I agree. :) What does your animal weigh? I suggest weighing him once a month and keeping notes,
This will give you a better idea whats aceptable to give you steady slow weight gain and no loss.
Get it outdoors for natural UVB imo.
Can you take some video of it 'shivering'?
This is unusual and all I can think of is tremors associated with MBD.
This may not be the case but we need lots of information ok.
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How...
http://www.triciaswaterdragon.com/mbd.htm#what
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http://www.exoticpetvet.net/reptile/mbd.html
Cham with severe MBD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5z6M_tcQX4
Lol Ok Fair enough Mate, thanks anyway. Reefs fascinate me, I used to keep reef fish. Interesting Field. :)
Chamnerd, lizards dont sweat mate, instead they gape (hold the mouth open)
and lose heat by evaporation. Evaporation of moisture from the lining of the mouth, cools blood flowing...
Besvar venligst disse spørgsmål, så jeg kan hjælpe dig. :)
. Chameleon Info:
Din Chameleon - De arter, køn og alder på din kamæleon. Hvor længe har det været i din varetægt?
Håndtering - Hvor ofte har du håndterer din kamæleon?
Fodring - Hvad er du fodre din Cham? Hvilket beløb? Hvad er planen...
Change the basking light to regular household incadescent, see if that helps. Misting/spraying, increasing humidity all work to help them remove debris from their eyes.
Prevention of eye issues related to debris, as I think yours is, is something not really embraced by this community yet, I hope...
Olly, very seriously now,
The whole thing is nasty, do you really want to be having to look over your shoulder,
and for how long? Isnt time to end it?
If you have anything of hers, Id pack it all nicely and take it to her, at work if necessary,
and just apologise for the whole mess, clean slate...
Oh seriously Mate, Wheres the branches For your little critter to climb on huh?
Bloody newby! :D :D :D
Very cute lil helper mate, gorgeous!
Boa's not bad either! :)
You can gutload with almost anything you can buy at your greengrocers. chinese veg like buk choy etc etc are fantastic, kale, watercress, sprouts, bee pollen, a variety of fruits aswell.
Avoid spinach and brocili, as these can bind up calcium in your lizards body, making it unable to metabolize...
You could do that and see how you go, I would feed a little less but gutload the insects you do feed with a healthy variety of fresh leafy greens and other veg & fruit, for the best nutritional condition of the insects when you feed them to the lizard. This will ensure they contain a wide...