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Normal to go days between bowel movements I noticed in the "poop thread" that one of the pics said the bm shown was a week after the last one. Is that normal. My cham seems healthy and happy, but she often goes 2-3 days between poops. I guess that's ok? How long is too long (like when...

Vet said it was pinched first I don't think Olive's problem was from shedding. When my husband first brought her home she had a small pinch in her tail. The vet said the tail was likely wounded and the shed just made it worse. Thanks for the tips on medication. I was probably too gentle with...

tail snipped Thank you so much. Olive visited the vet yesterday, got the end of her tail snipped and did great in transport and while there. I used a shoe box which did seem to keep her calm. Now i have to give her a drop of antibiotics every day for two weeks - any pointers on administering...

thanks - I'll take her first thing tomorrow. Any ideas on the best way to transport her? I don't want to scare her to death.

Help - is this tail rot? I had Olive out in the ficus today and noticed that ever since she shed the tip of her tail has not looked right. I found this post when I was researching this. Is this normal or does she need a vet?

well it sure worked - I was threatened! God, I love her - every day is a new lesson. I would leave the dripper in there, but I can't seem to shut it off - so water pools. I only put it in once or twice a day for an hour or so - I mist the walls several times a day too and she likes chasing...

OMG - I thought Olive looked thirsty so I decided to start her dripper again and ... BAM - look what my pretty green Olive turned in to!!! I tried to pull the hose out and she started rocking back and forth too. I must have put the dripper hose in to the enclosure too far??? I assume...

Yes - she's in glass. I ordered the screen enclosure last night. Hopefully it will be here soon. In the mean time - she seems to be fine when I leave the front glass doors open. She likes her plants too much to take off! I can close them at night with the lights off and she should be ok.

Makes sense - the temp went down to 70 because I opened the doors!! She stopped opening her mouth. I'll get two new thermometers tonight - thanks!

That's what it says on my thermometer - I only have one at the top of the enclosure. I did just notice that it's cooler in there today (around 70%) maybe I should get a higher wattage basking light? Would she open her mouth because she's too hot or too cold (or does that not matter)?

just noticed pics are sideways FYI - the pics I uploaded are obviously sideways - sorry!

My juvenile cham (with me for one week now!) has started opening her mouth several times a day - just hanging out with her mouth open sometimes. This just started a couple of days ago (about the same time I chopped up collard greens really small and started leaving some in her enclosure). On...

Red light at night One last thing - she sleeps like a log but I have an infrared light on top of her enclosure. Everything I've been reading today says to kill the light. I'm worried she won't be warm enough (her enclosure is about 78-82 degrees in the day). The house is 70 - but will she get...

thanks I know what you mean about the forums - I've been reading everything because I want may baby to be healthy. Now that you also think she's a girl my Oliver will be called Olive! Yes they are pinheads - 24 she ate today! Thanks!

Also a have a new little girl (?) She's adorable - what is her name? I just got a veiled two days before Christmas and I was about to ask the opposite question. She's a porker!!! She ate 15 small crickets at 8:30am and 9 more (+ 3 waxworms) at 1:30. She literally hangs upside down staring...