First time reptile owner
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Im a first time cham owner and when my cham moves he is about to step and his foot gets all shaky
I dont know if this is normal :|
I dont know if this is normal :|
Veiled Really Shaky
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Remkon
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Hi and welcome to the forums!
It may be nothing, chameleons will sometimes do a backward/forward motion when walking to imitate a leaf blowing in the wind, however it will be his whole body moving and not one foot.
I think shakiness could also be early signs of MBD so what kind of UBV lamp are you using and how and what do you use as supplements?
To help you better it's best you fill in the questions in the how to ask for help topic: https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/how-to-ask-for-help.66/
It may be nothing, chameleons will sometimes do a backward/forward motion when walking to imitate a leaf blowing in the wind, however it will be his whole body moving and not one foot.
I think shakiness could also be early signs of MBD so what kind of UBV lamp are you using and how and what do you use as supplements?
To help you better it's best you fill in the questions in the how to ask for help topic: https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/how-to-ask-for-help.66/
First time reptile owner
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Ah Ok I have been forgetting to put the calcium powder on. I recently fed him and put the powder on and will be sure to give him more calcium. (as ive heard thats a cause for MBD)
Remkon
Chameleon Enthusiast
Please don't take MBD lightly, it's not something like the flue... A reptile that has had MBD, even if cared for perfectly after diagnosed, will eventually still feel the consequences of it... Sadly more often than not it's noticed late and the animal suffers from bends and brakes in it's bones and will likely never fully recover and even die.
Proper supplementation is essential, especially when they are still growing. Them double domes are nice but a compact UVB lamp is not very useful placed vertically. Compacts have more surface area on tje sides and will give more UVB to your cham if placed horizontal.
Also a good reflector will also help a lot (aluminium foil will even work).
Assuming its a veiled you will want to study this caresheet until you know it by heart:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/caresheets/veiled/
good luck!
Proper supplementation is essential, especially when they are still growing. Them double domes are nice but a compact UVB lamp is not very useful placed vertically. Compacts have more surface area on tje sides and will give more UVB to your cham if placed horizontal.
Also a good reflector will also help a lot (aluminium foil will even work).
Assuming its a veiled you will want to study this caresheet until you know it by heart:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/caresheets/veiled/
good luck!
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phantomchameleon
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phantomchameleon
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My dude, I think you meant this one
https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/caresheets/veiled/
If it's not a veiled, all other caresheets are here https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/caresheets/
phantomchameleon
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Don't jinx it
First time reptile owner
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I believe that is what he is doing. Thank you for the help!
Remkon
Chameleon Enthusiast
Calcium w/o D3 daily
Multi vitamin and calcium with D3 once a week (on alternating weeks).
If you have a multivitamin with D3 you can replace the calcium with D3 for just calcium.
Angelwolf
Chameleon Enthusiast
Thanks. I realized that was strangely worded, after I posted it. My vet actually instructed me to give the multivitamin powder daily. He recommended Rephashy Calcium Plus. This was at the recommendation of a colleague of his, after doing some blood work on my cham. Perhaps because of the lack of nutrients in crickets and super worms.At any rate, I don't disagree with you, I just wanted to relay the information I received from my vet.
Peachypink
Chameleon Enthusiast
The Repashy Calcium Plus is a great product and is an all in one, It is formualted to be safely used every day. The multi vitamin that people use with the schedule Remkon gave is a different type of multi that is too concentrated to be used daily. With the Calcium Plus you are basically giving the same thing just without having to use 3 different products on a schedule. I switched over to the Repashy Calcium Plus earlier this year and so far I like it.
Angelwolf
Chameleon Enthusiast
Thank you for that information. I like it so far too. Simplicity is what it's all about!
