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Everyone settle down. @ERKleRose you can't control who responds to a post that is public in the world of the internet. You are taking things very personally when I do not believe that was the intended effect in this case. If you ask a public forum for feedback you will get feedback from a...

It just popped up on the feed since someone commented so I went through all the comments. No offense taken, i have encouraged the same :)

Hello there, the casque was burned into the deeper layers and the damaged tissue has fallen off because it was dead. He will have a permanent scar where the burn occurred. You need to adjust the heat bulb to prevent this from happening again.

As others have said, just urates, common to see crystal formation like that if it's been retained for a while. I'm not worried :)

Petr how can you constantly throw a fit when someone suggests chameleons are from arid regions and rant about their tropical environment and how much annual precipitation there is much higher than anyone thinks...and then turn around and say “ Many chameleons have no access to liquid water for a...

ALL of this! Replicating nature is great when it is beneficial to our pets and is feasible. But unfortunately, being in captivity causes constraints and changes that sometimes limit our ability to do so and have to be taken into consideration. That means substitutions of feeders and gutloading...

@CasqueAbove I believe that I did say that but if that was not conveyed well then I didn't do the best job of explaining my thought process so for that I apologize.

@CasqueAbove unfortunately there are no studies at the data you seek, much to my dismay as well. My point on that particular topic is that the perception of it being "safe and natural" can lead to overuse and I've seen some problems occur a bit too coincidentally after starting bee pollen too...

Another key to remember here is that not all proteins are the same. Animal based proteins (as usually used in dog foods) have more amino acids types than plant based proteins and depending on the type of amino acids they are broken down into different waste products. Animal based protein amino...

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And no one is saying it’s definitely the bee pollen causing Squirt’s symptoms. It’s just a variable to consider, just like all other aspects of husbandry.

Not curling the tail can be a sign of pain or weakness. I don’t see anything physically wrong with the tail on his xrays.

I do not people should not use it at all as you suggest. My concern is the need for more moderation in its use until it is better understood.

I don’t see anything obvious on his x-rays as concerning. What worries you about his tail?

This thread is for someone asking about the health status of their chameleon. Further replies need to be focused on that. If we would like to examine the merits of bee pollen further it will need to be done elsewhere.

Because I’ve seen people dump in bee pollen for gutloading and literally coat crickets in it so they are yellow under the recommendation that it is natural and safe. So my concern is that it is being overused. How much does 40 granules weigh?

I figured you’d spew your normal crap. Which will be deleted if you continue because you continue to personally attack and insult instead of just sticking to data or having a meaningful discussion. Let’s just go off some averages here. I don’t have specs on bees in Madagascar or Africa so will...

Anthrax is also natural and has been present in the wild for millions of years. People have died from overingestion of water. Coating an entire batch of bugs in bee pollen regularly is probably not matching the amount of pollen consumed on wild insects is my point. Anything can become toxic if...

I do not have any concrete evidence to support this but I share your concerns and have seen enough cases of problems following bee pollen usage that are a little too suspicious to just be shrugged off as nothing more than coincidence. More studies are needed but I personally no longer use it.

No, not completely normal. While the white blood cells counts are technically within normal ranges there is a relative heterophilia, as the heterophils (similar to neutrophils in mammals) are usually less than 40% compared to lymphocytes in most species. Tortoises it can be a bit higher. So this...