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I have a female carpet (see pic) and she doesnt mind being handled at all. I guess it depends on how they are raised... And remember, there are always exceptions to the rule

Ok, so the autopsy revealed that he had an ulcer in his small intestine probably caused from superworm shells. This caused him discomfort and he stopped eating which in turn led to a very dangerous condition called hepatic lipidosis. Basically, his liver failed and he collapsed and stopped...

I had to euthanase my beautiful veiled chameleon 3 days ago after his liver failed and he collapsed. It broke my heart and it is going to take a long time to heal. He is buried in a special place in my garden and there is a rock cairn on top of his grave with a chameleon statue. A storm...

Hey Lindsey, so sorry for your loss. I can honestly say that I know what you are going through as I have just lost my big boy too. Damn it hurts so much. R.I.P Rango, you were a majestic chameleon!

Obviously the cost was not an issue and never is with my pets. The way I see it is they are under my care and I have to provide for them and take care of them, no matter what the cost! That is a golden rule of being a pet owner. It was more than a grand but the vet was kind enough not to charge...

Thanks for the comments everyone. I am still mourning and cry everytime I talk about it. Tinyferretinmyshoes - that was an excellent explanation and exactly what the vet told me altho I couldn't recall it as clearly. So, as I understand it now, the supers caused my cham to be fat and also...

I am posting this after the loss of my beautiful veiled chameleon. He was 2 years old and I had to euthanase him when his liver failed and he collapsed. This was all caused by me feeding him mainly superworms. Obviously, it is acceptable to feed these worms but only as a treat, once or twice a...

When I said avoid feeding too many worms, I meant the ones with a hard exoskeleton like mealworms and superworms (think you call these morioworms in the US). Obviously the soft-bodied worms such as silkworms and hornworms are the best feeder since they are full of protein and water without a...

Unfortunately, crickets are a great staple feeder. You can also use roaches (dubia, turkish, lobster) as well as hoppers. Avoid feeding too many worms (especially super worms) as their shells are tough to digest.

Only feed superworms and mealworms as a treat, ie. once or twice per week as the chitin in their exoskeletons is very tough to digest and feeding too many can cause gastro-intestinal problems.

Hey Lindsey, I am so so so sorry to hear about the passing of Rango. I couldn't believe my eyes when I read this thread. And just the other day I had been looking at photos of him with a christmas hat on and he looked adorable! I have also just lost my veiled cham today and I am so sad that...

It is a very very very sad day indeed. I have not posted for a while as I have been so busy taking care of my cham and giving him meds and force-feeding him. He was doing ok until yesterday when he didnt want any of the heat and spent most of the day sleeping in the top corner of his cage. So I...

Yeah, high twenties in celsius. I misted him when I got home and he drank quite a lot. Then I started to go downhill. Sorted out all my other pets and put him to bed and then I became violently ill. Think its from all the worry. Just woke up now at 5am local time as I was tossing and turning...

I have changed his basking bulb from a 100W to a 150W and he used to sit higher up but now he sits a little lower so he must be warm enough otherwise he would be as close to the light as possible. And I have been leaving a heater on next to his enclosure to increase the ambient temperature. Our...

I know about the eye cleaning and have watched both of my chameleons roll their eyes around while I am spraying them. This is different. And since watching him closely, I noticed that it is only one eye that he closes at a time and it is only for a few seconds then he opens it up again and looks...

I am at work at the moment, but will take some pics when I get home to post for everyone to see. I find it so frustrating that we can't get a wide range of feeders here. I did manage to get silkworms last year and he loved them but the guy does not do silkworms anymore. I even tried to get my...

Camimom, I measured his temps with a digital thermometer but they do fluctuate slightly depending on the air temperature of the house. I live in sunny South Africa and our weather is very warm, sometimes unbearable. I have also had Helmut for almost a year now in the same conditions and he has...

Another update... From chatting with the vet and other herpers, it seems more than likely that Helmut is impacted from eating super worms. They were his favourite and I gave in to him as he never seemed too interested in crickets or roaches. I now know that chameleons should eat mainly flying...

Yes, the UVB light is inside & attached to the mesh that covers the top of the enclosure. I put it inside as I read that most of the UVB light would be filtered out by the plastic mesh. I have felt the tube on many different occasions and it is only warm to the touch, never hot. He cant reach...

Cammimom, I did fill out a health questionnaire but did not get enough response so I posted about it in other sections. Please would you have a look under the "Health Clinic" forum and look for my post titled "Unhappy Veiled Cham" and let me know if I am missing anything. I am such a paranoid...