So, its been a long battle after taking on my veiled chameleon last September as a rescue pet.
Looking for advice on controlling/reducing clutch size for my cham who has just laid 66 eggs and was confirmed with mild MBD in January after many xrays.
History; taken in September 18 as a 6 month male but was in fact female and vet believes about 7-9 months. She no uvb from previous owners.
After much discussion on forums and vet she has now all the appropriate care that she should have had from birth.
She took a turn for the worst in nov18 when she started egg production and stopped eating. Went to the vet many times for xrays and 3 separate injections of oxytocin which were unsuccessful. She was being force fed every day by syringe a mixture of critical care solution, calcium and reptiboost mixed with water as advised by the vet since november to try to reverse MBD or at least halt it.
Vet told me to expect the worst and egg binding into january but he would not operate due to health.
My clever girl however has defied all odds and laid her first clutch of 66 eggs a week ago.
Her MBD is mild and reversible according to the vet but will take time. All her bones are straight, with no past breaks but the xrays show some bones as fine (her spine) and some as depleted (her legs)
She is now eating on her own accord around 15 crickets heavily dusted with calcium. I know this is a lot normally, but this is the first time she has eaten for herself since november so I am letting her eat what she can at the moment after laying.
She weighs 86g and although seems shattered after laying, shes in good health pooping n stuff.
Her basking temp is currently 29degree c dropping to 17c in the night.
Does anyone have any recommendation for temperature and feeding in this condition to reduce clutch size so that I can take the stress off her but still continue to battle the MBD caused by previous owners?
I am afraid to reign in her diet and heat for it to be at the detriment to the hard work of trying to battle the MBD in her.
Looking for advice on controlling/reducing clutch size for my cham who has just laid 66 eggs and was confirmed with mild MBD in January after many xrays.
History; taken in September 18 as a 6 month male but was in fact female and vet believes about 7-9 months. She no uvb from previous owners.
After much discussion on forums and vet she has now all the appropriate care that she should have had from birth.
She took a turn for the worst in nov18 when she started egg production and stopped eating. Went to the vet many times for xrays and 3 separate injections of oxytocin which were unsuccessful. She was being force fed every day by syringe a mixture of critical care solution, calcium and reptiboost mixed with water as advised by the vet since november to try to reverse MBD or at least halt it.
Vet told me to expect the worst and egg binding into january but he would not operate due to health.
My clever girl however has defied all odds and laid her first clutch of 66 eggs a week ago.
Her MBD is mild and reversible according to the vet but will take time. All her bones are straight, with no past breaks but the xrays show some bones as fine (her spine) and some as depleted (her legs)
She is now eating on her own accord around 15 crickets heavily dusted with calcium. I know this is a lot normally, but this is the first time she has eaten for herself since november so I am letting her eat what she can at the moment after laying.
She weighs 86g and although seems shattered after laying, shes in good health pooping n stuff.
Her basking temp is currently 29degree c dropping to 17c in the night.
Does anyone have any recommendation for temperature and feeding in this condition to reduce clutch size so that I can take the stress off her but still continue to battle the MBD caused by previous owners?
I am afraid to reign in her diet and heat for it to be at the detriment to the hard work of trying to battle the MBD in her.
