Recent content by JoeVet

According to ASPCS hibiscus are toxic to dogs, cats, and horses. Caterpillars are good at using plant toxins to their advantage. I am a fan of feeding wild insects as long as they don't consume toxic plants or are known to be toxic. With caterpillars note what they eat and if they have bright...

Many reptile vets would love to see females preventavely spayed. We do it for cats and dogs and its so much more dangerous in chameleons.

They do look like termite swarmers, or alates. If so they would be a high fat food. Probably good for a treat. They have a high potassium to calcium level so would need dusting. See nutrtional info here...

Next time open the lungs up, especially if a respiratory infection is suspected. The lungs are fairly simple sacs and easily opened. They also have very thin walled air sacs. Lungworms are generally big enough to see. They can also get pentastomes in the lungs which look like worms but are...

An amazing accomplishment.

She is lucky to have found a keeper who knows how to handle her. As Lazereth said the white crusties around the nostril is salts.

I'm waiting for my own to necropsy so we can have chameleon histology. Didn't notice how old this thread is.

Vitamin D3 is a vitamin that is usually produced by sun (UVB) hitting the skin. Sun can also deactivate vitamin D3 so too much doesn't build up. The ideal circumstance is giving your animal 30-60 minutes (guestimate) a day of unfiltered sunlight. Since most chameleons spend their days indoors D3...

Prince. He was a large part of my youth and college experience. Never got to see him in concert and now never will. RIP.

If he's a good vet and listens to his clients with pets he is unfamiliar with he just may listen to your concerns and follow what Dr Ferret suggests. She is after all quite experienced. I know when I was seeing reptiles I would get good information from some of my clients. If this one doesn't...

James Wellehan I believe. I know its not Jacobson. Unfortunately I lost my subscription to the vet board I was monitoring for reptile news so can't go back and check.

Could be viral or fungal. A biopsy may help. Apparently some don't have a known cause. I think someone in University of Florida is collecting these for further study.

One calcium shot will not solve a calcium deficient animal. The additional D3 may help but I would also ask about adding in twice daily oral calcium glubionate. It takes a long time to get to this condition and will take a long time to correct. Don't expect a quick cure. The weekend at the...

Tell the truth...you just wanted to post those pics. He's incredible.

It could also be an airsac pushing on the side from the inside. This would explain why you see it when he's puffed or stressed. In this case its nothing to worry about.