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I'm taking the little dude to the vet right now, I think.

How long should I give him to try and draw it back up into his body?

Chameleon Info: Your Chameleon - Veiled chameleon, I've had him for 14 months. He's probably 15-16 months old. Handling - Every other week or so. I hand feed him and he's never been hostile towards me. Feeding - Exclusively crickets. I feed him every other day and he eats around 20 large...

I was just wondering this same thing today. This thread was helpful for me, too.

didney, post a picture of the environment your chameleon has. In addition to having the correct temperature and humidity (both important to reduce stress) the chameleon should also have some places to hide. It isn't strange for the chameleon to be a bit stressed for the first few days that you...

lol, they do love doing that, don't they

It's a boy for sure? Some more pictures will help with guessing at an age. His colors at rest will be more informative if it's a guy.

If I had to guess the lesson here is just that bad things happen sometimes. A 5 ft fall usually doesn't seem to kill chameleons. This one must have cracked a rib or something and damaged a lung. I suppose maybe you could look into the supplementation, maybe her bones were weak. But really, bad...

Tough to say without a picture. But judging by the description I'd say no. If there's several and they're scale sized it sounds too small and too numerous. Must be some other problem.

My guy does this, too. Periodically he gets crazy and starts searching all around his cage for ways to escape. I always supposed he was just looking for a mate. He doesn't really have the crazy urge to escape, he just wants to wander. Do fix your supplementation schedule, though, I had the same...

Seconding what everyone else has said. She's probably nervous but she's not hiding behind her plants, she's staying up right underneath the basking bulb. She needs a little bit higher of temps. So, that indicates to me that she's a little cold. If you elevate the temps a little bit and give her...

It's not uncommon to never see your chameleon drink. That in itself is not a huge problem. Kind of the way to measure if your chameleon drinks enough is more by the urate's color (the white poop thing) and other symptoms like sunken eyes, etc. If you're worried about your chameleon drinking...

lol, so a compound screw-up. I never realized they had two!

Would a warm water bath be a good recommendation? I'm not an expert but I think it might help clear up this potential shed situation. As I understand it when a reptile sheds a layer of moisture between the old skin and new kinda helps it pop off. Plus I suppose a bath can't really hurt, the...

I can't speak for your Petsmart but at mine the managers would be understanding about the 14 day guarantee. Give them a call and see what you can work out. They will take the chameleon to the vet and pay vet bills. If you ask you can rebuy the chameleon once it's better. We never had any...