Meganlr2003
New Member
Hey I have a female veiled chameleon who has been sitting with closed eyes for the past few days and even sleeping during the day. I took her to an exotic vet clinic yesterday and they tube fed her and got her some water but other than that the only information they told me was that her saliva and mouth are normal and to raise temperatures in her cage. So I raised the temperature for a few minutes and in those minutes she had her mouth wide open and was freaking hot so i knew that was way too hot so I don’t believe being too cold is the issue. I’ve had her for about a month and have only handled her twice. I haven’t had success with hand feeding but she normally eats the free roaming insects just fine. Lately she has not been eating and drinking very little. Yesterday before the vet she was very inactive and basically stayed in her sleeping spot all day. Today she has been a lot more active roaming around her cage but still has her eyes closed for the most part. I just need to know the next step because the vet visit was $172 and I’m not sure if I can afford another one. Besides that is really the only exotic vet in my area
The photos below were taken before the vet yesterday.
The photos below were taken before the vet yesterday.