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you won't sway me on this one lol. I'm sure it may work with a young chameleon but it is still marketed as an enclosure for a multitude of species, each of which would suffer in it. It's not so much the design, which may work for tree frogs or something similar...it's the way they are...

Those bio bubbles are death traps. I've written the company before asking them how they can market such a poor product. Unfortunately they still sell them. I'd take your chameleon out immediately. If it's not a respitory infection it soon will be.

I would take one of them off. A single reptisun 10 should be more than enough, even if it has to go through a screen. You likely know your chameleon better than anyone else, if you notice a change in his behaviour for more than a few days, a visit to a qualified hero vet would be the best option.

Hard to be sure but some signs of an RI include leaning their heads back, struggling for breath, mucous or bubbles, etc. I'd see a vet if you've noticed any of these. What is your supplement schedule? And if I read it correctly, you have a reptisun 5.0 as well as a reptisun 10.0? That seems...

There is some debate(the stuff that causes about this. Some say it's fine as long as you take them off it and feed fresh veggies a few days to a week before feeding. However there is some new research that suggests that the bad protein and uric acid (the stuff that causes gout) stays in the...

Ok there's a few things I'm seeing that you may have to change. First off 52 grams at 10 months really isn't all that small, as average female weight at 1 year is around 80 grams (although she may be on the small side) More foliage and branches are needed at different height of the cage. Most...

I wasn't aware that she had dropped 52 grams. That's a massive loss in weight. If that's the case, by all means, feed her whatever she will eat. The feeding schedule above is for females who are at a healthy weight at about six months old. I've gone over the post again and I can't see much...

Pretty neat little animals. How did your screen cage turn out for your Cham?

Why have you not taken him to a vet? These are the responsibilities we take on as pet owners.

Without knowing her exact setup and methods it's difficult to say. It could be that her calcium has very little d3 in it, making it safe for everyday use. What UVB bulbs does she use? What does she gutload with? There are too many variables to say for sure, but there is a definite consensus...

It's always stressful waiting for them to lay. She looks to be in good health so she should lay when she's ready. As soon as mine start pacing around the bottom of the cage (they'll do this almost continuously) I set up a large garbage bin with about 12" of sand and peat mix, some...

Could you fill out the form in the link below and we'll do our best to help. Sleeping at all during the day can be a sign of a multitude of problems with chameleons. Without knowing all your husbandry info, it's difficult to say what's wrong. Also I believe that's a croton plant in the bottom...

I wouldn't trust a chameleon in this setup, no. They may do fine but I wouldn't want to risk it as they aren't really adept at swimming. Anoles however have no trouble in water and in the wild they'll readily use water as an escape route from predators. The main reason that anoles are...

Flukers is junk and doesn't do much but provide a bit of moisture. The pet store likely doesn't provide any gutloading other than a potato or carrot. A variety of well gutloaded feeders (crickets, roaches, silk/horn/Phoenix/super worms, locusts etc.) is essential for a chameleons well-being...

So you don't dust at all with vitamins or calcium with d3? How do you gutload your feeders? The proper supplementation schedule is as follows: Calcium WITHOUT d3 at every feeding Calcium WITH d3 every two weeks Multivitamin every two weeks (not same time as cal with d3) If you haven't been...

Take him to a vet if you think he's in that bad of shape. It's difficult for us to determine what's wrong just by looking at pictures. Have you only ever used calcium without d3? Has he been getting vitamins? How often do you change his UVB lighting? We may be able to help you further if you...

If you fill out the form from the "how to ask for help" section of these forums we'll be able to help you better. By the sounds of it she's may have a respitory infection, but until we get info, or you take her to the vet it's hard to say for sure. In my opinion a trip to the vet asap would be...

UVB, which is essential for chameleons to process and use calcium, cannot pass through glass or plastic. In fact even if it passes through screen it is significantly reduced as well.

I admire your bravery in taking in this chameleon. She is really in terrible shape. I, and many others here, realize that many chameleons can live a happy life after recovering from MBD, but honestly I believe this chameleon may need to be put to sleep. Until you see a vet it's hard to say...

Vet. Immediately. As said before he needs subcutaneous fluids as soon as possible. He is very near death judging by the pictures. If you can't get him to a vet tonight I'd put him on a plant in the shower, point the shower head at the wall so that the warm water bounces off and mists over...