MBD Or Overreacting
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NewOwner
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I am thinking it may be MBD
By the look of the right foot - in the 2nd picture - it looks Wierd to me, but then again ive only had a chameleon for 3 months (Or even that... more around 2)
Thanks all.. I hope for the best
Like i said, sometime this month she will be going to the vet..
By the look of the right foot - in the 2nd picture - it looks Wierd to me, but then again ive only had a chameleon for 3 months (Or even that... more around 2)
Thanks all.. I hope for the best Like i said, sometime this month she will be going to the vet..
stupidcat2y
New Member
i think you should take better pictures.. but i think you might have a slight case of over reacting. your using supplements and uv lighting right?
kylerenz
Established Member
I recommend the reptisun 5.0 over the reptiglo any day so you may want to consider changing that out in the future
NewOwner
New Member
I know... i have heard... i also heard there not much differant xcept reptisun is better..
I will order one someday... not sure when.
NewOwner
New Member
The foot looks fine to me, but your camera has a serious case!
Thank you, and yes my camera is @#%$
thats a nice way to put it too... it does not work well, its digital, and just crap... ive even tried the sports functiion on it (Meaning things in motion) and it doesnt even work well..Ugh haha
Jordan
New Member
Can not really tell from the pictures.
Look for curvature in the long bones, upper arm and thigh region. Bone deformities tend to show up here first due to weight and locomotion. Unlike say a primate, muscle development in the upper portion of the limbs is low in a chameleon and makes it easier to see.
The lower portion of the limbs all the way into the hands and feet are very hard to tell on a chameleon without an x-ray. The muscles that are in these areas are usually just to developed. They should kind of look like Popeye.
The casque, tail/spine and jaw are also good places to look as well.
Look for curvature in the long bones, upper arm and thigh region. Bone deformities tend to show up here first due to weight and locomotion. Unlike say a primate, muscle development in the upper portion of the limbs is low in a chameleon and makes it easier to see.
The lower portion of the limbs all the way into the hands and feet are very hard to tell on a chameleon without an x-ray. The muscles that are in these areas are usually just to developed. They should kind of look like Popeye.
The casque, tail/spine and jaw are also good places to look as well.
PardalisGirl
Avid Member
Fuzzy but probably not MBD
Those are pretty bad pictures.....but the limbs look straight and not bowed. An experienced vet should be able to feel the jaws and the limbs and tell without an X-ray if he has MBD. I would also change the light to a Reptisun. I use 5.0 lights for juvie cages and 10.0 for adult cages which are typically larger. Part of having your cham is sharing him with others. Get the camera thing worked out so we can see it grow
Those are pretty bad pictures.....but the limbs look straight and not bowed. An experienced vet should be able to feel the jaws and the limbs and tell without an X-ray if he has MBD. I would also change the light to a Reptisun. I use 5.0 lights for juvie cages and 10.0 for adult cages which are typically larger. Part of having your cham is sharing him with others. Get the camera thing worked out so we can see it grow
