Mixing Species and a problem

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QueenMarthaJ

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I recently got a female veiled with the idea of mating her with my male in the spring.

There were flap necked chameleons at the store and I ended up bringing a dehydrated one home. Took some work, but it is drinking and looks a lot better. Today I took home with one eye closed. I read here (somewhere) to use contact solution for an eye problem. Is that right?

I now have my female veiled and the two flap necks in the same Repti-Breeze (medium 3x2x2); they seem to be ok, but I assume this will be a problem soon.

Just trying to rescue the flaps - any suggestions?

Thanks!!!
 
You are just asking for trouble you need to seperate all of them for one its a health issue your putting infected animals in with healthy ones !!!!!!!!!1
 
Also in your attempt to rescue sick flapnecks you will now have 3 sick chameleons i just can't believe what i'm reading i don't want to come off mean but have you even thought about what your doing come on this is ridiculous !
 
First of all they have different requirements to start, second of all as ciafardo said youve just given yourself 3 sick chameleons!!!!!!!!!! seperate them now!!! every last one, and research the needs of dilepis, because I can tell you know its not like that of calyptratus!
 
Before anyone offers advice on eye problems without knowing what the actual problem is,go to a vet for a proper evaluation and get the proper meds.
Ths happens way too much on here. I "heard"and somebody said this works sometimes makes things worse. The one thing that can be said with certainty is separate all animals and keep them separated.
 
First, everyone take a breath.

I did not say the Flap had an infected eye - it is not infected. They are not "sick" in the way you would consider a wild caught animal to be. These were captive bred.

Second, these are very young and the housing will be for 2 days, tops. They seem to be ok; I was just hoping to put off getting yet another ReptiBreeze, but if they need it, they need it.

And I have looked for information in chamaeleo delepsis. What I end up with is they are not very popular and not much is known. I thought perhaps someone here kept them and could pass on some information.

Thanks.
 
First,the chameleon is sick if the eye is closed.Whether it has an eye infection can be determined by a vet or a chameleon expert.
Second,I am sure this is a wild caught animal. Who is the breeder that is breeding flap necks? Everyone on here means well and tries to be helpful.
The best advice I can give you is to separate the animals and get the one to a vet.
 
The vet said it didn't look infected. She said it looked more like a reaction to a scratch. No, she was not a reptile specialist, but I did the best I could at 3PM on a Friday.

These (along with 3 others) were purchased at a reptile show last weekend from the breeder. That is the information I have. They were not doing well where they were. I decided they would have a better chance being seen by the vet and my attempting to give them what they need. I am not a kid who buys something on a whim. Jewelry, yes. Critters, no.

I was attributing some of this due to stress being packed up for the show, being moved to the store and such. My male veiled had similar dehydration issues when I got him, but 6 months later he is healthy and doing fine.

Depending on the source, I need a tropical rain forest, high humidity, 12 hours full spectrum and 78 to 85. Or savanna. Or mid 70's with a 90 basking and 50% humidity. Oy.

For tonight it is eating 2 week crickets (I breed them for my animals so they will be healthy) and tomorrow will do something about another habitat.

Thanks!
 
Brad Ramsey said:
I disagree.
I would keep dilepis exactly as I keep calyptratus.

-Brad
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I keep my flap necks the same as veiled for the most part, but the flaps definately drink much more (seems each misting offered they will drink).

QueenMarthaJ said:
The vet said it didn't look infected. She said it looked more like a reaction to a scratch. No, she was not a reptile specialist, but I did the best I could at 3PM on a Friday.
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Good job on getting to a vet, hopefully not being a reptile vet it was still helpful. Do you see a scratch on the eye?



and tomorrow will do something about another habitat.

Thanks!
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You've mention a single habitat a couple times now.... you do realize each needs their own...and if I've read properly you are housing 3 chams together; therefore you need to ensure 2 more enclosures to keep them all seperate and on the healthy track. :)
 
Thanks!

That is what I am doing at this point. I have an extra fogger and drip set up and tomorrow I WILL get a separate habitat for them.

Just a little lost as this was certainly not planned. Thanks again!
 
Brad Ramsey said:
...The dilepis cannot live together.-Brad
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Howdy Brad,

I'm terrible at remembering species specific care requirements but you reminded me that I had once looked up the "Biology, Captive Care" on dilepis in Necas' chameleon book. You hit that nail on the head :):

"The Flap-Necked Chameleon is extremely intolerant of other chameleons and is aggressive toward them as well, which explains their isolated lifestyle."

..."As a rule, animals must be kept separately, with only a chance for distant visual contact."
 
Well, phooey. Since they are so small I was thinking a heavily planted larger habitat would do since they were young. Two habitats it is. And a lot more reading; thanks Dave for the book list!

I'm really not an idiot. They were not doing well at the store and I thought I could do better here. I can, I just wasn't sure what it was I needed to do. Hence this board. Now I need to make sure those left are re-housed properly and their needs are met.

George, my veiled is doing great . . . hopefully I can get these guys there, too. George, buy the way, is at the other end of the house - not even close to any of the new ones.

Thanks!
 
Everyone is separated. Done. Whew.

The one with the eye issue seems to be resolving - it is opened a bit now. I decided to wait before self treating and it seems to be working out.

Those still at the store are also housed separately now; instructions left.

Thank you, thank you from the critters and me. Now off to the library for more dilepsis info.
 
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