Help with a rescued Chameleon with MBD
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Babykins202
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Okay just curious, I have to order my Cresties food so I might as well get Calcium and some other things. I have been gut loading my crickets with oranges, collard greens, sweet potatoes and Kale. We took our cham to the vet last weekend and they didn't give him any injections and they checked his skull and jaw and thankfully the MBD didn't give him soft jaw and his skull is still strong. They did remove a bunch of impacted poop that was in there for awhile so that was good. The vet said because he is eating well and because his office was an hour away injections weren't really necessary. I have seen some small improvements in his ability to walk since we got him so I'm hopeful he continues on that trend. Thank you for the insight!
Here is a great thread from the forum own ferret,it will tell u more about the MBD.Happy reading.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/thr...-like-how-it-happens-and-how-to-fix-it.95071/
Babykins202
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kelly_girl199
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Good to hear!!Glad he found an awesome owner like you !! He is looking great!
Peachypink
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That's awesome news! He's really pretty!
SunflowerSupreme
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He's adorable and I'm glad he's doing better!!!
Jwillchamel
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A sugestion i rescued a few chameleons before and the first thing i would do is give shower treatment and to get vitamins and calcium i would take a syringe and mix vitamin and calcium in it and i would inject my crickets and or waxworms only a couple and feed him good gutloaded feeders but luckily i didnt mess to much with mbd most of mine weren't to far off
Jwillchamel
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He is beautiful
You can correct the MBD but any deformities and damage already done will not likely be corrected. To keep the MBD from returning you need to have a diet that provides calcium, phosphorous, vitamin D3and vitamin A in balance...this involves feeding the chameleon nutritiously fed/gutloaded insects that have been supplemented properly. It involves providing the proper lighting (UVB from a proper UVB light such as the long linear Repti-sun 5.0 or exposure to direct sunlight) and providing proper watering and temperatures to aid in digestion.
I've kept veiled chameleons and panthers and lots of other chameleons and reptiles for many years...and the do well for me.
I gutload crickets, roaches, superworms with a wide assortment of greens and veggies such as dandelion greens, kale, collards, endive, escarole, carrots, sweet potato, sweet red pepper, squash, zucchini, etc and a little fruit such as Apple, pear, berries, melon.
I dust the insects just before feeding them to the chameleons with a phosphorous-free calcium powder to ensure they have enough to make up for the poor ratio of calcium to phosphorous found in most feeder insects.
I dust twice a month with a phosphorous-free calcium/D3 powder to ensure the chameleon gets some D3 without overdosing it. D3 from supplements can build upmin the system and lead to health issues but D3 from exposure to the UVB won't as long as the chameleon can move in and out of the light at will.
I dust twice a month with a vitamin powder that has a beta carotene (prOformed) source of vitamin A because prOformed sources won't build up in the system like prEformed sources do....and this leaves it up to you to decide whether the chameleon needs prEformed vitamin A or not.
To correct MBD you can give the chameleon some liquid calcium sandoz or calcium gluconate. A vet can tell you for sure your chameleon has MBD if you don't know...if the outward signs are obvious. This can be discontinued once the bones are strong again.
Hope this helps!
I've kept veiled chameleons and panthers and lots of other chameleons and reptiles for many years...and the do well for me.
I gutload crickets, roaches, superworms with a wide assortment of greens and veggies such as dandelion greens, kale, collards, endive, escarole, carrots, sweet potato, sweet red pepper, squash, zucchini, etc and a little fruit such as Apple, pear, berries, melon.
I dust the insects just before feeding them to the chameleons with a phosphorous-free calcium powder to ensure they have enough to make up for the poor ratio of calcium to phosphorous found in most feeder insects.
I dust twice a month with a phosphorous-free calcium/D3 powder to ensure the chameleon gets some D3 without overdosing it. D3 from supplements can build upmin the system and lead to health issues but D3 from exposure to the UVB won't as long as the chameleon can move in and out of the light at will.
I dust twice a month with a vitamin powder that has a beta carotene (prOformed) source of vitamin A because prOformed sources won't build up in the system like prEformed sources do....and this leaves it up to you to decide whether the chameleon needs prEformed vitamin A or not.
To correct MBD you can give the chameleon some liquid calcium sandoz or calcium gluconate. A vet can tell you for sure your chameleon has MBD if you don't know...if the outward signs are obvious. This can be discontinued once the bones are strong again.
Hope this helps!
Andee
Chameleon Enthusiast
He's looking more energetic and chameleon-like. Hopefully you will see even more turn around soon. My girl who is my most severe case I ever dealt with and so has stayed with me permanantly, I've had her about two years now I think? Close to it at least XD she didn't show a huge turn around until 6 months in, now at easily over a year I have seen some straightened of her limbs and bones that were so badly affected which I personally never expected. It's not a huge change, but it's nice to see anyway. Other than she is so much adventurous and healthy. Her jaw is much better (her jaw was very soft when I got her) and she can now eat isopods and much larger roaches than she was able to. In the beginning I fed her tiny roaches roaches for her size and preferred the freshly molted because they were easier for her. I am so proud of her.
kelly_girl199
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I just bought superload and mixed it up today. Its stinking awesome!Hydrates and nurishes at the same time.
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