Recent content by jglefler

Thank you so much. You, like everyone, have been so helpful and kind. Having a chameleon is somewhat like driving through the south in the summer with your windows down. You suddenly experience the sweetest of smells. It is like the breath of heaven. It is wild honeysuckle. But then, in a...

Thanks for all the kind support from everyone. A kind word from someone who truly understands what you are going through is worth so much. That is but one of the many wonderful things about this forum and the friends who gather and support each other here. People here understand, because, they...

Good bye Marty Today was very hard for my wife and me. Little Marty is gone. He seemed to be doing a little better for awhile. We were able to get food and water in him as he gaped and we were hoping he would recover. Yesterday he took a turn for the worse and was in awful shape. He kept trying...

Thanks so much. Right you are. This is DEFINITELY the way to go. The swelling in his chin is starting to come down for sure. He loves the new PowerSun basking bulb and seems very happy under it. We have gotten a lot of water in him by using the gaping/force-feeding method. This is very...

Great! The swelling looks like it may be going down a little bit? But, the other good news is this. I combined both meds into one syringe (the vet's office said this was OK). He was gaping again and my wife was quick on the draw. She was able to get the meds into Marty's mouth before he pulled...

Well, a little bit of encouraging news. I had an idea that I tried. Thankfully Marty came up to bask again today. I turned all of his lights on to heat things up and get him gaping. When he started to gape I took a pair of super long tweezers and tucked a wax worm in his open mouth. At first it...

He hasn't been willing to drink for over 2 months. I will gently spritz his mouth for 10 minutes or drip water onto his snout till I think my arm is going to drop off and he simply will not drink. I put him in a gentle warm shower and he won't drink. The only way I can get water into him is turn...

Thanks. I'll see if I can find some. I tried mustard greens and it was a no go.

Now there's another concern. I mentioned to the vet that I was worried about this whole pushing down/inward on Marty's chin/throat area to get him to open his mouth for meds. They assured me that it was OK. Now his throat is all swollen and looks like I must have done some internal injuries...

This morning Mr. Wonderful came out right away to bask. He chose to stay in the mid range of the cage where his body temp is 74 degrees. Fortunately the vet is open today so I can get the rest of his Baytril and have his stool analyzed. He is such an amazing little guy. One would think he would...

This morning Mr. Wonderful came out right away to bask. He chose to stay in the mid range of the cage where his body temp is 74 degrees. Fortunately the vet is open today so I can get the rest of his Baytril and have his deuce analyzed. He is such an amazing little guy. One would think he would...

Good point. I actually turned on some other basking lights on for him because the temp seemed a little cool. He got up under them for about an hour and moved on. I have a laser thermometer. I will monitor him in this new set up for a couple of days to see how his temp goes. He doesn't like it...

Mixed bag There continues to be a mixed bag with Marty's progress. It is very encouraging that he loves his new PowerSun light and was up under it right away this morning. The downside continues to be... no poop. He has gone well over two weeks now. If he doesn't unload today or tomorrow I will...

Thanks for the heads up. I really appreciate it.

The bulb is 2" above the screen cage top and then another 10" to the vine where he basks. The bulb is about 12" away from the vine overall and must travel through a black fine mesh metal screen. The bulb is the 100 watt puv-11. I had to re-configure the vines to get him the required minimum...