jajeanpierre
Chameleon Enthusiast
Bunny, a T.q.gracilior female, was imported June 2nd this year and in my care the next day. She was in really bad condition and gave me the impression that she had just laid a clutch of eggs. She just had that deflated look about her. She seemed to be too small to lay eggs, but who knows. She was in pretty rough shape so her weight in the wild, healthy, would have been more. Weight at import: 18.7g. She hovered around that weight for a month before she turned the corner suddenly. Her tongue didn't work, so feeding her was problematic as she was also a new wild caught who didn't tolerate me very well. She hasn't been given any treatment for her injuries. Nothing. I worried that she might ingest any ointment. I didn't worm her because I didn't want to go near her mouth with a syringe or try to open it because I didn't know how strong it was. You can see in the second picture that the ligaments that hold the jaw bones together, both the top and bottom jaws, have been destroyed and don't exist anymore. I don't know who far up that went and worried that opening her mouth would completely separate her jaws.
June 4th:
July 13th: This is the picture that gave Bunny her the name. Those buck rabbit "teeth" are really pieces of bare jaw bones. A couple of days before these two pictures were taken she had turned the corner and started gaining weight. Profile picture taken the same day. She still looks pretty rough, but her mouth is healing and she is gaining weight.
August 25: Almost healed over. Hanging off the ceiling looking beautiful and vibrant. I haven't taken a weight on her since August 1st when she weighed 33.6g.
June 4th:
July 13th: This is the picture that gave Bunny her the name. Those buck rabbit "teeth" are really pieces of bare jaw bones. A couple of days before these two pictures were taken she had turned the corner and started gaining weight. Profile picture taken the same day. She still looks pretty rough, but her mouth is healing and she is gaining weight.
August 25: Almost healed over. Hanging off the ceiling looking beautiful and vibrant. I haven't taken a weight on her since August 1st when she weighed 33.6g.
