is Head resting normal?

summerlake · Mar 30, 2020

Hi i’m so sorry i post so many questions on here haha. But my chameleon has been resting her head on the branch (i’ll attach a pic) for about an hour now is this normal or a sign of sickness? It is almost bed time it’s gotten dark out so maybe she’s just tired and i’m overthinking this and paranoid. Her color seems normal she is just starting to shed for the first time her eyes are open and her grip seems firm. She drank water today and I fed her twice i just don’t want anything to be wrong!

kinyonga · Mar 30, 2020

Show me more photos of her from the side please.

summerlake · Mar 30, 2020

kinyonga said:
Show me more photos of her from the side please.

are these okay ?

kinyonga · Mar 30, 2020

Just wanted to see if it looked like she had MBD...don't think so...so the head resting might be ok. Is it getting close to her bedtime?

summerlake · Mar 30, 2020

kinyonga said:
Just wanted to see if it looked like she had MBD...don't think so...so the head resting might be ok. Is it getting close to her bedtime?

Yes she usually goes to sleep at around 9 and it is 8:50, she usually sleeps behind her plants so I might have just not seen her rest her head before. I just get so worried about everything and want to make sure she’s okay!

summerlake · Mar 30, 2020

kinyonga said:
Just wanted to see if it looked like she had MBD...don't think so...so the head resting might be ok. Is it getting close to her bedtime?

She’s also been very active all day and hasn’t had any other issues I just haven’t seen her do this before so I got a little worried

kinyonga · Mar 30, 2020

Just keep an eye on her and if she's doing it all the time post again.

PabloTheCham · Mar 30, 2020

kinyonga said:
Just keep an eye on her and if she's doing it all the time post again.

mine is doing this all the time. either he is hyperactive, or he is laying with the head resting.

cloverthechameleon · Mar 31, 2020

How old is this chameleon?

summerlake · Mar 31, 2020

cloverthechameleon said:
How old is this chameleon?

around 3-4 months

cloverthechameleon · Mar 31, 2020

Are you 100% certain it’s a female ? I don’t know if it’s my eyes but I see barring coming through.

Baker0512 · Mar 31, 2020

Mine does this from time to time. Around the same age. Noticed he just did it often. Right before shedding. Hes stopped since

summerlake · Mar 31, 2020

cloverthechameleon said:
Are you 100% certain it’s a female ? I don’t know if it’s my eyes but I see barring coming through.

I was told it was a female but could be wrong!

summerlake · Mar 31, 2020

Baker0512 said:
Mine does this from time to time. Around the same age. Noticed he just did it often. Right before shedding. Hes stopped since

Good to know

kinyonga · Mar 31, 2020

Look at the heel in the first photo...isn't that a spur I see?

summerlake · Mar 31, 2020

kinyonga said:
Look at the heel in the first photo...isn't that a spur I see?

here’s a better picture is it one coming in ? Also (he?) (she?) is climbing all over the place and drank and is eating so the headresting was probably just because it was bed time.

AmandaS · Mar 31, 2020

He is a boy

summerlake · Mar 31, 2020

AmandaS said:
He is a boy

Oh yay!!! Doesn’t matter the gender as long as he’s a healthy happy boy ?

CasqueAbove · Mar 31, 2020

Head resting can be normal.

Does anybody think her eyes look puffy or swollen ?

JacksJill · Mar 31, 2020

I'm wondering if the eyes are just from his sucking them in to avoid the camera. Do check them to see if they are more normal when there is no intimidating camera phone around.
If not a husbandry review would be a good idea.

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