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    Sticky Request

    I would like to start by asking for help from the community with contributing to this important thread that I hope will be good enough to be made into a health sticky. Your time in contributing here will go towards helping the future generations of chameleons, chameleons like the ones that you...
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    Dehydrated and vomiting water

    Not sure what to do, I was treating my cham for his eye issues and now he won't stop throwing up. Everytime i move him, he opens his mouth to hiss. If try to give him water he hisses. The vet had me give him 1ml of pedialyte each day for the last few days. Yesterday he threw up the last 4 days...
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    UV Lighting

    Is there a difference between small UVB bulbs that coil like a glass spring and small UVB (same height) that are in double slender tubes like several paperclips? Are both these considered CFL? I usually rely on natural sunlight but I figured I should ask.
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    Nasolacrimal duct obstruction

    We don't have herp vets on this island and we have a law against taking chameleons off the island. My male Jackson was suffering from mouthrot. After 14 days of baytril + removing chunks of bacteria that appeared in the corners of his mouth, his mouthrot went away (visibly) but on the 13th day...
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    Hydration Questions

    So I have been reading up on different ways to hydrate my chameleon's but one chameleon in particular has been difficult. He has been prescribed baytril for mouthrot so he NEEDS water, but he has trouble with inhaling water. Sprayer: He will always drink from the sprayer, he prefers...
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    Plz hlp soon, Chameleon vomited, now has breathing problems

    My baby-sized chameleon caught a large cricket (too large) and threw it up (lots of foam) Now she is having a hard time breathing gasping popping and still a bit of foam. Normally I would think this is a URI but I know she threw up earlier because she somehow got a hold of a cricket that is...
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    Mouth-rot high up in Pregnant Jackson's cheek

    I have a female jackson's chameleon, she gave birth 3.5 months ago. One week after giving birth she became pregnant again. She came down with mouth rot a month and a half ago. We took her to the vet but the vet said that baytril would kill the babies. She is active, drinking around 5 ml, eating...
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    A lesson learned

    The only two petstores on our island ran out of pinhead crickets, none had waxworms or fruit flies. We were already trying to raise our own fruit flies but they were still in larvae form. I ordered feeders online but, all it took was two days (one night) for eight active and healthy looking baby...
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    2 day old Jackson's with Chipped beak

    Olivine, my female Jackson's Chamelon just gave birth to 14 little ones! I noticed today that one of them has a chip missing off the tip of its beak/mouth. I can see the tip of its tongue though the chip. It is already catching food and drinking water, but I can't help but feel bad for it...
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    Help with Jackson

    Chameleon Info: Your Chameleon - Jackson, 5 months old. I have had it for two weeks? Handling - Each day for feeding (won't eat from cup/cage)? Feeding - Crickets/Mealworms from the pet store. Supplements - Calcium Watering - He refuses to drink water, I have tried drip, and mist. He turns...
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