Think dizzy's days are numbered :-(

[dropanuke]

Yeah me too. I will keep this thread posted, excuse the pun!!

 

[dropanuke]

Just went back for lunch break, she seems ok!!
Think ill give her some wax worms to perk her up too and some dandelion leaves

 

[DavidBuchan]

She's a beautiful old girl, and you've done a great job with her - do you know if she has been bred or laid any infertile eggs at all?

 

[dropanuke]

She's never laid to my knowledge and the time iv had her she hasn't been gravid

 

[DavidBuchan]

She's never laid to my knowledge and the time iv had her she hasn't been gravid

I guessed as much since she's so old, just wanted to check, thanks

 

[dropanuke]

She fell off a lower branch lastnight.
Someone tell me how tough are these creatures?

 

[dropanuke]

I picked her up from the bottom

 

[DavidBuchan]

She fell off a lower branch lastnight.
Someone tell me how tough are these creatures?

There are some Chameleons that will deliberately drop off branches as a means of escaping predators. They have cartilage ribs (not bone) and will inflate themselves so they do have natural 'shock absorbers'
Falling a short distance should not really do her any harm, but due to her age there is a bit more risk of injury. Just keep an eye out for bruises, and do what you can to keep any falls to a safe distance and have a soft landing.

 

[dropanuke]

That's why I have sand at the bottom, for that reason.
Interesting facts though! Very!!

 

[dropanuke]

Ah man she's fallen again!!
She keeps moving around likes she on a mission!
She's got meal worms in there and about 6 locusts she hasn't eaten plus leaves

 

[dropanuke]

She keeps falling down.
Hate this

 

[pssh]

Wow! I thought she was a male with a small casque when i saw her colors at first! She's very pretty.

Try setting some towels/blankets at the bottom or use some soft mesh/netting so that if she falls she will land on something soft. Keeping the distance she can fall from shorter can help as well (shorter cage/turning it on its side.) If she still moves around that is the best option. If she stops wanting to move around much, try doing the hammock I suggested earlier.

 

[dropanuke]

Iv got an appointment on Monday as can't fit me in sooner!
I'm going to get x days done as I saw her slip earlier and it was her back end that have way which could be her hind legs or lower back.
This picture is 20 mins old, she's sleeping thank god
Look carefully!! Lol

 

[jannb]

I'm glad you are taking her to the vets. You need to fix her cage where she can't fall, at least not very far and not on anythig or she's going to get hurt, break a bone or spinal injury. I free range but in the link below you can see how we put the plastic fencing around the trees to catch the old/sick ones when they fall. You could put this or something like it about 6 inches or so under her basking branches to catch her when she falls so she want get hurt.

See the last 3 pictures of Mufasa's tree.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/my-little-old-man-mufasa-85685/

 

[dropanuke]

Very good idea!
Gotta think of a way of rigging it up now

 

[laurie]

I hope all goes well at the vet,good luck and let us know what you find out.

 

[dropanuke]

I'm holding her, her eyes are closed but she is breathing

 

[Miss Lily]

Aww, bless her. I've been following this post but haven't added anything so far. I just wanted to say how sad that she is so poorly. It brings back memories of my first female and I know just how hard it is to have one this sick.

 

[dropanuke]

Just don't know what went wrong!!
She was fine she this stuff happens!
I can't get her to vet sooner as fully booked

 

[Miss Lily]

Would they not see her as an emergency? I know how stressful it is not knowing what to do and how to help them. They often seem fine until they can hide things no longer. Amy had pneumonia back in January and we though she had recovered as we caught it really early (the first outward sign that something was amiss), yet it spread throughout her body by the end of March. It's very distressing to see them like that.