this normal??

[Van darkholme]

got my guy a 3 months ago he's a veiled. Not sure if this is normal for his leg bones wondering if it's a sign of MBD or something of that nature. He's had it for a while and everything else seems fine with him but it just looks different from other pictures I've seen of veils. Any insight would be appreciated

 

[jackthejellydragon]

never seen that before maybe kinyonga can help

 

[Van darkholme]

never seen that before maybe kinyonga can help

kinda new to these forums how should I get in contact w him?

 

[TayloredExotics]

@kinyonga whatcha think? Sometimes my panther female's hip bones show a bit, especially if she's dehydrated. Might be what's going on here?

 

[AmandaS]

never seen that before maybe kinyonga can help

kinda new to these forums how should I get in contact w him?

@kinyonga

 

[Van darkholme]

ah cool ty everyone. and yea he's kinda been like that since i got him I'm not sure if its gotten more defined tho as he's aged a bit

 

[Flick boy]

kinda new to these forums how should I get in contact w him?

Hi and welcome. You can address kinyonga as mam or my lady

 

[jackthejellydragon]

does he act normal

 

[Van darkholme]

does he act normal

i think so he's very mobile nearly all day. he's eating a good amount and his urates seem fine. he hates my guts but that hasn't really changed since I first got him.

 

[kinyonga]

I wish I could give you an answer but I'm not a vet.
In this skeleton of a veiled you can see a bone there though...
https://www.pinterest.fr/pin/566257353134154341/

 

[Beman]

None of my males hips look like yours. Can you post pics of the entire chameleon please?

 

[Van darkholme]

None of my males hips look like yours. Can you post pics of the entire chameleon please?

this is him about a month ago. Hes very good at climbing and isn't showing any other real signs of sickness that i can see.

 

[Beman]

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this is him about a month ago. Hes very good at climbing and isn't showing any other real signs of sickness that i can see.

He looks a little thin to me. How much is he eating and how often? What are the feeders that your giving?

 

[Van darkholme]

He looks a little thin to me. How much is he eating and how often? What are the feeders that your giving?

well hes kinda slowed his eating recently. i feed him crickets and hornworms and they're just about always available to him. the crickets are always on the side of the vivarium so its not for a lack of opportunity for him to eat. i also find droppings just about every day so I'm not sure why he would be thin.

 

[Van darkholme]

this pic i took of him just now he eats about every other day. Im always trying to give him more to eat but he just doesn't go for it sometimes so if there's an issue with eating its be a hunger strike of some kind

 

[Beman]

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this pic i took of him just now he eats about every other day. Im always trying to give him more to eat but he just doesn't go for it sometimes so if there's an issue with eating its be a hunger strike of some kind

I would take in a fecal to a vet to rule out a parasite issue. They should not need to see him to just run the fecal but if it comes back positive for parasites then they will have to see him for medication. Make sure the Vet is an exotics vet and has worked with Chameleons.

How many every other day would you say he is actually eating? Do you know how old he is?

His eyes are a bit sunken in as well. Is this common? Or was it just the stress of the camera?

 

[Van darkholme]

pretty sure it was the stress of the camera his eyes are usually good. I would say if i don't give him a big boy hornworm then he'll eat 2-3 crickets/small hornworms every other day. I don't actually know how old he is but i have had him for 3 months so I'm assuming close to 1 year if not younger. Thats good advice tho me and rasputin thank you

 

[CasqueAbove]

He looks pretty good, other than the hip bones. Have they always protruded that way ? It is odd because it is uniform on both sides so it does not look like MBD so much. I have seen thin chams, but it does not look like that. It could be genetic, but this is a job for a vet. Only with X-Ray could the see what is going on.

 

[Van darkholme]

He looks pretty good, other than the hip bones. Have they always protruded that way ? It is odd because it is uniform on both sides so it does not look like MBD so much. I have seen thin chams, but it does not look like that. It could be genetic, but this is a job for a vet. Only with X-Ray could the see what is going on.

he has but i kinda feel like its gotten a bit worse overtime. im gonna contact a vet soon

 

[Beman]

Well if you want you could fill out the husbandry form and post pics of the entire cage lighting down. But honestly this would be something I would double check with a vet for. And I would look into getting a fecal. That is not much food being as how the crickets are small sized.