Recent content by sbristow

Good morning everybody. I have been keeping Chameleons for a number of years and with the exception of Nero my male Oustalet's all have lived to a ripe old age. 1 question. Why do most specialists specify a white light? I have recently started using the Exo Terra basking spot, this alongside the...

Hi. I put my Panthers outside when it hits around 22 degrees Celsius and rising which isn't often in the UK. They really take to the garden and due to the size of their enclosure they have plenty of roaming. They do like the sun and will darken and flatten their bodies to absorb the heat and UV...

I have a question that I'd like to ask members. I use a drip system for my Panthers. The water drips onto a Ficus where the Chameleons drink the droplets. My question is whether I should provide rain water or tap water? Tap water has the usual chemicals added whereby rain water does not, there...

During the autumn and winter months last year I tried to keep members up to date with the progress of my make Oustalett's who was suffering from a fungal mouth infection. Despite the efforts of a large number of professionals, Nero died in January following a biopsy. It was a very sad day and he...

He is force fed. He gets a few locusts at the time of the meds. This is a regime I have been carrying out from the early part of his treatment, Other than the lack of voluntary feeding Nero is in fine health.

Thursday January 21st. Following on from the lab test results taken last week it has emerged he is still suffering from a biological infection,this type of infection will not respond to Baytril. He has now been prescribed Ronaxan which is administered every 72 hours, this has to be taken with...

Thursday January 14th. Following Nero’s checkup it has now been confirmed the infections preventing him from feeding have been neutralised. Whilst under the anaesthetic he was throughly inspected to ensure there was no further infection at the rear of his throat. His tongue was also checked for...

A further update on Nero. Following a vet visit today it was confirmed the antibiotic medicine and the anti inflammatory medicine has cleared the infection, however Nero is still refusing to eat voluntarily.It has been decided he will be anesthetised tomorrow where the vets will check the rear...

What a cutie. Wonderful picture.

Following on from my earlier post/s I can now say that we are beginning to see some progress with Nero's condition. The Metacam is helping to reduce the inflammation and the Baytril is fighting the infection. He will continue under this regime for another week. Fingers crossed, whilst progress...

Many thanks for the kind wishes.

Had a quick look today whilst administering his meds. They are receding but its painfully slow. He has been on antibiotics for a month now so we need to draw the line at some point, that point will be on Saturday unless the vet states otherwise. I am getting food into him but nowhere near how...

You didn't say what type you were referring to, however I'll assume it was one of the more common types. I have found from time to time my Chameleon needs to be placed in a tepid shower for approximately 20 minutes. Whilst he is spayed and does have access to a dripper I don't believe he...

Many thanks to you all for all your kind words and wishes.

Many thanks for your kind comments. It isn't a good place to be with him, whilst the medication is showing some signs of improvement, in reality it's only preventing the infection worsening. We have taken swabs and we are using the only suitable antibiotic based upon the swab results, my concern...