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ColeCham

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My cham has just fallen for the second time, his limbs and ribs seem to be fine,
but I find he has a very very soft grip, when he's on my hand he tends to slide a little bit because he doesn't grip hard enough. What should I do? :confused:
 
Yes, it could be a weakness caused by any number of things. Nutrition, supplementation, dehydration, stress... the "how to ask for help" form will be very helpful for us to give you a better guess at what's wrong. But I'd take him to a vet, because it might be something only seen in a blood test or something like that.

Fill out the form and include photos, of both the cham and his cage.
 
Chameleon Info:

* Your Chameleon - Ambilobe Panther, Male, about 6 months. About a month and a half.
* Handling - Once in a while
* Feeding - Crickets, and the occasional silk worm, around 10 crickets a day (depending on their size), He eats everyday besides Saturday, Apple, carrots
* Supplements - Exo-Terra, i change each day for example monday calcium tuesday vitamen, etc.
* Watering - I use the little dripper, and yes I've seen him drink
* Fecal Description - His feces looks fine, and yes he's had his shots



Cage Info:

* Cage Type - Screen, 48x24x16
* Lighting -12 hours
* Temperature - Around 75-78 and at night probably 68-72
* Humidity - Around 60% and by watering
* Plants - Hibiscus
* Placement - No it's in my bedroom, and its about 8 inches off the floor
* Location - Quebec, Canada
 
Are you supplementing with vitamins and such basically all week long? That's probably too much, and might be causing something...? not sure. I'd take him to a vet though.
 
I dust pretty heavily
That could very well be the problem right there. I believe that you can cause the kidneys(not sure if that is the correct organ) to shut down over time from over-supplementation, something like that any who.
 
I just took these,
 

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It depends on the feeders you use and what your gut load is

If i were going to do that i would buy

silkworms
hornworms
butterworm
phoenix worms
isopods
which are all high in calcium

aad I would gut load my feeders with
dandelion greens
collard greens
turnip greens
mustard greens
kale
papaya
squash
carrots
oranges
spirulina
bee pollen
 
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