Chameleon Breeders in the midwest
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MissSkittles
Chameleon Enthusiast
Thanks to my big dog-powered Amazon delivery alert, I’m awake. So it sounds that your supplements, temps and uvb are good so mbd shouldn’t be a concern and something else may be going on with her jaw and casque. However, you have been over feeding her, which can result in overly large clutches of eggs. I feed my girls (actually all of my chameleons) 3-4 feeders, 3 days a week plus occasional treats. It’s very difficult when they haven’t yet reached laying age as we don’t want to deprive them of nutrients needed for full growth, but neither do we want to over feed and have them produce a lot of eggs. What the lower basking temp does is help slow their metabolism just a bit so they won’t be hungry. This article explains it. http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/2007/12/keeping-female-veiled.html Since she is so round, staying at the bottom and not moving and now you say her eyes are closed during the day, all leads to my initial belief that she is eggbound and needs urgent and immediate veterinary care or she’ll die. It’s a very painful condition and death, so please…I can’t stress it enough…she needs a vet now! If she laid on Monday, it’s already been 5 days and I don’t believe she can afford to wait any longer.
You said..."She did not completely cover up the hole but left it and didn’t come back"... This could be an indication that she was too weak to lay the rest of the eggs or that something is orecpventing her from laying the rest of them. I would get her to a vet ASAP and get an X-ray doe to see if she has retained eggs.
Is she spending most of her day sleeping? Sitting low in the cage? Lethargic?
Is she spending most of her day sleeping? Sitting low in the cage? Lethargic?
Most chameleons that are obese/overfed and have reproductive issues seem to end up with MBD. They also can prolapse.
Yes she is sitting low in the cage and sleeping.
Thank you for the response
Imho...she needs a vet ASAP or you're going to lose her.
MissSkittles
Chameleon Enthusiast
No idea of their reputation, but here is a 24 hour emergency clinic. https://www.holtroadpethospital.com/fort-wayne/reptile-vet-fort-wayne-ind/
I think this one may have a 24 hour clinic service as well. https://www.exoticvetclinic.com/
I think this one may have a 24 hour clinic service as well. https://www.exoticvetclinic.com/
jannb
Chameleon Enthusiast
Here’s a list of reptile vets in Indiana.
| Dr. Angela Lennox Avian and Exotic Animal Clinic | 9330 Waldemar Road Indianapolis IN, 46268 | 09:00 to 17:00 | (317) 879-8633 |
| Dr. Jennifer Clarke Hillview Veterinary Clinic | 1761 Thornburg Lane – Franklin, IN 46131 | 08:00 to 18:00 | (317) 736-8880 |
| Dr. Jennifer Herbert Arbor View Animal Hospital | 244 West U.S. Highway 6, Valparaiso, IN 46385 | 08:00 to 20:00 | (219) 762-7267 |
| Dr. Mariah Covey Kryder Veterinary Clinic | 12555 State Rd 23, Granger, IN 46530 | 07:30 to 18:00 | (574) 277-6533 |
| Dr. Thomas Kilbane Advent Veterinary Services | 3434 Interstate Dr, Evansville, IN 47715 | 08:00 to 18:00 | (812) 402-1111 |
| Dr. Alia Habhab Midwest Bird and Exotic Animal Hospital | 7510 W North Ave, Elmwood Park, IL 60707 | 08:00 to 19:00 | (708) 453-8181 |
MissSkittles
Chameleon Enthusiast
If you have no other options, a humane euthanasia by a vet is the kindest thing to do. No, you are not a horrible person for askIng/saying this. Unfortunately sometimes this is the best we can do for our animals to prevent their pain and suffering. Whatever you choose, just please don’t delay any further.
Uri
Avid Member
Panthers are more expensive because of their colors and honestly and veileds would be up there too but they produce so many babies and get so bit that people need to lower the prices a LOT for people to take them you shouldn’t price shop for a chameleon tho because you get what you pay for and a cheap chameleon will reflect the care it got and the care the mother got
