Weird spine curve

[Billie the Camillie-n]

UPDATE:
Xrays were taken
No MBD or NO FRECTURES !!
Vet is thinking spinabifida geneticlly passed down from parent chams nothing todo to fix it ...but its not effecting her so she should be fine

 

[kinyonga]

What did the vet say about wether it would get worse or not.
Why didn't it show up until now then?

 

[jajeanpierre]

UPDATE:
Xrays were taken
No MBD or NO FRECTURES !!
Vet is thinking spinabifida geneticlly passed down from parent chams nothing todo to fix it ...but its not effecting her so she should be fine

I once had a baby hatch with some spine issues. She was given to a reptile zoo vet who was interested in deformities. He did a lot of x-raying and believed the deformity was likely caused by temperature fluctuations during incubation. She eventually developed paralysis in her hind legs. I don't know if she is still alive, but last I heard she was doing fine in a cage on the vet's desk at a big zoo.

I would be very hesitant to consider any deformities to be genetic. Most can be traced to problems relating to incubation. Spina bifida has many causes, with nutrition being a main one. Spina bifida is a failure of the spine to properly form around the spinal cord.

Perhaps your vet meant scoliosis?

 

[Billie the Camillie-n]

I tired call her today but she was out of her office

 

[Billie the Camillie-n]

I once had a baby hatch with some spine issues. She was given to a reptile zoo vet who was interested in deformities. He did a lot of x-raying and believed the deformity was likely caused by temperature fluctuations during incubation. She eventually developed paralysis in her hind legs. I don't know if she is still alive, but last I heard she was doing fine in a cage on the vet's desk at a big zoo.

I would be very hesitant to consider any deformities to be genetic. Most can be traced to problems relating to incubation. Spina bifida has many causes, with nutrition being a main one. Spina bifida is a failure of the spine to properly form around the spinal cord.

Perhaps your vet meant scoliosis?

My mistake she did dx with scoliosis

 

[kinyonga]

You said..."I once had a baby hatch with some spine issues. She was given to a reptile zoo vet who was interested in deformities. He did a lot of x-raying and believed the deformity was likely caused by temperature fluctuations during incubation" ...exactly what I was thinking but this is usually visible from the day they hatch when it's due to incubation.

 

[Billie the Camillie-n]

You said..."I once had a baby hatch with some spine issues. She was given to a reptile zoo vet who was interested in deformities. He did a lot of x-raying and believed the deformity was likely caused by temperature fluctuations during incubation" ...exactly what I was thinking but this is usually visible from the day they hatch when it's due to incubation.

I was mistaken the vet dx her with scoliosis

 

[kinyonga]

So there weren't any signs of it when the chameleon was born?

 

[Billie the Camillie-n]

So there weren't any signs of it when the chameleon was born?

No the curve showed up about a wk ago

 

[Billie the Camillie-n]

She is 3 months

 

[Billie the Camillie-n]

 

[kinyonga]

Found these......
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/scoliosis-in-reptiles.32357/
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/panther-with-scoliosis.95421/