Why was the veiled chameleons Casque(crest) curled ?

[TeknoTwinky]

Hi i have a 7month old Veiled male and his crown is pointing up completly straight and thiswas how i always seen wild ones and pics of them but i was at the pet shop a couple weeks ago and seen a veiled wuth his crown in a big curl ? Why is that ? I thought it might of been calcium deficency ?

Sory for the thread but it seems like un available information on the net?

 

[reyesjoshuacruz]

Possibly poor care, how were the limbs? straight and true, or bent like "u's" at the joints?

any eye issues you noticed?

 

[SimonBolivar]

The caske bending? or leaning to aside? Thats normall. Lots of veiled's casque's lean to one side or they have a bump or whatever.
It sort of a way of adding character to the animal, just like humans have different features that gives us a physical character
If you are taking well care of your cham this has nothing to do with health issues.

Now it COULD be a lack of nutrients (Pet stores are Satan's crack) but im going with the normality.

 

[ChameleonAyer]

I am pretty sure the general cause of a bend (or big curl) is MBD (metabolic bone disease) which is probably due to the chameleon not being fed properly (poor nutrients / gutloads for feeders) or due to it being raised with out a UVB bulb.

 

[Lancecham]

I am pretty sure the general cause of a bend (or big curl) is MBD (metabolic bone disease) which is probably due to the chameleon not being fed properly (poor nutrients / gutloads for feeders) or due to it being raised with out a UVB bulb.

Yes, I agree...

 

[sandrachameleon]

The caske bending? or leaning to aside? Thats normall.

I dont think its normal. Im with those who suspect poor care.