My First Chameleon :)
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warpdrive
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Hi Chamili,
he looks nice. grats.
the best advice is to move the cage to a high table or dresser to get her cage off the floor.
they like hight and her cage is too low to the floor.
once you do that she will be less scared of people because she feels more secure up above you.
Harry
edit: I also don't see any light for D3...do you have a reptisun 5.0 being used? if not, you will need one ASAP or she will get a bad case of MBD.
he looks nice. grats.
the best advice is to move the cage to a high table or dresser to get her cage off the floor.
they like hight and her cage is too low to the floor.
once you do that she will be less scared of people because she feels more secure up above you.
Harry
edit: I also don't see any light for D3...do you have a reptisun 5.0 being used? if not, you will need one ASAP or she will get a bad case of MBD.
warpdrive
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Matt1851
New Member
ya and the elbows and knees seem curved instead of angled :\
panthercham
New Member
Welcome to the forum Chamili 
You say you have just got your cham? Did you buy him from a reputable breeder or someone that has just owned him? If so then I would be contacting them and letting them know that he has MBD.
He needs to be seen by a specialized herp vet pretty quickly to help stop this via an injection of calcium. You may get lucky and the previous breeder will offer to split the vet costs with you or pay them all.
Best thing to do is search this forum for MBD and read up on it. There are many good, informing threads and articles about it. You have a beautiful cham but he does need to see the vet. When you do go take in a fresh poop as well so that he can be tested for any parasites.
You say you have just got your cham? Did you buy him from a reputable breeder or someone that has just owned him? If so then I would be contacting them and letting them know that he has MBD.
He needs to be seen by a specialized herp vet pretty quickly to help stop this via an injection of calcium. You may get lucky and the previous breeder will offer to split the vet costs with you or pay them all.
Best thing to do is search this forum for MBD and read up on it. There are many good, informing threads and articles about it. You have a beautiful cham but he does need to see the vet. When you do go take in a fresh poop as well so that he can be tested for any parasites.
Welcome to the forum Chamili
You say you have just got your cham? Did you buy him from a reputable breeder or someone that has just owned him? If so then I would be contacting them and letting them know that he has MBD.
He needs to be seen by a specialized herp vet pretty quickly to help stop this via an injection of calcium. You may get lucky and the previous breeder will offer to split the vet costs with you or pay them all.
Best thing to do is search this forum for MBD and read up on it. There are many good, informing threads and articles about it. You have a beautiful cham but he does need to see the vet. When you do go take in a fresh poop as well so that he can be tested for any parasites.
i got him from a store
warpdrive
Avid Member
remember to use the D3 dust only once or twice per month.
sadly, he still needs a vet to help with this problem of MBD.
I'm sure in time he will be fine. good luck
Harry
warpdrive
Avid Member
I normaly would not follow such advice because there are a few reasons that MBD happen, and treatment can be different.
I would only do this if a vet says to do this.
Harry
DragonLady
New Member
Welcome to the Board Chamili and congrats on the new cham. I would truly be more concerned about getting his health on track than anything else right now. PLEASE, for his sake and his future do some extensive research and get him to a vet. Spending money on a vet visit instead of running out and getting him some new things is way more important at this point, and again, please do more research on the vet than you did on chams before choosing one. A reputable herp vet that treats chams wil be able to tell you what course of supplement treatment you will need to (strictly) adhere to at home to ensure the MBD gets stopped. With lots of love and TLC he can make a full recovery at his age, or at least it will get stopped and not advance. MBD is very painful for chams (any reptile for that matter) so please get him to a vet and on the road to recovery. Good luck!
OOOst16
Established Member
after reviewing previous threads about mbd. many have said to bump up the calcium intake while on treatment because of it. not overdueing it, but enough. alot of vets dont know crap about supplements depending on where you are. if your in the middle of nowhere most vets arnt specialized on chameleon treatment. i had to go way out of my way just to find one here in cincinnati that knows what the heck thier talking about. all im saying. but yeah he really needs to get to a vet fast.make an apointment with a repitable vet .....then read alot about mbd and how you at home can help after the vet has done all the vet can do.
