Recent content by mkoe

Hi all. Unfortunately my cham passed away despite my and the vets best efforts. I appreciate all of your help throughout this time and I wish it could have ended better.

Hi all just wanted to give an update. I've been able to get him to eat some over the last few days and have been giving him medicine per the schedule. The spot has a deviation in it which doesn't look great but I'm assuming is better than being full of pus. The tail is still pretty black in the...

Hi all I gave my little guy his meds yesterday but the past two days he has seemed really weak and has been refusing to eat and hasn't moved much. He's started closing his eyes which I know can be a sign of shutting down. I just wanted to see if there was anything that anyone knows that I could...

Sorry took me a second to find my prescription sheet. The other medication is ciprofloxacin. I am not sure what color or smell the pus had. I did not smell anything when it was extracted though it was a few feet away from me. His tail did not smell to me when I gave him the Metacam today.

Oops thank you for letting me know about the supplements I will make that change. I talked to the vet and he confirmed that he removed the pus it was all liquid so it came out quickly. The vet prescribed metacam. I believe there is an antibiotic and a pain management component. He has not been...

I'm not completely sure. I know he poked the spot and got some out but he did not tell me if he got all of it out and it was a little difficult to tell. I will call them again today though.

Hi everyone just got back from the vet. Seems that it was an accumulation of pus in that spot so I got some meds for it. I am attaching pictures of the supplements (the NOD is the one I use almost always) and my cham. I don't think his weight is too much of an issue and the vet seemed pretty...

Thank you both so much for all the information I will definitely try to make all of these changes. Just to respond to a few of the main comments and questions: I feed him exclusively with a feeding station and by hand with about a 2:1 ratio of that. I won't rule out the possibility that a...

Hi all my cham is having some problems with his tail. I looked around the forum and couldn't find anything that looked quite the same as this. Let me know if I need to get any better pictures I did the best I could with these but it seems the problem is the little lump on the tail. It is a bit...

Hi all just wanted to give an update I have installed the doors and temporarily put the screen on top before I can figure out a removable top solution. I am using a Swiss cheese plant and fatsia japanica as my two plants shown here. My basking temperature is right around 80 and my lower...

Thank you! And thank you so much for the advice! I will certainly look into ficus alii. Yes these are definitely all good questions. I did make sure that I was able to reach every spot in the enclosure beforehand specifically for access to the chameleon with vet visits in mind. Making a...

I have decided to throw out the cedar just to be safe. I will be using a different tree that I found. Not pine or cedar or sappy at all. Will clean with dawn and hot water. Yes so the doors are going to be in the two slots to the side of the glass (the two openings in the picture). I am leaving...

Thank you for your help! I have a few more questions if you don't mind. Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? Getting a male panther chameleon soon About 3 months of age Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? Don’t have...

Hi everyone I am getting my first chameleon soon! I have always kept snakes and frogs but decided about 9 months ago to get a chameleon. I have been reading this message board for several months trying to get everything ready. I made an enclosure from scratch which I am pretty proud of but also...