He ate a tissue!

[hagmegsis]

Pop-Tart has been dehydrated which I posted about yesterday. Today I was cleaning out his feeding bowl. I put water in it and was using tissue to scrub and soak up the water. I turned my back for a second to grab another tissue and when I turned back he had the wet tissue in his mouth. I pulled as much as I could from his mouth, but he still managed to swallow some. I finished cleaning his bowl and filled it with a little bit of water. I normally don't put water in it but he's thirsty.

I'm glad he's willing to drink but now I'm freaking out that he might be hurt. I lost my job 2 weeks ago and have no income. I can't take him to the vet if something happens. I need advice. Please.

 

[alphakenc]

My suggestion for u is feed him some silkworm n watch for his poops for the next few days,hopefully he can poop all the tissue right out.

 

[trickedoutbiker]

I need advice. Please

Find another job, pronto. Chameleons are expensive

As for the tissue... make sure he stays well hydrated. MAKE SURE HE STAYS WELL HYDRATED. I say that twice because you need him to be, because it will help him pass what little bit of tissue he consumed through his body.

 

[JaniP]

Give him a nice long shower for hydration and a nice big juicy horned worm to help him pass it
It happened to my big veiled once. I had paper towel lining the bottom of the enclosure and he gradded a feeder with his tongue from the ground - his sticky tongue grabbed it with the feeder and I tried to pull it out but he got the corner. I gave him a big horn worm and there were no ill effects.

 

[hagmegsis]

There are no horn worms or silk worms in my area. I heavily misted and gave him a shallow dish of water. I will try the bath.

I've been job hunting, but I have a no compete contract that's making it very difficult. Chameleons are exspensive that's for sure.

 

[TAW229]

There are no horn worms or silk worms in my area. I heavily misted and gave him a shallow dish of water. I will try the bath.

I've been job hunting, but I have a no compete contract that's making it very difficult. Chameleons are exspensive that's for sure.

I find some people to be a bit harsh on these forums but I do beleive they just love Chams and want the best for them. You can order Hornworms of Amazon.com. I've done it a few times with no problems but I only buy from 5 star sellers! I have tried other bugs but haven't been impressed with the quality.

My Veiled Chameleon was very ill a year ago. He became dehydrated some and refused to drink. So, I put warm (not hot) water in a syringe with NO needle and dropped the water on his lips. He started to lick it off after I did it a few times. I use a spray bottle with hot water (it's warm when you spray it) to gently spray my Cham several times a day. I also spray the top of his cage from the outside down (it's screened) which makes droplets of water hang down. Looks like a lot of little crystals and he'll drink them. Hope this helps!

 

[carol5208]

Give him a nice long shower for hydration and a nice big juicy horned worm to help him pass it
It happened to my big veiled once. I had paper towel lining the bottom of the enclosure and he gradded a feeder with his tongue from the ground - his sticky tongue grabbed it with the feeder and I tried to pull it out but he got the corner. I gave him a big horn worm and there were no ill effects.

This is why I don't think it is a good idea to use paper towels in the bottom. This happened to someone else also on here.

 

[carol5208]

If your chameleon does go down hill and you need to go to vet, explain your situation to your vet and see if you can work out a payment plan. Even borrow the money from someone if you can. You owe it to you chameleon to care for him. I know we all run into situations in our life when our finances are not the best. I hope he will be ok.

 

[alphakenc]

Alphakenc say...absolutely positively alphakenc-ly no paper towels on the bottom jus like when all of us were born...nothing...all naked.
There are 2 choices....1) naked bottom cage with a healthy"alive" cham all day everyday!
2) decorate the bottom cage with a stuffed chamy animal in the cage and play Barbie n Ken all day!! I will leave that decision for you guys n gals to decide!!!

 

[alphakenc]

And jus for all you folks to know,I did that paper towel thing long long ago,and I thought that will saving me time to catch the poop drop like a diapers on the babies bum,and end up with all the misting n pooping,that paper towels became a bacterial breeding ground,by observing my chams behavior,I change that immediately before anything happen,and guess what if this will happen to me ,surely will happen to anybody.

 

[alphakenc]

I lost my job 2 weeks ago and have no income.

No worry,u are too good for ur old job,its their lost not urs,keep ur head high n find a better pay job,life is like a rollercoaster,it goes down then comes back up,best luck to u!!