I as given a Veiled Chameleon the other day. I don't know his/her age. The animals body is 2-1/2 in" long.
I pretty sure he has MBD. I've done some research and found the post by by Julirs. The legs a curvey/bowed. It appears to have deform in the leg joints and the legs are swollen. Also the back is at and angle 1/2in" near the tail. Was being fed crickets without supplements and were not gut loaded, also had dehydration. Have been spraying the terrarium 4 or 5 times a day with a hand mister. This is helping.
I have him in a small terrarium right now as he/she can't hold onto the branches very well. He/she ( think it a female) will sometimes hang by one leg or sits on the floor of the cage holding him/her self upright by the front legs. At other time he/she is on the floor of the cage. To feed I put the crickets in the refrig to slow them down and place right in front of him/her. This is working so far. I'm feeding 6-1/2 in" a day. So not to stress the animal I'm feeding 3 times a day. I also used Fluker's Repta Aid. I thought about putting in a Mushroom Ledge (or a couple) up near the light for him/her to lay on. Have a large number of twigs so there a lots of places for him/her to lay on. I'm going to order silkworms, butterworms and phoenix worms this week.
I've taken some pictures and as soon as I figure out how to get them on the site I'll post them.
I pretty sure he has MBD. I've done some research and found the post by by Julirs. The legs a curvey/bowed. It appears to have deform in the leg joints and the legs are swollen. Also the back is at and angle 1/2in" near the tail. Was being fed crickets without supplements and were not gut loaded, also had dehydration. Have been spraying the terrarium 4 or 5 times a day with a hand mister. This is helping.
I have him in a small terrarium right now as he/she can't hold onto the branches very well. He/she ( think it a female) will sometimes hang by one leg or sits on the floor of the cage holding him/her self upright by the front legs. At other time he/she is on the floor of the cage. To feed I put the crickets in the refrig to slow them down and place right in front of him/her. This is working so far. I'm feeding 6-1/2 in" a day. So not to stress the animal I'm feeding 3 times a day. I also used Fluker's Repta Aid. I thought about putting in a Mushroom Ledge (or a couple) up near the light for him/her to lay on. Have a large number of twigs so there a lots of places for him/her to lay on. I'm going to order silkworms, butterworms and phoenix worms this week.
I've taken some pictures and as soon as I figure out how to get them on the site I'll post them.
