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I have also heard a story of this, however in a pet skunk, not a lizard. That skunk died of peritonitis (inflammation/infection of the abdominal cavity) shortly after eating superworms. It was was never proven, however, that the worms were the cause. In most cases if a worm chewed through...

I am also glad to hear of the good outcome for your girl. She defies the odds! Statistically speaking a lot of them do not end that way...when eggs have been sitting in the repro tract that long they often become necrotic or adheared to surrounding tissue and can't be passed. I hope all...

Very cool, it looks like your cham will be eating well! I just checked out the mantis place website. I've been looking for a good place to order house flies from and this definately seems to have excellent prices. Thanks for sharing :)

I agree, probably best to avoid this. While I am unable to find any reliable sources that indicate that bell pepper leaves are toxic, there are plenty of other plants in this family (Solanaceae), or nightshades, including potatoes, which have edible fruits or roots, but toxic leaves. Probably...

I hope you are able to find a reptile vet through the link above. I think that he will absolutely need one to get better. Blood in droppings can be caused by a number of different causes, however I would first of all be highly suspicious of a parasite infestation. Other causes could include...

Awwwe What a face! Such a cute boy:p

You are right that ceftazidime (fortaz) works very well in reptiles. It is long-acting and has a fairly broad spectrum of activity. I think that your vet and you were both giving the injections IM (intramuscularly), not IV (intravenously). Hitting a tail vein in a chameleon can be challenging...

Almost any problem in chams can cause them to loose their appetite and consequently loose weight. Hopefully it is one of the more simple problems like parasites, as was suggested by the previous poster. I was wondering, though, the last insects that he ate, did he keep these down? Has he...

Yes, I agree with Lancecham. In any type of animal you can damage the babies inside by palpating too hard, especially in the earlier stages of development. Ultrasound can be used just like in people to identify heart beats/blood flow, and in the later stages of gestation once bones have...

Drinking that much at once certainly does seem "unnatural." It would be helpful know more information about your cham and his environment/routine. Filling out the help form would help to clarify some of these things. Blood work would also be a good place to start as there are many...

I am also sorry to hear of your loss. I know how hard it is to loose one. For those who were asking what a URI is, it's an upper respiratory infection. There are lots of reasons they can develop this, either bacterial or fungal or possibly viral. Can occur from poor ventilation, high...

Oops, just realized this was corrected a couple replies above. Sorry for the repeat :-)

While the formula written on the first line is correct, the example is wrong. You should be multiplying the weight times the dose (mg/kg) and then dividing this by the concentration of the med (mg/ml). It is very important to plug the right things into the equation to prevent giving an...

Itraconazole is a great systemic antifungal, however it can cause GI upset in almost any species. It is certainly possible that this is the cause for your cham's regurgitation. Had she been regurgitating since starting this med, or did this begin to happen more recently? If it only just...

Grass toxicity? Were you referring to the grass being toxic? The only type of grass toxicity that I am aware of is fescue grass (and occasionally others) carrying a fungus that can cause toxicity in horses that consume large quantities of it (usually repro problems)...Or of course if...

poinsettia and dieffenbachia toxicity While Dieffenbachia sp are poisonous, their poison is due to calcium oxalate crystals, which cause mechanical irritation to the mucous membranes when the plan is chewed and swallowed. Clinical signs typically consist of hypersalivation, vomiting, and...

also just got pygmy chams Seems like FLChams is the place to get pygmy chams. I just got 4 2mo captive hatched. I don't have them in the terrarium yet (much too small). I have them in a plastic rubber-maid like container with moist paper towel in the bottom, silk vines to climb on, and a...