VeiledOwner87
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my female veiled has developed a swollen looking neck. i am getting worried about it now, it has been 2-3 days. she is moving around a lot, and eating perfectly normal. she does however, at times, has her mouth open then tilts her head up and does this thing with her mouth like she wants to vomit. i'm not sure if it is her yawning, but it freaks me out. i will include pics at the end of this post, and i have all of the ask questions on hand.
i know i havent been on the forums in a long time, but all the help would be greatly appriciated.
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Female C. Calyptratus, is 13 months old and has been in my care since 3.5ish months of age. was bought at a pet store that kept her quite well.
Handling - All of my reptiles are handled very rarely. only to weigh once every week or two
Feeding - she is fed once every 2 days now, she is fed mostly crickets. but also intakes superworms, horns and silkworms. her quantity is about 8 crickets a feeding.
Supplements - I use all Rep-cal brands for suppliments. i use a good plain calcium every feeding which is every two days. she will get herptavite and calcium D3 once or twice a month
Watering - i run a mistking system to my cages, two nozzles in my multituberculata and one nozzle in the veileds cage. 3 5minute mistdowns during the day.
Fecal Description - solid brown fecies and white urates, this particular chameleon has never been tested.
History - she has always been in great health.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - her enclosure is a homemade 2x2x4 wood and screen cage. all sides are screen except for the back which is plastic board.
Lighting - i run 2 48'' flourescent tubes in a dual fixture, a reptiGLO 5.0 which is now 1.5-2 months old, along with a 6500K
Temperature - her temps have been a little low lately with a low of 77 degrees to a high of 82 degrees (which i aim to maintain). night time temperatures are never under 65 degrees.
Humidity - her humidity levels are always between 50-65%
Plants - live plants (schefflera aboricola, and croton)
Placement - my cages are located in my room which is not high traffic. it is private and only active when im in the room. it is under a ceiling fan which is rarely on during the cold months, and if it is, it is on low.
Location - Windsor, Ontario Canada. Southern Ontario at the Detroit borders
Current Problem - problem is decribed at the beginning of post.
i forget if there was a spot for gutloads, but here is my gutload recipes
WET: yam, red lettuce, alfalfa sproutes, orange, apple, kale, blueberries, raspberries, carrots. there are probably more, but i freeze the mix into cubes, so i forget exactly if there is anymore or not in the current batch
DRY: sprunila, flucker's high calcium feed, bee polen, repashy CGD part 1 (not much), dried kelp powder, small amount of oats and cherrios -- all ground to a powder.
i've read that neck swelling could be Gular Edema, but i see to it that she does not intake high amounts of protein or vitamin a, the only vitamin A that i know of and use in my gut loads is the repashy which is not a significant amount used anyways. im stumped
Here are the pics:
i know i havent been on the forums in a long time, but all the help would be greatly appriciated.
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Female C. Calyptratus, is 13 months old and has been in my care since 3.5ish months of age. was bought at a pet store that kept her quite well.
Handling - All of my reptiles are handled very rarely. only to weigh once every week or two
Feeding - she is fed once every 2 days now, she is fed mostly crickets. but also intakes superworms, horns and silkworms. her quantity is about 8 crickets a feeding.
Supplements - I use all Rep-cal brands for suppliments. i use a good plain calcium every feeding which is every two days. she will get herptavite and calcium D3 once or twice a month
Watering - i run a mistking system to my cages, two nozzles in my multituberculata and one nozzle in the veileds cage. 3 5minute mistdowns during the day.
Fecal Description - solid brown fecies and white urates, this particular chameleon has never been tested.
History - she has always been in great health.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - her enclosure is a homemade 2x2x4 wood and screen cage. all sides are screen except for the back which is plastic board.
Lighting - i run 2 48'' flourescent tubes in a dual fixture, a reptiGLO 5.0 which is now 1.5-2 months old, along with a 6500K
Temperature - her temps have been a little low lately with a low of 77 degrees to a high of 82 degrees (which i aim to maintain). night time temperatures are never under 65 degrees.
Humidity - her humidity levels are always between 50-65%
Plants - live plants (schefflera aboricola, and croton)
Placement - my cages are located in my room which is not high traffic. it is private and only active when im in the room. it is under a ceiling fan which is rarely on during the cold months, and if it is, it is on low.
Location - Windsor, Ontario Canada. Southern Ontario at the Detroit borders
Current Problem - problem is decribed at the beginning of post.
i forget if there was a spot for gutloads, but here is my gutload recipes
WET: yam, red lettuce, alfalfa sproutes, orange, apple, kale, blueberries, raspberries, carrots. there are probably more, but i freeze the mix into cubes, so i forget exactly if there is anymore or not in the current batch
DRY: sprunila, flucker's high calcium feed, bee polen, repashy CGD part 1 (not much), dried kelp powder, small amount of oats and cherrios -- all ground to a powder.
i've read that neck swelling could be Gular Edema, but i see to it that she does not intake high amounts of protein or vitamin a, the only vitamin A that i know of and use in my gut loads is the repashy which is not a significant amount used anyways. im stumped
Here are the pics:
