Health Concerns_Female Veiled Chameleon

[Duckiejd]

Hello, I am currently having concerns with my female veiled chameleon's health. She seems very weak and isn't eating now and she isn't drinking water on her own, this happened pretty much overnight, she is always active and always exploring but the day before yesterday she just wasn't herself. I also noticed that on her back where her tail starts she has a hump which she's never ever had before. The only thing that comes to my mind is that she probably fell but I don't know. Can anyone advice me on this please????

 

[carol5208]

How old is she? It sounds to me like she could be carrying eggs and could maybe be eggbound. They can lay eggs and do not have to be mated. The lump by the tail could be an egg. Do you have a laying bin? Please post some pics.

 

[Duckiejd]

She is a year old, and I don't believe she needs to lay eggs since she laid a batch about 4 months ago. As for the lump it's not on her side it's her spine. It's starts off straight and where the tail starts it's like an L shape.

 

[carol5208]

oh ok, so you know what she looks like when she is with eggs then. She could lay eggs again though after 4 months. I would still post a pic of her for everyone to see. Maybe we can figure out something from the pic.

 

[Duckiejd]

her enclosure is as big as the one in this picture (this isn't her enclosure this is just an example of size) https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/...6S3dmq3a9_AEVViupkOmTCKwrLHyISnCYU4xYlMEHZjyh

 

[Duckiejd]

this is how big my chameleons enclosure is, this is why i think she may have fallen. (not my enclosure, just an example)

 

[Duckiejd]

Yeah, I told my boyfriend that she might have to lay eggs again but he said he didn't think so. As for the pictures I will post them up later on in the day because I am not at home at the moment. It's just that hump that concerns me a lot.

 

[carol5208]

oh ok, so you know what she looks like when she is with eggs then. She could lay eggs again though after 4 months. I would still post a pic of her for everyone to see. Maybe we can figure out something from the pic.

 

[Duckiejd]

Here is a picture of the first day she started becoming weak. After this she now barely moves around. She just stays put and when she does move she is really shaky and struggles to get around.

 

[carol5208]

It might not hurt for you to fill out the ask for help form. Maybe there is something in your care that has caused an issue that you might not be aware of. https://www.chameleonforums.com/how-ask-help-66/

 

[Duckiejd]

OK, I'm new to this forum so I'm still trying to get the hang of this.Thank you

 

[Duckiejd]

This is the hump on her back I was talking about.

 

[carol5208]

That is odd looking and also her limbs kinda look weird. Maybe it is the way she is holding her legs. It really doesn't look like Metabolic bone disease but just something does not seem right. Can you post a few more pics of her? Obviously that hump was never there?

 

[kinyonga]

Can you post a couple more photos of her please?

It would be helpful if you fill in the questions in the how to ask for help thread at the top of the health section too.

Also...How did the egglaying go the last time? How many did she lay? Did she bury them all properly? How did she act after laying them?? Hungry, thirsty, back to being active?

 

[Duckiejd]

It is odd looking, and that hump was never ever there. This is why I THINK she may have fallen in her enclosure.

 

[Duckiejd]

The last time she laid a batch she was having a little trouble at first because it was her first time, but she quickly got the hang of it. She laid about 50-60 eggs, and yes she did bury them properly. After she laid them she was very weak, and very very thirsty and she was back to being active in about 2-3 days. The 2nd day after laying them she started eating again.

 

[Duckiejd]

would I have to start a new thread, when I put down all the information in the how to ask for help form??