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I would be concerned about getting some food into her at this point. and some fluids if she is not drinking. In a pinch, what I have done with my cham when he has been sick is to use baby food with a syringe. I don't know where "normal people" get syringes (without a needle) without a vet but...

I used to FREAK out everytime that hermie got loose... and now it's no big deal for the most part. I just make sure that I don't do any rearranging (so he doesn't get trapped somewhere), throw out any trash bags, or turn on the stove etc. He usually shows up sitting ontop of some cords. Although...

What you are describing sounds very much like my first cham before she died. She had a bad impaction (unfortunately I was not as versed in cham care as I should have been) and despite spending many days at the vets she did not make it ... BUT I did not catch it as early as I might have if I had...

Has he pooped lately (brown fecal matter, not just urates)? This is exactly how my first cham acted when she got an impaction ...

Yea, the poor critter went through a lot ... although thanks to some creative and good veterinarians his bones have knitted, his bone density appears completely normal now, and his kidneys seem to be doing ok at the moment.

After reading all of the free-ranging threads and thinking about Hermie, my 2.5 yo male lately has just been unhappy in his enclosure (he also has chronic kidney problems and is a "former" MBD cham who broke all 4 legs) I decided to give it a try. I'm still waiting to pick up his real big tree...

You could use Marquis, it's active ingredient is ponazuril, but if you guys can get it compounded I would ... marquis is a helluva lot more expensive since you'd need to buy a horse sized tube ... and about the cheapest that you'd be able to get marquis for is about $175-190 (no, a decimil point...

So I think that I would like to give this a try with Hermie ... as it seems these days the only time he is in his happy colors is when he is outside of his cage (can't figure it out as his cage seems more cham-suitable than my apartment but it's his right to decide this I guess). Any tips for...

There are vets, in MI, who will do surgery on chams.

Hi Everyone! I am hoping that some people will have some advice for me and my veiled Hermie. Life was going quite well for us ... he got over his kidney problems, perked up, was active, eating VERY well. I bought a new plant for him that I put in a window and every evening I would open the...

I'm glad that you are taking him to a vet. Yes, even hermie continued to try to climb... I think that reptiles are very stoic animals and in their world what does "complaining" do for them? nothing. Acting in pain/weak only gets them eaten. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions about...

From your pictures your cham does have broken legs, almost certainly due to MBD. This is VERY VERY serious and life-threatening. You NEED to get your cham to a qualified veterinarian ASAP if you want to save his life. Until you post your habitat descriptions it will be hard to determine WHY he...

I actually have to say that I think a trip to the vet could be very useful unless you are equipped to give subq fluids yourself. They are cheap to give, and easy to give once you know how, but giving him a boost with some fluids directly under his skin (on my veiled adult male I can do 3 mls in...

Oh, thanks for clarifying that! I didn't realize that pears themselves would help with impactions ... I thought it was just the idea of soft moistened food. That's very good to know!

I've noticed that as far as baby food goes ... sometimes Hermie will like one flavor over the other and only eat from one, but refuse the other. His all-time favorite is apple-chicken dinnner. he also likes plain apple and sweet potato too. There's something called "carnivore care" taht...

get to a vet. You can start him on subq fluids. They really aren't very expensive, especially if you can learn to do your own. If needed, the vet could do IP fluids as well. Jamie

I personally don't think that 3 months ... bones don't re-knit overnight, especially with severe cases. Ever since MBD herm hasn't shed well ... she sheds occasionally, but usually can't shed hsi whole skin by himself ... little patches get stuck and I have to gently help him. I'm not sure if it...

birds and reptiles are closer than mammals and reptiles, and chickens are known for coccidial infections, but in my own opinion I would probably go for it ... especially if it was properly composted manure -- I' wouldn't put fresh top of the pile manure into my cham's cage. I'll dig around in...

parasites tend to be pretty species specific. The chances of a horse or cow parasite infecting your cham are slim to none. Most parasites have species specific variations ... for example Trichuris (whip worm) infects humans, pigs, dogs and mice ... but they have Trichuris trichuria, suis, vulpis...

you can pick up a gram scale at any office supply store (office depot, office max etc.). They're usually sold as postage scales. I bought mine for about $20.00