AdmiralSwanson
New Member
Hello everybody,
I say urgent not because I feel the cham is in great danger at the moment but because I am supposed to be purchasing him tomorrow and I dont want to spend £80 for a sick cham.
I am looking to buy the £80 18 month old yemen male, but when I saw him in the shop today there were a few things I noticed, (I am new to chameleons and reptiles btw), first he was in a small enclosure that was not high, he was waist level in the room, and he only had 2-3 branches to climb on! but most importantly he was occasionally shaking a bit. I know that this could be a sign of MBD but could it be anything else? he was not in a very hot part of the enclosure and i think he was a bit cold, but i only saw him shake once or twice in the 20 mins we were there (and didnt notice any double elbows/floppy legs), she took him out (she had to drag him out almost) and gave him to me (first time holding cham) but then he started climbing all over me and crawling up and up my arms to keep trying to get to my shoulders where he then eventually settled on the back of my neck (so cute! knew then i liked him so much!) where i spent about 5mins talking to the shop owner with him perched on the back of my neck. (also while i was there i didnt notice him changing colour too much even when being dragged out of his cage, should he have been changing colour alot? he stayed a fairly bright light green all the time)
anyway sorry for waffling, i guess what im asking is, is this shaking bad? is it mbd? or is it because he was cold or something? could it be recovered easily? she said he spent his life so far in that enclosure (so he seems pretty hardy) and if i get him i would give him a much bigger taller one with lots and lots of climbing things, but anyway what do you guys think? also what do you think about the price? and do you think i should get a younger one than 18months so i dont miss out on them being smaller and seeing them grow up (as i imagine thats pretty special)? How long do they live for on average?
sorry again for waffling!!! =)
and sorry if this isnt correct forum im new! thought clinic was best for shaking advice!
Thanks,
Jon.
I say urgent not because I feel the cham is in great danger at the moment but because I am supposed to be purchasing him tomorrow and I dont want to spend £80 for a sick cham.
I am looking to buy the £80 18 month old yemen male, but when I saw him in the shop today there were a few things I noticed, (I am new to chameleons and reptiles btw), first he was in a small enclosure that was not high, he was waist level in the room, and he only had 2-3 branches to climb on! but most importantly he was occasionally shaking a bit. I know that this could be a sign of MBD but could it be anything else? he was not in a very hot part of the enclosure and i think he was a bit cold, but i only saw him shake once or twice in the 20 mins we were there (and didnt notice any double elbows/floppy legs), she took him out (she had to drag him out almost) and gave him to me (first time holding cham) but then he started climbing all over me and crawling up and up my arms to keep trying to get to my shoulders where he then eventually settled on the back of my neck (so cute! knew then i liked him so much!) where i spent about 5mins talking to the shop owner with him perched on the back of my neck. (also while i was there i didnt notice him changing colour too much even when being dragged out of his cage, should he have been changing colour alot? he stayed a fairly bright light green all the time)
anyway sorry for waffling, i guess what im asking is, is this shaking bad? is it mbd? or is it because he was cold or something? could it be recovered easily? she said he spent his life so far in that enclosure (so he seems pretty hardy) and if i get him i would give him a much bigger taller one with lots and lots of climbing things, but anyway what do you guys think? also what do you think about the price? and do you think i should get a younger one than 18months so i dont miss out on them being smaller and seeing them grow up (as i imagine thats pretty special)? How long do they live for on average?
sorry again for waffling!!! =)
and sorry if this isnt correct forum im new! thought clinic was best for shaking advice!
Thanks,
Jon.