pygmy

[Pygmy chameleon]

• Your Chameleon - bearded pygmy,male , unkown age. hes been with me 4 days
• Handling - rarely
• Feeding - he gets fed crickets for now.he eats about 2 a day
• Supplements - none yet ill get some tonight
• Watering - misting
• Fecal Description - never seen his poo has not been tested for bactirias
• History - none

Cage Info:

• Cage Type - Glass 12X12X18
• Lighting - exo terra uvb+uva
• Temperature - during the day around 22
• Humidity -83 and at night 74
• Plants - no live plants yet
• Placement -
• Location - im in quebec,canada

Problem: When he got here he had dry skin(he is now okay back to normal)he is really skinny,doesnt have good grip what so ever what may be his problem? (i have no vet near me they are all hours away.. )

 

[GrimCamel]

That could be the doing of MBD if so he needs a vet asap.
Could you post a picture please`?

 

[Pygmy chameleon]

what is MBD? i dont know how to pot a pic can u tell me how?

 

[aeolis23]

Click on upload file

 

[GrimCamel]

what is MBD?

Metabolic Bone Disease is when the bones weakens up and can lead to misgrowth or broken bones. Its most commonly caused by wrong supplementing and/or lack of UVB light

 

[Pygmy chameleon]

i dont think its that

okay im suro

 

[GrimCamel]

I would still like to see a picture tho. Especially with the legs that seem weak visible in the picture

 

[Pygmy chameleon]

i tagged u in an album just hold on a few minutes

 

[GrimCamel]

np, I can wait

 

[Pygmy chameleon]

its done go see

 

[Pygmy chameleon]

GrimCamel did u see the pic in the album?

 

[GrimCamel]

Sorry I just did and left a comment! I hope your little guy gets better soon!

 

[Lathis]

There are a lot of resources here on CF that, while not pygmy-specific, are necessary to understand chameleons and their care, especially for things like supplementation products and MBD:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/chameleons/

Pygmy specific information:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/caresheets/pygmy/

I also recommend that you do a ton of general reading on the pygmy enclosure and pygmy specific posts:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/forums/pygmy-enclosures.67/
https://www.chameleonforums.com/search/38419/?q=bearded+pygmy&o=relevance

 

[GrimCamel]

Follow Lathis' advise!

 

[kinyonga]

Can you post a photo please?
How do you know his grip is weak? Is it weak when he's standing on you or on a branch?

 

[aeolis23]

How is he doing? All freshened up?

 

[Vegas Chad]

I highly doubt MBD, 99.5% of pygs are WC and don't have that problem. More likely very dehydrated and just in need of lots of TLC.

 

[Pygmy chameleon]

I highly doubt MBD, 99.5% of pygs are WC and don't have that problem. More likely very dehydrated and just in need of lots of TLC.

yes he was dehydrated he is in good hands now...hes eating well,hydrated....