Pascal 2012
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Pascal just ate a cricket and looked up at his light like he had a hard time breathing, I'm so tempted to take him to the vet but he is only 3 months old will he be ok?
need some help. please
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Pascal 2012
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Small about 3/8 for a 3 month old chameleon
Pascal 2012
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He was normal before until he ate the cricket I think he might be URI
arnau666
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i dont think in the wild that they only hunt bugs that are no bigger then the space between their eyes.
i know this is the safe way to do it, but they can eat much larger feeders than the size between thier eyes .
none the less to be safe is the right way.
Pascal 2012
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He started about three days ago and it seems to get worse he was able to eat with no problem before then today he looked like he was having a hard time. He is puffing up and is making popping noises as well
Alexl
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Okay, if he had no symptoms before: A cricket does not cause a respiratory infection suddenly during some seconds. Infections are caused by bacteria or virus and it takes some days to develop dyspnoea due to that. Your chameleon might have e.g. injured his mouth/throat or just had problems to swallow the cricket. If there has been problems for the whole time since feeding the cricket and it's getting obviously worse, you should visit a reptile vet to get your chamelon examined.
Pascal 2012
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I'm really thinking about taking him but I didn't want him to get overly stressed and cause death
Alexl
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If there's a problem inside his throat and he can't eat properly, you'll cause a problem in doing nothing, too. It's your decision, I can only advice from my point of view. But I don't see your chameleon, I can't do a diagnosis only via some postings. Hope the best for your chameleon.
Pascal 2012
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Ok then I'm off
Kate
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Good luck to you both. Let us know how you get on.
Pascal 2012
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alright got back from the vet he said he had an oral inflammation gave me some antibiotics, and said to take him outside for some sun for an hour a day. The vet said it was caused by not enough vit a. I was surprised at how well Pascal did he didn't get to stressed and weighed in at 3 grams. The vet said he was the best looking cham he has seen out here, most that he sees are hanging on for life he said mine was healthy thank for your help guys!
arnau666
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so glad he is going to be ok ! nice job takeing him so fast to the vet !
happy he didnt get stressed too.
love sotries with happy ending.
Pascal 2012
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I know I was stressing at first but its figured out and i will have to buy some calcium without d3 if im taking him out for sunshine (was going to buy some anyways). but im just glad he is okso glad he is going to be ok ! nice job takeing him so fast to the vet !
happy he didnt get stressed too.
love sotries with happy ending.
