Update on Shady Jade. I had her back in at work with me. We did X-rays to see what her joints looked like. They’re filled with fluid. I opted to send the fluid off to the lab to see if there crystals in it and what the fluid is whether it be bacterial or not.
She was started on a low dose of...
She laid 44-eggs August 4th. She’s never been with a male so they weren’t fertile. I am taking her back to work with me tomorrow for X-rays.
I have 2 doctors that said gout. I will keep everyone posted. One of the doctors said Pseudo gout is in end stage kidney failure. And her uric acid...
I wanted to post some information on blood values here since they’re so confusing.
I know my chameleon had labs done and understanding all that is just confusing sometimes.
Even working in the Vet Med industry I don’t get it sometimes.
So my girl recently after started having a lot of swelling in her joints so I instantly suspected gout. Origin not known (primary, secondary, or pseudo).
Yesterday she had labs done.
Her results are attached. I’m still waiting to hear back to see if they think Pseudo gout could be the cause...
They eat the plants and everything that’s in the cage itself I buy them from a small business place.
When I asked what he fed them he said because it’s a pattoned formula made up by the breeder he buys them from he can’t share it.
So I have a veiled chameleon she’s about 1.5 YO now.
When I got her she had a potential history of possibly having gout. Her uric acid in her blood was high.
Since then she’s been living in a bioactive set up with a wide variety of bugs some of them just there because they are she’s a picky...
Ok guys. I finally have my bioactive set up about done. I have 1 annoying problem. Fruit flies. How do I keep them out of her enclosure?
They’re like everywhere. And she doesn’t really eat them she just lets them be
Sooooo….
Ms Jade needs new lights, and not only do I want these lights to work well for her basking and daylight needs, I also want my plants to benefit from them.
Any ideas on what I can use for the little lady?
While my bioactive set up is still a working progress, i have a chameleon who craps down the side of her enclosure. I want it to be sanitary. What is everyone else using to clean up?
I’ve had someone tell me chlorhexidine and I’ve literally never heard of using that in a reptile enclosure