Dez
Chamalot Chameleons
I don't know if this should go in a different section... but oh well.
I was contacted someone asking for help with their chameleon.
It was a sad but not common story. Got a baby veiled and thought it was a male. Got some bad care info from the petstore. Now it is 10 months old and found out that it is actually a female. She thought it was eggbound and took it to the vet
The message I got from her
She is about 10 months old and we recently found out that he was a she and that she is ready to lay eggs. Because I don't know as much as I should about these creatures, I read a lot about them last week and I believe she is eggbound. I spent $200.00 bucks last Monday and took her to the vet. They x-rayed her and said she has a bunch of eggs but doesn't think she is healthy enough to lay them. They gave me some calcium and I was told to hand feed her and give her the calcium nightly. The next day she laid a clutch of stuff. One egg is white the others look like oval shaped poop. I am not sure if they are eggs or not. I don't want her to suffer and the vet just wants to do $600.00 worth of surgery to remove the eggs and her girly parts. She looks healthy and moves without a problem. She eats when I feed her by hand and her eyes look good. She is on her branches and is pretty alert. I would like for you to see her and give me your opinion. I can't afford surgery and even thought of finding a new home for her. I love her to death but I think she would be better off with someone who knows more about them. Thanks for your help.
Looking through pictures I found the picture from February (I believe they still thought it to be a male) There is obvious signs of calcium issues.
I also believe the cham is being housed in a glass enclosure. I have no idea about lighting or supplements right now
I had initially responded that she had 3 options
1) Have the surgery the vet suggested to remove eggs... Telling her that surgery is very hard and the chameleon would have a 50/50 chance of living.
2) Have the chameleon put to sleep if it seemed very weak and suffering (I have not seen a recent photo of it so I don't know how it looks compared to the feb photo
3) Give up the chameleon that may be willing to work with her
Number 3 is where you guys would come in as she has said she would rather do that. She lived in the orlando area. If anyone has the time and is willing to work with this rescue let me know. I am not able to take her in
PM me for more info
I was contacted someone asking for help with their chameleon.
It was a sad but not common story. Got a baby veiled and thought it was a male. Got some bad care info from the petstore. Now it is 10 months old and found out that it is actually a female. She thought it was eggbound and took it to the vet
The message I got from her
She is about 10 months old and we recently found out that he was a she and that she is ready to lay eggs. Because I don't know as much as I should about these creatures, I read a lot about them last week and I believe she is eggbound. I spent $200.00 bucks last Monday and took her to the vet. They x-rayed her and said she has a bunch of eggs but doesn't think she is healthy enough to lay them. They gave me some calcium and I was told to hand feed her and give her the calcium nightly. The next day she laid a clutch of stuff. One egg is white the others look like oval shaped poop. I am not sure if they are eggs or not. I don't want her to suffer and the vet just wants to do $600.00 worth of surgery to remove the eggs and her girly parts. She looks healthy and moves without a problem. She eats when I feed her by hand and her eyes look good. She is on her branches and is pretty alert. I would like for you to see her and give me your opinion. I can't afford surgery and even thought of finding a new home for her. I love her to death but I think she would be better off with someone who knows more about them. Thanks for your help.
Looking through pictures I found the picture from February (I believe they still thought it to be a male) There is obvious signs of calcium issues.
I also believe the cham is being housed in a glass enclosure. I have no idea about lighting or supplements right now
I had initially responded that she had 3 options
1) Have the surgery the vet suggested to remove eggs... Telling her that surgery is very hard and the chameleon would have a 50/50 chance of living.
2) Have the chameleon put to sleep if it seemed very weak and suffering (I have not seen a recent photo of it so I don't know how it looks compared to the feb photo
3) Give up the chameleon that may be willing to work with her
Number 3 is where you guys would come in as she has said she would rather do that. She lived in the orlando area. If anyone has the time and is willing to work with this rescue let me know. I am not able to take her in
PM me for more info
