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Buddha today - his behavior hasn't changed at all (eating, drinking & pooping normally). The edema seems almost non-existent, for now. Pretty crazy how much the size can vary within a couple days...

Hello jajeanpierre & thank you for taking the time to lend your expertise! In these past couple days we've certainly witnessed Buddha's edema vary in size.. overall, it seems to have lessened, but then at times it does seem pronounced. Definitely depends on the way he's perched.. When he's...

Gah, SO CUTE. The picture 4 up from the bottom... I can't help but smile! Unbelievably heart warmingly adorable :love::love::love:

Glad your lil' guy is coming around! Keep it up, Chomper! :)

Sick setup! Did you fashion the drainage tray yourself? I like that it's self draining & takes the waste water away from the enclosure.

Right, which is why I'd like to stop guessing & ask an expert's opinion.. If there's something we can do to remedy the situation, I feel that's our responsibility as his caretakers. We can afford the visits & the clinic is a short 10 minute drive from our spot. From what I've read an edema can...

There's vitamin A & D3 supplements in the "Repashy Superhorn gut load" diet they're on. We've switched him back to silkworms for now.

Spent all night last night washing & re-potting 4 new scheffleras & a massive ravenea rivularis - 1 schefflera was added to his enclosure & the others + ravenea made free range spots around the loft. Needless to say Buddha's had a great day :rolleyes: All's we need now is a Mistking & drainage...

So just an update - it's about 1 week later & still no change in the edema. We read an article today... "trying to cure gular edema is the same as walking on top of a thin bridge blindfolded".. so yeah, time to consult the experts. We booked Buddha a visit to our herp vet for next Friday. We've...

Aww man - hang in there Amos! <3

Thanks Kinyonga - can't help but be a worried Mama! It was pretty cool, when we opened Buddha's cage door this morning, after he saw it was us he gave an excited display & practically ran out of his cage to our hands.. We haven't seen him since Monday & were excited to see him too. Guess it...

Sooo...we were out on business & had someone come by to mist our chameleon yesterday. They accidentally left a bright light on in the same room as the enclosure overnight, so I doubt our lil guy got much sleep :(Thankfully it only went on for one night, but I'm still concerned. I shut his lights...

Thanks Kinyonga - Yeah, these are great articles, though concerning. After reading Descamps article about gutloading, I'm wondering if it's hornworms now :cautious: When I spoke to the place we get Buddha's worms from & they mentioned this "mulberry" mash stuff, I'm not sure if that was right...

Thank you for your reply Carol - since this post I've done more research & have drawn some conclusions... - Besides this newly developed edema, Buddha has exhibited healthy & consistent behavior, so I'm ruling out heart attacks, liver & / or kidney failure as the cause (for nowo_O). - Vitamin...

What sort of colors is he exhibiting? Do you have any pix? Maybe only mist his cage as long as it takes to prompt him to drink & achieve optimal humidity.. since the moisture hangs around for so long in a glass enclosure, you probably won't need much more than that.

Yes, I would recommend a mesh enclosure. However, when we upgraded our veiled from his glass cage to a mesh one, we noticed he started pulling out his nails climbing on the screen.. Just as a forewarning, give him lots to climb on or line the inside of the cage with something easier to grip...

Cute lil guy you got there! Based off what you described his symptoms are & the fact that he lives in a glass enclosure, I'd say there's a good chance this is an RI. There's little airflow in a full glass enclosure (unless you build in some kind of ventilation).. with all that moisture in the...

Wow, amazing work! Do you have any issues with your chameleon eating soil?

Chameleon Info: Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? Veiled Chameleon named Buddha, male, 1 year & about 2 months old (born 1/4/17) - we adopted him June 6th, 2017 so just shy of 8 months. Handling - How often do you handle your...

Thank you for your suggestion, Darin - Yeah, we'll be pulling the plug on a MistKing very soon. It definitely seemed like the ExoTerra Monsoon had more bad reviews than good (flooding the tank randomly, water blasting out the nozzle, etc.)... I liked the mist quality produced by the MistKing &...