Shay weber
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Is there any reason he was doing this, his leg is find he was walking on it but is it hurting or something does anyone have a chameleon that his/her leg did that before. You see how is leg dangling
Why does his leg do this
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Shay weber
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His leg was just sitting like that for about a minute. Before I got worried and I moved him and he walked on him
Shay weber
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I meant he walked on his leg
Hollywhyte
Avid Member
Not really sure I have a Veiled as well sometimes when he sleep he let's his leg dangle
Hollywhyte
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What kind of dusting do you do on his food
Chameleomom
Chameleon Enthusiast
It might help if you posted a close up pic of the leg he favors
ChameLIonLover
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@Shay weber
My chameleon will sometimes have poor stature after being given his d3 or multivitamin dusting. Maybe I dust his bugs too much and he is having troubles metabolizing (not sure if that's the right word) the nutrients? My cham has also been clumsy by grabbing his own leg (thinking his leg is a part of the branch) or missing the branch completely.
I'm not sure if this is due to too much d3 or multivitamin, or not enough, but it seems to happen later in the day or a day after getting these supplements. I believe a more experienced keeper once told me this might be the case. Whether or not your cham gets real sunlight will make a difference in whether or not you should give such supplements, and to what degree you administer them. At least that's what I've come to learn. PLEASE correct me if this is false. Best of luck to you and your cham!
My chameleon will sometimes have poor stature after being given his d3 or multivitamin dusting. Maybe I dust his bugs too much and he is having troubles metabolizing (not sure if that's the right word) the nutrients? My cham has also been clumsy by grabbing his own leg (thinking his leg is a part of the branch) or missing the branch completely.
I'm not sure if this is due to too much d3 or multivitamin, or not enough, but it seems to happen later in the day or a day after getting these supplements. I believe a more experienced keeper once told me this might be the case. Whether or not your cham gets real sunlight will make a difference in whether or not you should give such supplements, and to what degree you administer them. At least that's what I've come to learn. PLEASE correct me if this is false. Best of luck to you and your cham!
Andee
Chameleon Enthusiast
Over dosing of d3 can cause symptoms similair to mbd. But it depends on the other situations too, like how often and how long he gets sun for? How new is his uvb? What strength is his uvb? What you are gutloading with? Because even though you are dusting if everything else is failing it wouldn't matter. The vitamins such as d3 added to help calcium be metabolized in the dusts, is raw vitamins, which means it is harder for them to draw into their systems and put it to use. Which means a lot less is absorbed than would be if they got it naturally through their food source.
