Hello! I am a brand new veiled chameleon owner (Only 2 months in ) so I am still learning and excited to be a part of this forum and new to the whole forum thing.
My question is not in regard to her but a different chameleon that got brought to me this weekend. Somebody dumped a veiled chameleon on the side of the road and it was brought to me. I live in Alaska so weather is an issue and I have no idea how long she was there. I have not found resources here on where to take her except for animal control. Id like to give her a chance if possible but dont want her to suffer. I set her up in her own temporary tank in a separate room from my chameleon in case she has anything she could pass on to mine. She keeps digging like she is looking for a spot to lay eggs, but she also drags her back leg and holds her tail differently like her spine is injured. She will not eat anything I have tried. Crickets, mealworm, beetles, hornworms. I know her tank is not ideal but it is what I had on short notice. She has live plants, substraight to dig in, a drip system, and misted regularly, plenty to climb on (however she stays on the bottom and when i put her on a branch she seems to struggle)) and I'm monitoring her humidity and heat. I am looking for suggestions or ideas or thoughts or just anything until I can reach a rescue.
I am adding photos of her. I tried to get close ups to show how her body looks.
My question is not in regard to her but a different chameleon that got brought to me this weekend. Somebody dumped a veiled chameleon on the side of the road and it was brought to me. I live in Alaska so weather is an issue and I have no idea how long she was there. I have not found resources here on where to take her except for animal control. Id like to give her a chance if possible but dont want her to suffer. I set her up in her own temporary tank in a separate room from my chameleon in case she has anything she could pass on to mine. She keeps digging like she is looking for a spot to lay eggs, but she also drags her back leg and holds her tail differently like her spine is injured. She will not eat anything I have tried. Crickets, mealworm, beetles, hornworms. I know her tank is not ideal but it is what I had on short notice. She has live plants, substraight to dig in, a drip system, and misted regularly, plenty to climb on (however she stays on the bottom and when i put her on a branch she seems to struggle)) and I'm monitoring her humidity and heat. I am looking for suggestions or ideas or thoughts or just anything until I can reach a rescue.
I am adding photos of her. I tried to get close ups to show how her body looks.
