Recent content by Carlton

IMHO wet skin wouldn't be contributing to RI diseases. Bacteria or molds they inhale from stagnant surroundings is more responsible. Suspect you're overthinking it. Chams are a little more durable than that. Think about it, chams in the wild probably do spend many nights with wet skin because...

Cham bruising can look dramatic. Can't tell from those photos, but check for breaks in the skin. If an actual wound exists, apply a triple antibiotic topical and keep an eye on it. If he can use his tail normally, the bruising is probably superficial and will resolve with time. If he can't use...

Oh, better ID! Waffled back and forth between C. malthe and C. brevicorne. The slender snout on C. gastrotaenia fits much better. (y)

This isn't a species I know much about, but juveniles don't seem to show that well developed white lateral stripe. Maybe a subadult female? They display their well known gorgeous colors when gravid.

Sizes? Photo on the left may be : C. brevicorne.... little to no rostrals for C. malthe. Photo on the right may be: F. lateralis.

Not F. verrucosus IMHO. The skin texture is too uniform (no pattern of pronounced, warty tubercules across the body, few on the cheeks), the dorsal spines aren't pronounced enough, no gular spines. The natural range of F. verrucosus is south and west of Antananarivo. Poor thing looks in poor...

:unsure:It's been a while since I've checked into T j. jacksonii, but isn't it very rare for females to have any horns at all? If they do, isn't it usually one? The odds both of LLL Reptile's females to have not one, not two, but 3 robust horns would seem to be extremely low. Are you sure they...

So sorry you lost him OP. Thank you for the writeup. I think all of us here get so used to hearing about run-of-the-mill, fixable, husbandry-related health problems we forget that sometimes things that are no one's fault or beyond anyone's control can and do happen to the creatures we love...

I agree that Hibiscus can be fussy. They're bushy and attractive but need care. They're a bit more delicate for a cham to climb around on too, especially if your cham likes to munch on them. A Schefflera tends to be a sturdier choice for a cham habitat. A dwarf citrus tree too, but once again...

I would investigate a potential eye issue. Even if a bit of foreign matter was what kicked it off originally, it could be long gone and your cham is reacting to the resulting inflammation or scarring. I would also get him to a vet with demonstrated experience with chams...chams' eyes are unique...

Was the lump ever aspirated to determine what's inside it? Diagnostic imaging might not distinguish between solid tumor or the "caseous" material reptile abscesses form. It isn't as liquid as mammalian abscesses tend to be. It doesn't drain well either. Reptile abscesses also tend to be...

A favorite of mine! First species we officially encountered out in the bush on our first day's drive into Madagascar's rural eastern regions. One male tiptoeing his way across a hot, tar-soaked timber bridge over a rain swollen stream. "Bridge" was a euphemism. The longitudinal tread planks and...

What's the humidity IN THE ROOM like? Find out. Put a humidistat somewhere in the room away from the cage and track the RH level. The level may surprise you. If the room the cage sits in is dry due to running AC or heat and your local climate is also dry, you are pumping a lot of moisture into...

I've seen some cages with flexible plastic or braided cord netting stretched on the inside of the cage screen panels to give the cham something safer to climb on. Sorry I don't recall what the product was. Problem with that is, it's very visible. It might have been something like this...

Just watch the shower curtain for reflections...pick something low gloss (maybe "satin" finish?). I've also hung a clear shower curtain on the outside of the mesh with a foliage pattern fabric hung outside of that. A complex pattern blocks the view and helps break up any reflection. IME, if a...