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I am desperately working on getting Rango to a vet ASAP, but everybody is booked to the brim within my area. I may have to drive a few extra miles for him, but I’m more than willing to do so. For context— Rango (my male Veiled) is currently blind in one eye. It’s gotten worse since I last...

A small ventilated box with a stick or small branch inside usually works well for transport. Keep it dark and stable so he stays calm and doesn’t move around too much during the drive

I'm wondering if he has dust/sand in his eyes from being in the back of the truck. That might contribute to him keeping them shut. I do agree a vet visit is warranted - please be aware, vets who are exotic vets don't necessarily have chameleon knowledge. When you call ask how many chameleon...

Yes, you want to secure at least one branch for her to hold on to. Here’s the box I just used to transport mine to the vet. I used a branch that had a bend and zip tied it to the box and poked a hole to stick the other side out. I poked several small air holes so she could breath but not a lot...

There should be lots of descriptions posted how people have transported their chams to vets if you do a forum search. A cham shut into a dark box will stop moving around fairly soon and sit still clutching a stable perch. I usually just wedged a sturdy branch at an angle inside a cardboard box...

If anyone needs a good herp vet in the Milwaukee WI area. Dr. Gordon at evervet animal hospital has been great. He had herp experience working at zoos in the past I believe. Super responsive, treated my guy for parasites, responsive by email for treatment concerns When I had a thermal...

Hello all! I have posted only once before this and now have a question as I've seen a lot of different ways to do so but looking for the most correct and stress-free way. I have a vet appointment for my male Panther Chameleon next week. He is roughly 2 years old. I am wondering on how to...

I thought the same thing, if I wasn’t so worried about his anxiety I would flush them with saline. The vet local to me does not have any appointments this week so they referred me out and put me on a standby list.

Sp my chameleon fell two days ago in its cage and I tought nothing about it. they climb they fall, its not that high they live in trees, But when it showed up, it was not using it´s back legs, she is in pain and not using one of them, The dilema is this, I need to grab her and jank it off the...

Thanks for your reply and concern, but I’m not sure most of this applies. Casque burn happened before I got her when she was young, so it’s always looked like that. Vet did not think that she was overfed, her size was due to the mass (tbh I did overfeed her for a bit once and had to adjust her...

So this is good on all fronts your intuition is spot on. Encourage but don’t force interaction Hand feeding treats is a good way to encourage interaction. Building trust with your Cham is good practice for times where you may need to transport to the vet or do some other task like...

Do you know how to transport him so that he will be the least stressed?

I should also mention I only use that for transportation to the vet because it's a long ride. Once I get there I have individual shoe boxes (cardboard, not plastic), with a stick inside and another small towel on the bottom. I move the chameleon from the laundry bag to the box and carry the...

So glad that she’s recovered. I feared and assumed the worst from the way she looked. Poor sweet girl. 💗 There are many on line feeder vendors who sell variety packs. Check the forum sponsors here https://www.chameleonforums.com/sponsors/?tag=food and I believe Josh’s Frogs sells variety packs...

Thank you! I will definitely check them out! How do you transport your chameleons when taking them to the vet?

I use a cat bag. I added branches for climbing. I buckle him in the seat belt for a safe ride. I also use a neighborhood vet (less costly) for wellness checks and annual fecal exams. He actually referred me to Summer Tree for blood work and xrays. I use Summer Tree when things are out of...

Ok, well, first you wouldn’t ‘yank’ her off a branch. Use patience and putting one hand beneath her in the front, guide her onto that hand with your other behind her. For the box, pad it with a soft towel on the bottom and place a branch or something she can grip onto. I secure a branch in the...

The vet ran two, one on a fresh sample from home and a second a week later from a cloacal swab. Unfortunately since posting this our Cham’s health has taken a turn. While there was no sign of parasites, an abundance of bacteria was found in the last stool sample. He’s been refusing to drink or...

To transport it's best to place them in a closed box. In the dark he should go to sleep. Be careful not to add too many large air holes (as I learned the hard way) that will let light in.

My worry would be if he still has the parasite load... Typically 3 fecals are run over a period of say 6-8 weeks. To ensure coccidia is gone because it sheds the oocysts in cycles. Due to this you can get a false negative and think it is gone if you do not run them spaced out on multiple fecal...