catch the mist and proceeded to go around and lick the droplets. She also found the food cup and has been watching the nymph roaches, so so far so good.

She is not nearly as adorable as JaJa but I'm sure she'll grow on me to help the hurt.

I'm going to schedule a vet appointment for her soon to get her checked out since she's from a chain store, but I would get her checked out regardless.

Thank you all for your words of kindness at JaJa's passing. I still can't believe that happened so fast. I literally watched her drain away.
 
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