Ethantrombone16
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Hello Chameleon parents, I am posting this in dire need of some more intelligent people. My chameleon has not been acting himself, and is not using two of his legs. Since myself and my girlfriend are both in college, but she is living in an apartment, he has been primarily under her care. Here is the info that I can give to help.
Cham info:
Your Chameleon: His name is Dvorak, he is a male veiled. He is about 15 months old, purchased in July of 2018.
Handling: 1-2 times per week.
Feeding: Large to extra large Dubia Roaches, 3 every day. Gut-loaded with fresh fruit as much as possible, however my girlfriend has been rather lazy with caring for the roaches. Occasional super-worm or cricket as variety.
Supplement: Every feeding has been calcium with Calcium without D3. Admittedly I believe that my girlfriend has been a little lazy with this aspect as well.
Watering: Dvorak has a repti-rain automatic mister that is set to mist for 45 seconds every 3 hours.
Fecal Description: Fecal and urates look mostly normal, although decreases since he is not eating.
History: My girlfriend and myself decided to get Dvorak as a pet in early July 2018. He has been growing and behaving well for us for all of that time. He recently got a large enclosure upgrade about 3 months ago, which besides switching from crickets to dubias, just a month or so prior, there have been no other changes. My girlfriend and myself recently went off to college, and since I am living in a dorm, she is caring for him about 95% of the time.
Cage info:
Cage type: Custom built cage by myself, out of wood. It was painted in a mold and mildew resistant paint and left to cure and air for about two weeks before we put him in it. The dimensions are about 3ft by 3ft by 4.5ft. The door is a large screen door, so I believe that ventilation is not a problem.
Lighting: We have been using two 75w heating bulbs and a repti-sun T5HO uvb light.
Temp: Basking spot sits right around 78 degrees F, with the rest of the cage right around 68. We recently went up to a larger 150W single bulb, and another uvb, hopefully to help with bone strength and a hotter basking area.
Humidity: Usually sits right about 35-40% humidity, jumping as high as 80% after misting.
Plants: We currently have three larger pothos plants around the top of the cage, and 3 dwarf umbrella plants around the middle of his cage. He usually loves to hide and snack on these plants, but he hasn't been recently.
Placement: In the corner of bedroom, which receives almost no traffic.
Location: Iowa City, Iowa.
Current Problem: Recently Dvorak has been staying a much darker color than he normally is. He is eating extremely rarely, although we have convinced him to eat a single large dubia, a super-worm, and one cricket in the last week, so we know he is not having issues with his tongue. His teeth, however are turning a brownish tinge. He also is not using his front left leg, nor his back right leg. Neither leg looks broken, however the rear one seems a bit swollen. I have attached images of Dvorak for you to get a visual as well. We are prepared to take him to the emergency vet, however our local vets seem to know less than a desirable amount, so ultimately it would be just to see if the bones were broken.
Cham info:
Your Chameleon: His name is Dvorak, he is a male veiled. He is about 15 months old, purchased in July of 2018.
Handling: 1-2 times per week.
Feeding: Large to extra large Dubia Roaches, 3 every day. Gut-loaded with fresh fruit as much as possible, however my girlfriend has been rather lazy with caring for the roaches. Occasional super-worm or cricket as variety.
Supplement: Every feeding has been calcium with Calcium without D3. Admittedly I believe that my girlfriend has been a little lazy with this aspect as well.
Watering: Dvorak has a repti-rain automatic mister that is set to mist for 45 seconds every 3 hours.
Fecal Description: Fecal and urates look mostly normal, although decreases since he is not eating.
History: My girlfriend and myself decided to get Dvorak as a pet in early July 2018. He has been growing and behaving well for us for all of that time. He recently got a large enclosure upgrade about 3 months ago, which besides switching from crickets to dubias, just a month or so prior, there have been no other changes. My girlfriend and myself recently went off to college, and since I am living in a dorm, she is caring for him about 95% of the time.
Cage info:
Cage type: Custom built cage by myself, out of wood. It was painted in a mold and mildew resistant paint and left to cure and air for about two weeks before we put him in it. The dimensions are about 3ft by 3ft by 4.5ft. The door is a large screen door, so I believe that ventilation is not a problem.
Lighting: We have been using two 75w heating bulbs and a repti-sun T5HO uvb light.
Temp: Basking spot sits right around 78 degrees F, with the rest of the cage right around 68. We recently went up to a larger 150W single bulb, and another uvb, hopefully to help with bone strength and a hotter basking area.
Humidity: Usually sits right about 35-40% humidity, jumping as high as 80% after misting.
Plants: We currently have three larger pothos plants around the top of the cage, and 3 dwarf umbrella plants around the middle of his cage. He usually loves to hide and snack on these plants, but he hasn't been recently.
Placement: In the corner of bedroom, which receives almost no traffic.
Location: Iowa City, Iowa.
Current Problem: Recently Dvorak has been staying a much darker color than he normally is. He is eating extremely rarely, although we have convinced him to eat a single large dubia, a super-worm, and one cricket in the last week, so we know he is not having issues with his tongue. His teeth, however are turning a brownish tinge. He also is not using his front left leg, nor his back right leg. Neither leg looks broken, however the rear one seems a bit swollen. I have attached images of Dvorak for you to get a visual as well. We are prepared to take him to the emergency vet, however our local vets seem to know less than a desirable amount, so ultimately it would be just to see if the bones were broken.
how about ordering some black spider fly larvae for both calcium and weight gain! My cham loves them and he can shot three at once ( just discovered today ) and some outdoor sun if the weather is allowed should be good for him 
