pretty boy with some major probss :(

[jurjenfromholland]

so here is my amazing fellah!! my 2nd chameleon!!
and such a nice boy ... bit shy drinks and eat good
butt the thing is with eating he shoots a bit off...
and not far to... he is kinda young no clue how old im
guessing close to a month of 4.. and got him 1 month now
he doesnt have any clear signs of mdb.. but his lack of shooting makes
me affraid he does have a form of.. mdb....
is there a way to fix his shooting or mabye to improve it.. by adding some
vitamins that stimulate the tong muscle? or something???
cup feeding goes well he goes into the cup and shoots for like a cm or 4,5
but not further... any suggestions..??

 

[jurjenfromholland]

Nobody ??????????????????

 

[oblgobl]

He definitely looks healthy but they can be good at hiding problems. You havn't had him long so it could be a result of previous husbandry and could improve with good care. It could be a vit A deficiency but I'm not sure just make sure he is getting enough now. You can overdose them on vit a so I can't advise you on giving extra in powdered or liquid form. The vit A from their multi vit should be adequate in a normal case. Make sure your feeders are well gutloaded thats a great way to get vitamins into your cham, I think theres a gutloading sticky on this forum somewere I would have a read if you havn't already. It could be a result in an old injury and may never improve or maybe he just has bad aim. I do think he is older than 4 months I would say closer to 6 or 7 to be honest, he is very handsome.

 

[Muddyfeet]

If you could ask this in the health section..

Also please make sure you fill out the husbandry form.. the how to ask for help sticky
Its important to know what your husbandry and current supplements, heat lighting etc in order to make any recommendations..

 

[jurjenfromholland]

any other suggestions??
or any other solutions?

 

[Carlton]

any other suggestions??
or any other solutions?

It may not be anything worse than poor muscle tone. If he was always fed out of a cup close by he may have never needed to extend his tongue very far. If your gutloading and supplementation is right, it may take time and practice to regain his tongue control. Try providing more than one feeder site...and one should force him to shoot farther than the other. Or, offer him flying insects to shoot at.

 

[Camsofcali]

I've gotten a panther from a VERY well known breeder with an "outstanding" rep that had toungue issues.No signs of MBD.He couldn't shoot at all when I received him and would eat out of my hands or chase down his prey and snap them up. As an adult his toungue try's to shoot now but doesn't shoot very far and looks out of form so I think it was a genetic defect as this breeder practices line breeding. Line breeding can be great when your looking to replicate a desired color scheme but the consequences of two animals that are closely related producing offspring can also have some undesirable results also. Genetic "Defects"... It's a possibility that this could have something to do with your little guys issues, speaking from someone who has had a similar experience. I will add though that the colors are amazing on my line bred guy so it does have its advantages...

 

[camimom]

What do you supplement with and how often>

 

[Psychobunny]

Maybe just his vision, needs glasses!?