How to help choking chameleon
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jannb
Chameleon Enthusiast
I ask my cham vet about this and this is what he told me. I wanted to share with everyone and maybe it might someday save a life.
The main, and possibly only, thing to do is to grab the chameleon firmly between your hands and it's head facing down and do strong strokes downward. This is the same method when assisting puppies at birth or after a c-section and the purpose is to get any water or foreign object from the chameleon's lungs. It is basically using gravity and g-force to force any obstruction out. It works quite well when it is a fluid issue and works so-so with solid stuff.
The main, and possibly only, thing to do is to grab the chameleon firmly between your hands and it's head facing down and do strong strokes downward. This is the same method when assisting puppies at birth or after a c-section and the purpose is to get any water or foreign object from the chameleon's lungs. It is basically using gravity and g-force to force any obstruction out. It works quite well when it is a fluid issue and works so-so with solid stuff.
What is the chameleon choking on? Is there an item lodged in the back of the throat or did water get in to the front of the mouth? Here is a post of the anatomy of the mouth to reference...
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/warning-to-all-chameleon-owners.80201/page-2#post-755568.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/warning-to-all-chameleon-owners.80201/page-2#post-755568.
Good to know! 
Couldn't tell from the post.
Couldn't tell from the post.
