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    Achmed update

    before photo...He has a history of MBD, so his little legs are bowed. Photo taken today...I don't know if you can see the difference. In the previous pic, his eye was closed and was all hunkered down. this morning his was climbing around and tried to bite the camera. His eyes still...
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    Achmed update

    I'll get some photos posted. We're a little north of Orlando.
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    Achmed update

    It's been a little while, but I had asked for help with a new veiled that was given to me by a frustrated owner. I'd like to report that he is doing much better! At first I misted him twice daily and set up a water bottle mist. I got rid of their compact and put in a linear UV. It...
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    Low appetite...really need help with this new guy!

    Thanks, He's had a few checks and i can run a basic fecal here at the house. I think you've got it right...he's just a bit underconditioned and has a shady past with the MBD and compact light for almost a year. Will he really learn to eat from a cup? Hmmm....he's a mystery...which is why I...
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    Low appetite...really need help with this new guy!

    I have switched him to the linear...eyes and behavior improved greatly. Sometimes I mist him in the afternoon, too. I have a dripper system and will set that back up. His mouth looks nice and pink, nostrils look clear. The only sound I hear from him is a wheeze if he blows himself up to...
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    Low appetite...really need help with this new guy!

    OK, this new cham seems to prefer soil to eating insects. He refuses supers and crickets, but his daily droppings resemble the soil in his live potted hibiscus. Otherwise there is no other substrate. He looks really thin, eyes a little sunken, and probably didn't eat a bug all weekend...
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    new veiled...he needs a little help!

    He loved the warm water rain today and I actually saw him start to drink. Well, open his mouth. Do they really get enough water like this? No more compact, natural sunlight yesterday. His eyes look better already...should I give him the drops again? I don't want to add stress by handling.
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    new veiled...he needs a little help!

    So...I have this new little veiled that was overwhelming his owners. He must be almost a year, confirmed male, 7-8" SVL. So far he has had MBD and eye issues. He has seen two different qualified herp vets. While I have kept herps for about 20 years, Achmed is my first cham. I was pet...
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