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cool. i've been working on splitting some LLL Reptibreeze style cages by hot gluing screen to the back and top, and experimenting w/ different ways to keep the bottom and front sealed. i'll be using a metal rod or flat length glued/sewn into the bottom of the divider, and placing neodymium...

hi- this was just advertised recently, pricey but interesting-- http://dragonstrand.com/product/dragon-strand-nursery-caging-system/

no pun intended? one thing i would like to add to a lot of good info already posted--re: Psychobunny's comment on baths and stress: -if your cham goes berserk in water, then i absolutely agree---too much stress!! however, ime some chams will either slowly walk around in belly-high lukewarm...

yes. don't expect mammalian results where the swelling may go down visibly within a few days; it won't. you need to determine the cause to know how to fix.

my condolences as well. Daytoe made an excellent point re: necropsies; they are generally very good about revealing the cause of death. that can be tremendously educational if it points to husbandry issues, and/or can be a tremendous relief/guilt reducer if it points to something that you would...

at 1-3 courses online/semester, it shouldn't be too crazy. but, the final design of my website just completed and i'm busy filling it w/ starter material/photos and whatnot. as there's a blog and an "ask the vet" type of section, i likely will be pulled more in that direction (no doubt to the...

i always try. ;)

my condolences, kevin. i cannot agree more about your last sentence...it is one of the reasons i chose veterinary medicine over human. it is so much better imo to be able to choose to end suffering with a painless, quiet, dignified death. i think you made the right decision. i have little...

thanks! see, i learned something new today! ;)

mind=blown for sure!! one of the best classes i have ever taken in my life was undergrad @ Tulane; a year-long course on Animal Behavior. it was an overlap of biology and psychology and credited toward either degree. i think that was the first time that i ever learned about many of the...

as i understand this is the first official year the program is beginning, so i doubt they have much data online for the public at this point. i will be getting a textbook list at some point of which i'm happy to share the titles. just curious--usually active threads show up on the home page...

as far as i know, all chams have the ability to retain sperm packets. what seems to make the differences are the species, age of females, and exposure to males. the following factoids are just that; interesting factoids on sperm retention (but don't necessarily relate to all chams)-- that...

me too--although i'm only lecturing and running a lab once a week at the vet tech program, i do whatever i can outside of those hours to either assist any students needing help, or bringing those that have interests in exotics with me on housecalls (or even working with my own chams). i've got a...

of course it is. but it's still worse now as they can't prosecute the sick bastards who need to go.

as always, in this day and age i think it behooves all cham owners to purchase a UVB meter! not only have they come way down in price, they will save you money in the long term, particularly the more bulbs/critters you have. it's bad enough to guess at temperature or humidity; and with those...

hi all, it was only a few weeks ago that i happened to catch an article re: the first program offered in Veterinary Forensics, which has been co-created by the ASPCA and the U of F Vet School. the program is open to many other professions other than veterinarians; LEO's, animal control...

todnedo, i appreciate the toning down of rhetoric; we are all here for the same reason, our joint love of chams. to address your existing question---it's lovely when a disease is textbook-classic, tests are in agreement (and can even be run due to cost), and we have a fix for the issues...

hi kevin-- some diets are considered prescription-only and can only be sold by veterinarians as they are meant for specific issues, and if used improperly or the wrong diet selected, can lead to the death of an animal. since "normal" pet food wouldn't do that, it exemplifies the potentially...

i know you edited this, but it's a good question and i'd like it up here for others-- "Thank you so much for your input Dr. O. I looked up "emeraid" and saw that there are three versions: for carnivores, for omnivores, and for herbivores. Seeing how chameleons are insectivores, which of the...

i have little doubt that the necropsy will give the answer. my understanding (again, one-sided; the OP has not answered my PM'd questions) is that the paralysis began approximately an hour after he left the appointment. i think we can generally agree that it would be relatively difficult to...