Recent content by Jen0413

Ever since Espio got really sick at the end of last year it has been a long road. He overcame whatever infection had taken hold of him with a ridiculous amount of antibiotics, but has lost control of his tongue. It doesn't hang out or anything and he can move it around inside of his mouth, but...

It's been a rough month on us. After many trips to the vet we were finally able to get Espio's infection under control. It took a couple weeks of having to force feed him different types of worms but he eventually started eating silkworms on his own. I was so happy! He was back to being able to...

Jen- Thank you! Kinyonga- He did tell me to vary the injection sites. He recommended legs or any place with muscle. We are having to almost force feed him. I wrap him up in a towel so he can't hurt himself and the vet showed me how to get him to open his mouth. I stick a worm just in the front...

We went to a chameleon vet today about Espio's hyperextended tongue, or what I thought was a hyperextended tongue. I hadn't seen his tongue in a few days, and when the vet looked into his mouth his tongue didn't fall out. His tongue did look swollen though. The vet said he looked great, no shaky...

Update! I was finally able to find a vet with some chameleon knowledge. It's the CSU (Colorado State University) vet hospital. They take care of all of the Zoo's reptiles, including chameleons. The soonest they were able to get me in is tomorrow morning. I'm worried since it's been a week since...

Fort Collins doesn't have a bunch of chameleon experience, but the vet I take my dog too does have a reptile vet. We've never seen him before but since the tongue thing was kind of an emergency and they could get me in today- that is where we went. My confidence plummeted when the first thing...

Any idea how much the cost is to remove the tongue? My husband and I have a pretty good savings for emergencies so we should be ok. I was just wondering what to expect if that's the option

Any time he does open his mouth either to drink or because he's climbing downwards his tongue falls out and he has to chase it to get it back in. :( We have a vet visit at 3 30 today, so hopefully they'll be able to help. I'm worried it hasn't fixed itself because when I was reading about it...

Oh no! I think Espio somehow hyper-extended his tongue. He was fine when I left for work and when I got home I noticed his mouth looked funny. I was able to get him to open it a little and noticed his tongue is all stretched out. He has been keeping it in his mouth, so it's not hanging down...

Lately I've noticed there has been a lot of moisture in my dubia colony, and I can't figure out why. They are fed a mix of fresh fruits and veggies and some dry food. I change the fresh fruits and veggies everyday or every other day to make sure they don't start rotting. By excess moisture I...

Hi guys, So for the first time since I've had Espio, he's decided to go on a hunger strike. He's always been such a good eater, but for the past couple of weeks he's been really picky. He's always loved his dubia roaches, but lately he doesn't want to eat any of them. He will eat one or two...

Cartlon- Thanks for the ideas! 2 sides of his cage are covered in shower curtain for humidity, but I don't know if that does anything for heat. Maybe I'll try to put a fleece blanket around the cage as well. This weekend I will head to the store to find a second basking light and get some flood...

Okie Dokie, so Colorado is on track to have one of the earliest snow falls on record. Because who needs summer? Lately the temps have been around the 50s to 60s outside and I'm having a hard time keeping Espio's basking temperature up. His basking spot is about 5 or so inches from the top of the...

Whew. I'm glad they tend to get over it. I feel awful he doesn't see me as a good thing anymore, but I'd rather him be mad and healthy than hurt. :)

Last week I opened Espio's enclosure door to let him out so he can explore, he's about 8 months old and loves exploring the house. Generally he climbs down and takes off to explore, for some reason he decided to climb on top of his enclosure and before I could pull a chair over to move his...