likesrain930
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i've noticed for the past day my veiled chameleon Gregory has been at the bottom of his cage near his plant roots and not high up, any reason to why he's on the ground hiding?
my chameleon has been acting funny
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ChamomilleCame
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I could be wrong, but he might have MBD because they start feeling bad and just dont have the energy to climb
anyone correct me if I'm wrong
anyone correct me if I'm wrong
likesrain930
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What is MBD? He had atleast ten mealworms today a couple of hours ago. When I get him out of his cage he crawls all over me. So i'm not sure what it could be.
likesrain930
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his temp is at 80
camimom
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MBD is metabolic bone disease.
It can be caused from a lack of proper nutrients, mainly, calcium,
it causes breaks, the appearnce of extra joints, soft jaw, shaky gait, falling, grabbing own limbs.
Cna you post a photo of your set up pleae?
and tell em about your husbandry, feeding, lights, temps, etc. etc.
It can be caused from a lack of proper nutrients, mainly, calcium,
it causes breaks, the appearnce of extra joints, soft jaw, shaky gait, falling, grabbing own limbs.
Cna you post a photo of your set up pleae?
and tell em about your husbandry, feeding, lights, temps, etc. etc.
camimom
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Fill this out for me and repost it here.
and photos of the cham and the set up would be great.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/how-ask-help-66/
and photos of the cham and the set up would be great.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/how-ask-help-66/
likesrain930
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Chameleon Info:
* Your Chameleon 7 months old-had for two-male
* Handling - twice a day for maybe ten mins max
* Feeding - 10 mealworns a small ammount of crickets
* Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
* Watering - mist thre etimes a day
* Fecal Description - have not seen any
Cage Info:
* Cage Type - glass 18x12x12
* Lighting - day glo and plant light
* Temperature - 80 down
* Humidity - 50 humdity gauge
* Plants - hibiscus and other chameloen plants
* Placement - is up high
* Location -ono a bookshelf
* Your Chameleon 7 months old-had for two-male
* Handling - twice a day for maybe ten mins max
* Feeding - 10 mealworns a small ammount of crickets
* Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
* Watering - mist thre etimes a day
* Fecal Description - have not seen any
Cage Info:
* Cage Type - glass 18x12x12
* Lighting - day glo and plant light
* Temperature - 80 down
* Humidity - 50 humdity gauge
* Plants - hibiscus and other chameloen plants
* Placement - is up high
* Location -ono a bookshelf
camimom
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OK. this is whats going on.
your care is way way way off.
feeding- no more mealworms... these are not healthy, these are treats only.
crickets are a daily feeder.
learn about gutloading. read these links, use these ingredients, as many as yuo can find.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs...utloading.html
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs...verything.html
http://www.chameleonnews.com/05JunDescamps.html
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs...1-gutload.html
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs...t-gutload.html
http://www.chameleonnews.com/02SepDonoghue.html
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs...oad-foods.html
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/394-dry-gutload-recipe-january-2010.html
Supplements- you need a calcium without d3 for every feeding, a calcium with d3 twice a month, multivitamin twice a month.
these are all powders- you dust them on your crickets.
your cage is wrong.. this needs to be corrrected. NOW!
please get a 24inx24inx48in screen cage.. many of our site sponsors sell them.
Where is your UVB bulb?
reptiglo or reptisun 5.0 is needed.
You need to make these corrections asap or your cham will get sick.
no supplements and no uvb leads to MBD, and that untreated will kill your chameleon.
camimom
New Member
Thats awesome.
THis cham more than likely alreay has MBD from the extreme issues in the husbandry,
