Just a question..

[Syn]

I noticed my veiled's casque was looking a bit odd. I gently pressed on it and it's.. squishy?
Normally it's hard.. Could this be a vitamin deficiency? It looks fine.. just feels weird..

 

[leid]

A loose casque could be signs of vitamin deficiency, or so I was told by the vet because Fred had a similar issue with his. This also doesn't mean you did anything wrong. Fred's casque issue was cured with some vitamin a and b injections.

 

[Syn]

That's odd because I've kept the same vitamin regimen for the past 4 months with him.. and he was fine until recently.

 

[leid]

Yeah. I hadn't done anything different and it happened too. Hasn't happened since though.

 

[Syn]

Weird. Hopefully someone can chime in and tell me what's up.

 

[Vegas Chad]

if the sides squish that is fine as they keep fat in the casque. however if the whole thing moves that is bad. find a pic of a veiled skull and you will see the vast open area for this.

 

[rachelk]

my veiled's casque feels sturdy yet the skin on it feels very "soft", maybe that is where your getting the squishyness feel from? i also have my veiled on a vitamin regimen.

 

[Syn]

if the sides squish that is fine as they keep fat in the casque. however if the whole thing moves that is bad. find a pic of a veiled skull and you will see the vast open area for this.

Gotcha. I just thought it was weird because up until recently he had no squish at all. Maybe he's getting fat hahaha.

I feel better now.

 

[leid]

Nevermind. lol I was just about to type exactly what the previous person said. I'm too slow!

 

[Murrdox]

I don't know about "squishy" but soft is definitely good in the sides. Means they're well fed and hydrated, in my experience.

The trait you definitely don't want is "bendy" or "flexible".

 

[Syn]

Doesn't seem too flexible. I'll check again in a few days, I don't want to stress him out messing with his head.

 

[Docility]

my cham would bite the piss out of me if i messed with his veil lol. mine has a deviation to the left in the middle of it. hes a bit deformed from birth only on his veil though, and its only a slight deviation 1mm