Carlton
Chameleon Enthusiast
It angers me so much. That stupid kid insisted he was "hand tame." Tried to congratulate himself on being a good pet owner because his chameleon was too weak to hiss at him.
Hello Bryonier.
Jajeanpierre sent me a PM about this thread. This poor guy is in rough shape for sure. I have dealt with my fair share of imported melleri and I am going to tell you right off the bat that the only way you will have success is with hydration and tender care. I was reading some of the responses above, and I saw where @Carlton was explaining how important hydration is in melleri. Don't take that lightly.
I am going to be 100% honest with you....if he makes it, it will be miraculous. Melleri stress very easily. This on top of his health conditions just make for a terrible scenario. I am in no way saying to give up...because I wouldn't. I have seen recoveries that I don't even understand, so there is always a chance. My advice would be keep him in an area with no visual stressors. The post directly before this where Carlton was speaking about syringe use and mashed insects....I completely stand behind all of that advice. She has had Melleri and she knows the struggles of getting them back on track.
But, if "he" does keep on going and starts to improve, the joy watching him come back to life can't be described. I had a rescue female jax who was in this shape and she did survive. When I first brought her home from the pet store (not the typical clueless one, but a very worried one who tried to set her up correctly in spite of a warm dry store situation). The store gave her to me hoping she wouldn't suffer. She laid completely limp in the sink eyes shut, almost unaware. However, when I misted her with warm water she licked water droplets off the porcelain unable to raise her head. Every day I came home expecting to find her gone, but she hung in there. She fought me a little more each time I syringe fed her and eventually began biting down on the feeders I put in her mouth. Every chance I got I misted her head with warm water so she could drink. A year later she was a completely different animal, fat and opinionated. I took her back to the store and they took her picture. They were thrilled. Nice folks.