help walking weird video and pics help please!!
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Kboz1991
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I just got him Tuesday and he has been like this since I got him. I haven't seen him eat but the cup I have food in has a few feeders missing I supplement repcal without Monday through Saturday and alternate multivitamin and with d3 every sunday. Yea I know I just wanted to get others opinions before I too him to the vet. I posted this yesterday but couldn't get the vids up and only had one person post on it. I've caught him drinking a few times also his eyes are full just hes freaking me out with his legs I feel so bad and I didn't do anything I just texted the guy I got him from to ask if he was like this when he had him to see if he got hurt during shipping
LindsayG
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Imo his legs do look different from those pics. The front left one especially.
jpowell86
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His left front arm is definitely broken. I would try not to make him walk so much. PM @ferretinmyshoes about this issue. He probably took a fall before packaging. I hate to see the little guy in that shape.
jajeanpierre
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Your pictures and videos sure are disturbing--poor little guy! He has some fractures to his front left leg and probably other fractures--I just couldn't watch all the way through the videos. He needs to see a vet asap to get him on the right calcium supplement. I am inclined to think this is Metabolic Bone Disease and will need a vet to monitor him. A vet can't set the legs, but a vet needs to monitor him. They are badly broken so he is in a lot of pain. Please don't handle him and put him where he will be safe with easy to climb branches, not bamboo or dowels which is too slick. Give him a lot of choice in size including tiny branches that are almost twigs. Give him lots of cover so he won't feel threatened and feel the need to move.
Is this your first chameleon?
Is this your first chameleon?
His body is way too heavy for his legs to support,i will suggest go to the chameleon specialist vet and get some Xray on those legs seems like he is dragging his body n trying to walk,the legs are either injured or have Mbd,go and get the accurate check out n good luck with ur cham.
Kboz1991
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no I have two younger panthers that are doing great. I only took him out to take a video because no one could help me without video I feel really bad and don't know what to do. I can only get him to the vet Tuesday. he has a bunch or small dowel rods were he can get his hand around and he has a dwarf umbrella pant and pothos also. this is his cage setup
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If u can hand feed him please do so,cause it will take him to walk forever to catch a prey,try not feeding him too much fatty feeder,as u can see on ur video his body proportion is out of balance,dont handle him too much cause it might make the condition even worst until u take him in and see what the vet say.
Was he sitting under the basking light??
Then he must be showing u he is either not liking being handle cause his legs situation or he is being afraid that tell u to leave him along
U can try the cup feeding method if he still eating ,have u see any poops in the cage since u got him?if the answer is yes ,that mean he is eating when u not around!
U can try the cup feeding method if he still eating ,have u see any poops in the cage since u got him?if the answer is yes ,that mean he is eating when u not around!
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