TiffanyMariexo
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Looks like a little curve, reminds me of a dorsal fin. Not sunk in or anything, just a curve... Is this just a characteristic or should I worry ?
My veiled has a crooked casque ?
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I just went through a crash course on calcium deficiency and metabolic bone disease in chameleons due to an effort to save a veiled chameleon I was asked to rehome. A curve in the casque may be a sign of calcium deficiency or MBD. You might find this article helpful:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/wha...ase-mbd-looks-like-how-happens-how-fix-95071/
If you want some of the experienced people to assess your chameleon for potential problems, take a picture of it and, along with the picture, provide the info requested here in the Health Clinic forum section:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/how-ask-help-66/
Good Luck!
Sandy
https://www.chameleonforums.com/wha...ase-mbd-looks-like-how-happens-how-fix-95071/
If you want some of the experienced people to assess your chameleon for potential problems, take a picture of it and, along with the picture, provide the info requested here in the Health Clinic forum section:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/how-ask-help-66/
Good Luck!
Sandy
KiloTheChameleon
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I'm fairly new, but i read something about this, its like hunchback in chams! Its not fixable in humans, nor Chams I believe. It might slow him down, but he will work around it for as long as he can 
Can you post pics?? I'm sure more experienced answers on the way!
Can you post pics?? I'm sure more experienced answers on the way!
KiloTheChameleon
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Thank you Sandy,
What you did for that Chameleon was truly kind and beautiful, did it things work out well, i hope??
What you did for that Chameleon was truly kind and beautiful, did it things work out well, i hope??
Kilo, no, things didn't work out. I received her egg bound, calcium deficient, and "overweight," as diagnosed by an exotic animal vet just two weeks ago. The vet got the first two things correct, but was dead wrong on the last, as the cham was extremely underweight. 
Actually, "calcium deficient" sounds mild; while the cham did not have the visible gross abnormalities shown in the pics of the MBD info link, she was very deficient, not just a little. However, her severe underweight made her so weak she couldn't lay her eggs and she was no longer interested in eating much; the vet helped her lay some, but she just wasn't strong enough even though we tried force feeding to survive. It's possible she was older than anyone knew, too.
Still, it hurts.
Anyway, Tiffany, please do read that article and assess all your equipment and husbandry just in case your cham needs something more than it's getting. If your UVB is six months or more old, either have it checked for UVB output or get a new one, as the UVB output can decrease to the point of uselessness even though the bulb still produces lots of visible light.
Good luck!
Actually, "calcium deficient" sounds mild; while the cham did not have the visible gross abnormalities shown in the pics of the MBD info link, she was very deficient, not just a little. However, her severe underweight made her so weak she couldn't lay her eggs and she was no longer interested in eating much; the vet helped her lay some, but she just wasn't strong enough even though we tried force feeding to survive. It's possible she was older than anyone knew, too.Still, it hurts.
Anyway, Tiffany, please do read that article and assess all your equipment and husbandry just in case your cham needs something more than it's getting. If your UVB is six months or more old, either have it checked for UVB output or get a new one, as the UVB output can decrease to the point of uselessness even though the bulb still produces lots of visible light.
Good luck!
TiffanyMariexo
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KiloTheChameleon
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omg Chu
god bless you! i commend you for trying everything you could, that stinks about the vet telling u shes over weight then shes under weight. ugg frusterating.. everytime i come home i peek on kilo making sure hes climbing or up higg and not on the ground.
i can only imagine how difficult it must of been to deal with the loss, i understand how short it takes to form a really close bond.
god bless you! i commend you for trying everything you could, that stinks about the vet telling u shes over weight then shes under weight. ugg frusterating.. everytime i come home i peek on kilo making sure hes climbing or up higg and not on the ground.
i can only imagine how difficult it must of been to deal with the loss, i understand how short it takes to form a really close bond.
Kilo, no, things didn't work out. I received her egg bound, calcium deficient, and "overweight," as diagnosed by an exotic animal vet just two weeks ago. The vet got the first two things correct, but was dead wrong on the last, as the cham was extremely underweight.
Still, it hurts.
Anyway, Tiffany, please do read that article and assess all your equipment and husbandry just in case your cham needs something more than it's getting. If your UVB is six months or more old, either have it checked for UVB output or get a new one, as the UVB output can decrease to the point of uselessness even though the bulb still produces lots of visible light.
Good luck!
Yes, very, very frustrating experience. If I find a wild animal in bad condition due to natural causes, I'm not angry, but finding ANY animal in bad condition due to HUMAN causes infuriates me. Nearly every rescue I've worked with had human factors contributing to poor condition. The ones that die are the worst . . .
anyway, we've hijacked Tiffany's thread enough.
Tiffany, keep us posted on how your cham is doing--it's exciting to watch them grow up!
Sandy
anyway, we've hijacked Tiffany's thread enough.
Tiffany, keep us posted on how your cham is doing--it's exciting to watch them grow up!
Sandy
TiffanyMariexo
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Awesome !! Thanks everyone
