Ok so he has the tarsal spur? Ok...if he were mine, I would do panacure and flagyl to be sure. Many Gracefuls come in with heavy parasites. Get a fecal if you would like to be sure.
-chris
I think she is fine...but as a result of you feeding her all these silkies and horm worms she could be gravid. From the pic, it looks like she may be. Honestly I don't see many gravid Gracefuls. So, if she stops eating make sure you feel her belly and see if you there are eggs.
-chris
Being sunken in is not a side affect of any treatment. I don't need to prove any experience to you Chad...I have plenty to spot unhealthy chameleon any day of the week. I am not saying it is your fault or you are doing anything wrong... except maybe stressing him out a bit. Like I said, I...
Do you have pictures you can post? Are his eyes always sunken? How does the rest of his head look, full?
It is odd for a chameleon that is eating silkies and horns to be dehydrated. I think a picture could help a lot. But honestly I don't know of anyone in the US that breeds these...
If he is still staying sunken in after eating horn worms and silkies...then I would bet he has worms. That is what panacure is for. The flagyl isn't as necessary but it is for parasites. Did you buy him as an adult? If so, he is WC because there are very, very few people working with these...
Umm...that a nice colored Verrecosus and big guy. But I don't want to be a downer or a Negative Nancy but man that is one stressed out animal in poor health. The side of his head is sunken as well as his head caps...he is pissed on the ground then you pick him up and pet him/stress him to get...
Eww he could be a WC. If this is the case you may want to invest in some panacure and flagyl. I honestly didn't read through all the posts, it seems like everyone is going with the dehydration card. If its a WC is it prob a mix of dehydration and another prob, parasites or something like...
That is going to be a very tough one to get to. I would suggest Fortaz first and see if it goes down. Looking at its location, I don't think there is an easy play to drain it. Does it feel soft or spongy? Also, I haven't read through your past posts buy your cam either has MBD or has had...
Actually, the importers are the people that label WC animals when they arrive. It isn't like a shipment from a locale is sent to us in the US. That is why if you were ever working with an importer they will tell you they don't know what they will get until they come in, if they are honest...
Ohhh...and also in general when an entire clutch looks like the standard way a locale looks...its probably the safest to say those are pure. When you get the "odd balls" or unique coloration, there is more of a chance that lines are not 100% pure. *more of a chance*
-chris
I would suggest looking at books where wild pardalis are pictured or from images of tours. It is too hard to look at captive bred american animals and honestly know the locale. There are too many people involved that are just in it to make money so they will say it is whatever locale the buyer...
He is going to be a looker. One thing I would keep an eye on is his right gums, it looks like he may have the initial start of some mouthrot. Just keep an eye on it.
He looks good!
Chris
Sage,
Good looking Faly you got there. It is my understanding that at some places there is only about 1,200 feet of very shallow water that separates the island of Nosy Faly from the mainlands (which would be the Ambato Peninsula). The main characteristic of Ambato is their ability to fire...
Actually, the ones pam has produced and vince, have looked very blue with a lot of white. And now I will agree an oddball will produce regular looking clutches...but when a whole shipment looks almost identical...they will produce what they look like. That is why pam and vince have been able...
The fact of the matter are people are buying a name right now, not a chameleon. Looking at what has recently come in as Faly, a year ago I would have called them ugly Nosy Be's. I have seen many Nosy Be's that have a red background. I am not saying that they are or are not Faly...and to be...