All owners of chams with no tongues

[camimom]

Re: teaching them to drink....they will be able to use a dripper without much trouble but won't be able to pick it off the leaves, etc so it shouldn't be a problem.

The reason for me saying to crop the tongue really close to the end of the spike is that if there's a little bit/flap of it left it makes them feel uncomfortable and they keep acting like something is stuck to the tongue and they need to get rid of it...at least from what I've seen.

good to know on the cropping part.

and I guess I'll have to go get a dripper. I currently only use the mist king, but ill grab a dripper so he can drink the drips too.

 

[kinyonga]

Make a dripper from a deli cup with a tiny hole in the bottom that drips at the rate of one or two drips per second.

 

[camimom]

Make a dripper from a deli cup with a tiny hole in the bottom that drips at the rate of one or two drips per second.

I can never get them to drip at the right rate.

lol. either too much, or not enough.

 

[kinyonga]

I can understand that!

 

[little leaf]

maybe you can try this - with a cap - its how Max drinks - I feel so bad for you and your little guy - try to hang in there - I know its hard -
here is a link of Max and his cap - maybe this will work for your guy

https://www.chameleonforums.com/welcome-home-max-but-fed-x-you-stink-114069/

 

[kinyonga]

Don't forget ...he will have no tongue to lick it up and the hyoid spike is very narrow even if he can stick it out that far.

 

[camimom]

im just going to mist more often, for longer, and add the dripper.

 

[leedragon]

my quads could shout thier tongues but often preffer to catch their food like their other lizard do( hunted down and eat it without using thier tongues

 

[carol5208]

Jess, sorry to hear about your boy! I hope he can adjust and live a happy life with you!

 

[camimom]

Thanks everyone.

We are off to the vet this morning.

Since he decided he couldn't wait, the tongue is coming off today.

Fingers crossed.

 

[kplatvoet]

Good luck at the vet-

 

[camimom]

Update:

Glacier survived the surgery, ate and drank.

but then crashed.

he passed away this afternoon.

I just wanted to say thank you to all who helped, it really helped me handle this crisis with him.

Thank you all.

 

[cass737]

I am so very sorry for your loss. You did everything you could - my thoughts are with you!

 

[little leaf]

so sorry to hear