Special Garden
In the summer, I grow a special veggie garden of collards, mustards & dandelions for my big iguanas. I let my little Veiled girl out there to climb, and she definitely partakes of the mustards & collards! (Unfortunately, she likes to head for the tomatoes & I caught her trying...
Machine
Well, CAMILLE is just an egg-layin' machine! 5 more since yesterday, and I can see outlines of more. I think the syringe-feeding is doing her some good, too, because her eyes are less sunken. SHE has a check-up w/ the vet tomorrow; you're right, he's definitely made some boo-boos...
Whew!
Thanks, AngieL. Now I'm nervous for a whole 'nother reason, but I at least know what's going on! I had a nutritionally-compromised rescue iguana female 10 yrs ago who wound up resorbing her eggs...which is good, because I feared, in her poor health, she'd die passing them. When she got...
Holy sex change, Batman!
OK. Color me ignorant. I also took the vet's word that Leon is a Leon. SO, this morning, I'm cleaning the cage & there are a few round yellow things near the bottom. Uh, oh, do we have an infestation? Some sort of bug eggs? I take them & break them open, curious...
Convalescing
Hmmm, well, our vet (herp vet for 25 yrs, we've gone to him for 20) recommended mercury vapor bulb. And of course we're removing "shelving" since he's not an ig! :) He loves climbing the bamboo & grape twigs from our yard that we put in his cage.
He had his first (MONSTROUS)...
Thanks, Kate. I actually don't--I can hardly work a "regular" cell phone!--so I guess I'll keep trying... I wish we could download from our personal files. :mad: BTW, gave Leon 1cc of his A/D & got him some sun--he's walking about quite well, but still skinny. But if he wants to walk, then I...
Saw the vet!
OK, here's the skinny (as it were!):
We're going to reconfigure his cage & use a mercury vapor bulb instead of what we'd been using. Also, do away w/ "shelves" as he's not an iguana & basks instead whilst holding branches. (Yeah, I know, but I'm a newbie!) The doc said he...
Thanks for clearing that up. Leon's hanging in there. On the whole, he doesn't seem too bad--ambulatory, climbing, etc. He is hanging out (and cold to the touch) on the bottom of the cage, but I hung out w/ him in the sun today + gave him my half-assed slurry of Reptivite, water, crushed...
Thanks
Thank you for all your help! I also finally accessed my old photobucket acct and have some pics of Leon + his cage set up.
I hope this works! I will also look into special-ordering silkworms & locusts. Our local pet store (yes, I know) only has mealworms/waxworms. The gent there...
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Veiled Chameleon, approx 8 - 10 mos old.
Handling - I handle him frequently. He seems to tolerate it well. He was notable in hospital for his uncharacteristic pleasant cham disposition!
Feeding - I feel daily mealworms, waxworms, occasional crickets which...
Veiled--Brumation?
Hi, all, I'm new to the forum. I've successfully kept iguanas for nigh on 20 yrs (my old men are 16 & 18) but rescued a veiled cham from the vet hosp where I take my oldest ig (he has cancer.)
ANYHOW, Leon (cham) is approx 8 - 10 mos old (JUST A GUESS) & has done well...