ChameleonRave
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Well, a friend and I went an hour away to rescue three reptiles, one was a Bearded Dragon, with setup, the people couldn't keep him anymore because they had a baby. The over all care of the dragon seemed very good, but very dirty. He is now housed with my friend and visited their local herp vet. He has slight MBD and we are getting it new lights for him and giving him a varied diet that is supplemented/gutloaded. We also picked up a Savannah Monitor, that is probaby 2 1/2 feet in length, he has a giant abscess under his eye and burn marks, the people that gave him to us didn't have him more than a week, they took him from its previous home and then contacted us. He had his abscess drained and he is now in recovery. Last but not least and the main focus of this post is about a 2 1/2 year old female Veiled Chameleon, I posted a thread last week about her. I wasn't intending on taking her in when we arrived, but they showed me what she looked like, and what they kept her in. She hated everyone in her sight and no one dared to pick her up because she would snap at them and get very aggressive. They showed me the repulsive setup which was a hexagonal aquarium, with dirt on the bottom and improper lighting, some branches from outside, and vines. She had day and night bulbs and I doubt she was supplemented a day in her life. I think she might have a touch of MBD. Well, they brought her to me and I checked her over, she appears to have a burn on her left front arm and her casque as well, nothing super serious, but still nothing good. I had them put her back in her hibiscus tree that they had and I told them to let me think about it. As I was playing with the dog, I decided I would try to give her a better chance at life and a more varied and healthy diet rather than just crickets, waxworms and mealworms. I went to pick her up out of the tree, she wasn't too thrilled, super stressed, but she didn't hiss or gap at me.. The owners kind of got excited and asked how I picked her up so fast, gently and without getting bitten. I explained and proceeded to get the chameleon settled on my arm. We then traveled back with quite a few supplies, the entire 55 gallon setup for a bearded dragon, the bearded dragon itself, savannah monitor with its issues, and the female chameleon in search for a new home. We finally got back home and I took her to a hanging pothos and let her sleep the night away as it was about 9:30 PM. The following morning I got out my dusting cups, dubia roaches, superworms, and placed the food in the setup. I got her directly under the lights and she brightened up and went on eating her dusted feeders! I noticed that she is missing two toe nails that seem to have been ripped out when they attempted to pick her up. So now on to the few photos that I bugged her for the other night. I was weighing Darwin on the scale and they got a glimpse of each other. I believe she is receptive. It's been so long since I've seen Delilah, I am brushing up on the females care. 
I am happy to give her a happy and loving home and hope that she can have a great rest of her life no matter how long she has left. In some of the photos you will see Darwin on my other hand, he is about a foot away from her.
She is quite the large Chameleon. She weighs 115 grams, and is about 6 inches h/v and 11 inches h/t.
I am happy to give her a happy and loving home and hope that she can have a great rest of her life no matter how long she has left. In some of the photos you will see Darwin on my other hand, he is about a foot away from her.She is quite the large Chameleon. She weighs 115 grams, and is about 6 inches h/v and 11 inches h/t.
