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  1. LanceLee

    does chameleon closing eyes during daytime imply a death sentence?

    http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f131/asiaphoto77/emily-poo0803_4_zpsu5naabkd.jpg here's a close-up of her poo two days ago... we didn't manage to do a fecal test yesterday because she didn't poo yesterday before i brought her to the vet here's a detailed description of her health...
  2. LanceLee

    does chameleon closing eyes during daytime imply a death sentence?

    here's a picture of Emily with her mouth wide open. seems to have a clear throat. no mucus. and she has not breathing difficulties. can i rule out upper respiratory infection? her left eye is OK, her right eye has been closed for more than a week (i got her as a replacement for a male chameleon...
  3. LanceLee

    does chameleon closing eyes during daytime imply a death sentence?

    it's summer time now and it gets dark around 7pm. i keep my chameleons in a small bedroom with just a small window that is blocked by another building, so not much light thru the window anyway. but what's worrying is that this morning, she closed her eyes at 8am (she wakes up at about 6pm). i...
  4. LanceLee

    does chameleon closing eyes during daytime imply a death sentence?

    I will post some pics of my lighting setup later today Lights on at 6am every morning and off at 6pm This morning at 7am i saw her with her left eye wide open. Then at 8am, about an hour after misting, i saw both her eyes closed again. She was hiding in the potted live plant. I picked her up...
  5. LanceLee

    does chameleon closing eyes during daytime imply a death sentence?

    we did all the tests we could, short of a blood test, which i decided not to do it partly because our vet said they might not be able to successfully extract blood from her, and also because she seems so healthy to us at the clinic. ... so our vet said that she's alright, seems ok. suggest i...
  6. LanceLee

    does chameleon closing eyes during daytime imply a death sentence?

    I brought my female chameleon Emily to the vet today (she's the one who closes her eyes after 4pm yesterday, but appeared active with her left eye wide open this morning) 1) the vet i visited today is one of the very few who knows something about chameleons, because keeping chameleons as a pet...
  7. LanceLee

    does chameleon closing eyes during daytime imply a death sentence?

    thanks PeachyPink, i really appreciate that you searched to see what's my problems (mentioned in other threads). I'm grateful this is a great community, so helpful. by contrast, where i am now (in China), my fellow chameleon hobbyists are less helpful and knowledgeable. btw, I'm a Singaporean...
  8. LanceLee

    does chameleon closing eyes during daytime imply a death sentence?

    I understand that the symptom of chameleons with their eyes closed during daytime indicate there's a serious underlying sickness or health issue., Interested to know how many owners managed to nurse their chameleons back to good health when this happens? does closing of eyes during daytime...
  9. LanceLee

    Different ways of giving antibiotics to chameleons

    i'v finally found a legitimate vet in my city, who claims to know enough about chameleons. i'm visiting him with my sick female tomorrow. thanks folks, for all the advices
  10. LanceLee

    Food escaping

    some chameleons just don't like eating out of cups and dishes. he might prefer them roaming about and hunting them. my chameleons will get to the bottom of the cage if the preys are there, but crickets usually climb to the upper parts of the cage. if you are worried if your chameleon is eating...
  11. LanceLee

    ideal breeding age for male panther chameleons?

    thanks Jannb, it's good to know that it's possible to keep a male panther chameleon sexually healthy and fertile till 3-4 years old. would love to hear from others as well. pls do share your experience on this
  12. LanceLee

    ideal breeding age for male panther chameleons?

    while waiting for replies, let me share some errant bad practices i have witnessed among chinese breeders in China some chinese breeders will start getting their male panther chameleons to mate as early as 10-11 months old, often mating them with several females, in some cases up to ten...
  13. LanceLee

    ideal breeding age for male panther chameleons?

    May i know what's the ideal breeding age for male panther chameleons? 1) i understand that some male panther chameleons may be sexually eager to mate as early as 10 months old but we ought to wait till they are past 12 months old, yes? 2) the earlier and more frequent a male panther chameleon...
  14. LanceLee

    Different ways of giving antibiotics to chameleons

    keeping chameleons as a hobby is somewhat illegal in china... but the market is huge n expanding quickly, unfortunately, vets here r not trained nor experienced with chameleons
  15. LanceLee

    Different ways of giving antibiotics to chameleons

    I read there are three ways of giving antibiotics to chameleons, hope to understand each way better 1) the most common way is oral administration yes? force feeding amtibiotics to your chameleon in liquid form, in the right dilution/amount, taking into careful consideration of its weight...
  16. LanceLee

    Bubbling in mouth

    do you have a picture of that lump? pls post it so we could understand the problem better. or perhaps post the link to your question here?
  17. LanceLee

    Bubbling in mouth

    my mentor in hong kong said she is probably down with upper respiratory infection and flu, he told me to start giving her antibiotics. I just ordered a bottle of baytril (in injectible liquid form) online, it will arrive three days later. i hope it's in time
  18. LanceLee

    Bubbling in mouth

    here's another angle her right eye was closed since i got her six days ago (no thanks to a lousy local breeder), her left eye is wide open all the time but this morning, since i left her in the balcony to have some sunshine, perhaps the sun is too hot. temperature slowly soared to 32.5...
  19. LanceLee

    Bubbling in mouth

    she doesn't keep her mouth open. no crackling sound. it's just one huge bubble and nothing else, no more bubbles afterwards. should i be worried?
  20. LanceLee

    Bubbling in mouth

    http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f131/asiaphoto77/chameleon/chameleon-bubble_zps870dmwsp.jpg here's a closeup of her bubbling mouth. it happened only for a brief moment, just wondering if it's any indication of sickness?
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