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    Tiny chameleon with bruises on hip and knee

    Good news on tiny guy! We finally got permission to take him to the vet on Monday!!! Also the person in charge of ordering has just declared they will NOT be ordering any more veiled Chameleons! will keep you all posted
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    Tiny chameleon with bruises on hip and knee

    I know! I get into so many manger fights about it. Mostly just trying to keep this poor little guy going until I can get enough together to rescue him. I have brought his sever underweight to the attention of my managers but they say they can’t do anything other than try to get him bought...
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    Tiny chameleon with bruises on hip and knee

    Chameleon Info: Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? Veiled, sex unknown, in the store for 6 weeks Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? once a day when misting cage (the hand mister stresses it out) Feeding - What are...
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    Tiny chameleon with bruises on hip and knee

    I work at a corporate pet store and we got in this tiny (pic included) guy about 6 weeks ago. He hasn’t been gaining weight (what we are “allowed” to feed him is too big for him so we have been sneaking him flightless fruit flies and very shredded veggies) Two days ago I noticed brusing suddenly...
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    Sick Cham, New Owner, No Vet Help forth coming

    Thank you for your kindness. I am planning on doing a lot more learning/lurking on the forum reading books before I get another chameleon. I completely understand the problems with box store animals. one of the reasons I started working there was to campaign for better treatment of Bettas and...
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    Sick Cham, New Owner, No Vet Help forth coming

    Thank you so much to everyone who replied. I appreciate it even if this story didn’t have a happy ending
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    Sick Cham, New Owner, No Vet Help forth coming

    Dr. Rich was the Vet used and the one I had tried to set up an appointment with on my own. I have seen him for Ferrets, a cockatiel and once a chicken. He is a good vet but really busy. thank you for the list though! The next closest would have been in Gulfport which is about an hour and a half...
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    Sick Cham, New Owner, No Vet Help forth coming

    Here are the images. I know they don’t help now.... um but here they are.
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    Sick Cham, New Owner, No Vet Help forth coming

    I was misting for about 30 seconds but had the drip water set up on to the umbrella plant and from there on to the ivy.
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    Sick Cham, New Owner, No Vet Help forth coming

    It was MBD, but complicated with a broken jaw that force feeding was making worse. :(
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    Sick Cham, New Owner, No Vet Help forth coming

    Never did manage to get pics downloaded to something I could load them from, but I do have an update. managed to get my manager to push thru the appointment for Ptah thru Petco. And took her in two days ago. yesterday they got back to me and told me was sever MBD with a broken jaw. They...
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    Sick Cham, New Owner, No Vet Help forth coming

    Chameleon Info: Your Chameleon – Veiled, Female, Age is at least 4 months, and had for a week or so at home, in the store for 3 months. Handling – Once every other day when at store, now twice to three times a day for reasons that will be explained Feeding – Crickets, Mealworms, Waxworms...
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