Recent content by Pongo

For all those concerned... Just an update on the situation. The little guys tail is on the mend, and still attached to his body! The skin on the tail failed to shed causing a bacterial buildup underneath the unshed portion. A small tear or puncture(probably from attempts to slough the skin)...

Thank you for the link. All are these vets over 5 hours away. I did find one in Chico, Ca (100 miles away) and I am hoping my local vet can get together with him so he doesn't have to go through the stress of all the travel. Will take him down the mountain in the AM if needed but too late in the...

Yes, and I am working on it. Could still use some ideas in the mean time.

I live in Greenville, Ca........Northern Ca. A good 2 hours from a city and 1/2 hr from any type of vet at all. Closest Cities are Chico, Ca. and Reno, Nv. Roads are really icy so it might take hours to get to one of those cities.

I don't have a small animal vet anywhere in the area here. I'm going in to talk to my family vet (he is a large animal vet, knows little about reptiles) to try to find out where I can take him.

after getting the picture, I can see the area better. it looks much worse than I originally thought... still looking for ideas

I have a pair of Veiled chameleons 14-16 weeks old. I have had them for almost a month now and they were both very healthy. Coloration/activity/appetite, all good. The male shed for the second time since I have had them and some of the skin did not come off of the tail. I misted and soaked the...