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We know from studies from wild caught Jackson's in Hawaii that Jackson's will eat other reptiles. I would think they would eat small mammals if they can catch them. That said I don't think pinkies are good food for chameleons. As previously said they are high in fat and low in calcium. Cartilage...

I used to catch wild chameleons and they always hissed and flattened their sides to look bigger. I assume yours is protecting himself from the invader (you).

I'm betting its infection spread from the eye. That eye socket is filled with something not right. Possibilities include fungal, bacterial, cancer. The only way to know is to get a biopsy + culture and sensitivity. Was the enucleted eye sent in for pathology?

Is your vet giving calcium injections or vitamin D injections? Generally vitamin D is given by injection and a liquid calcium (calcium glubionate) is sent home to be given orally twice a day. According to the reptile practitioner's bible (Mader's Reptile Medicine and Surgery) injectable calcium...

I agree with Dr Ferret. The bubbles are most probably an artifact produced by pulling the skin off. That squiggle on the left rib may just be a string of protein but I thought it suspicious. Still, not finding the parasite doesn't mean the bruise couldn't be from migrating parasites that was not...

Remember gout is usually secondary to another abnormality. It usually occurs with water balance problems so dehydration from inappropriate water source or kidney disease are top of the list. Its unlikely to completely remove gout without medication to reduce uric acid buildup below its...

FWIW I am a veterinary Pathologist and I do like chams. I like the photos but I see a different story, closer to what Dr Ferret suggested. In the first picture, it looks like a filarid worm is on the left most rib, next to the bruise. Can't tell for sure without being there. Filarids are common...

Just did a quick check for Delta and they allow dogs, cats and birds in the cabin depending on destination. No in cabin animals for international flight. My last flight from Thailand to the US allowed us to put a cat in the cabin, don't remember the carrier. I would not want a chameleon on a...

Did you see a vet? What his/her advice? Another helpful observation...judging by the photos, you need more foliage and horizontal branches in her cage. Live plants will increase humidity and low humidity can be a cause of eye problems along with vitamin A deficiency and infection.

Just another 2 cents from someone who has traveled extensively with pets (cats)....The airlines will allow animals into the cabin if they are in a carrier that will fit under the seat in front of you. This is the best and cheapest way to transport an animal. The baggage compartment can be...

Full FREE download here: http://www.researchgate.net/publication/41807353_Effects_of_vitamin_D3_supplementation_and_UVb_exposure_on_the_growth_and_plasma_concentration_of_vitamin_D3_metabolites_in_juvenile_bearded_dragons_(Pogona_vitticeps) Where there is a will, there is a way.

There is no rule excluding reptiles. You may want to contact your carrier and find out their policy. Only consider if they allow them in the cabin.

Very clever how she made the word "chameleon" into one. Tell her she has fans.

Is this a liquid calcium or powder? The liquids usually are not sufficient. JannB is rightly worried because weakness is an indication of MBD. A vet can ensure she has laid all the eggs and is not egg bound as well as get you on your way to recovery. Chameleons can be fragile and once they start...

You were definitely sold a seriously sick chameleon. Take him back. If you want to know what it is he needs a biopsy. Its the only way to know what they are. It could be fungal, bacterial, parasitic or however unlikely, neoplastic. Reptiles take a while to show signs of illness and owning this...

There are documented cases of chameleons eating other lizards in the wild. The larger species are known to eat small mammals and birds. Pinkie mice are not a great source of calcium as most believe but they are a great source of preformed vitamin A and are the likely source of vitamin A in the...

I would think any pesticides would kill the moth before it would kill the chameleon.

The chameleons I used to keep were ones I caught in the wild in Libya. They were very hostile initially but quieted down fairly quickly. They lived in the bushes in my front yard and as any good kid would do I would tear the crap out of my arms catching them. The rumors among the Americans at...

He looks great. The location of that lump is where there are fat bodies within the coelom. This is more of a fat gut than anything to worry about.

Unless there are other problems I would think this is just a variation of the blowing leaf walk. Check the feet and especially the nails for signs of damage/inflammation. If nothing then continue to monitor.