Dropdeadfred
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fred my 5 1/2 year old cham, I've had him since tiny! Like weeks old. About a month ago his uvb bulb went and I thought it was the bulb, my spare wouldn't work turns out it was the light fitting, i couldn't source one locally but was able to get a 2 in one heat and uvb bulb which he has never had before, after a week on this 2 in one bulb I found him at the bottom of the cage and noticed he seemed a little weak and flopy, i then got a new light fitting for the strip bulb and got his set up back to normal as he's had all of his life, we are 3 weeks on now and he still seems limp, i have got some insectigold to try and boost him a bit as I can only get him to eat wax worms, he seems to have no muscles in the front to stand up and I am now to the point where I put him under the heat lamp in the mornings and in the evenings he's back at the bottom (not sure if he has fallen out of his tree or made his way down) and i then have to help him to drink and basically place food in his mouth but he is still eating and drinking but only with assistance. His crest has gone dark in patches and he seems a little paler then normal. Really lost as to what else I can try or if he's just getting old, I've tried to look up old chameleons to see how they act and can't find anything.
Please help ?
Please help ?