We rescued this girl from an owner who sadly passed away around a week ago and we’ve noticed that she may not have had calcium at all, let alone for 1 week, both of her back legs aren’t functioning correctly at all as she is trying to grab things she is unable to reach, the enclosure was absolutely stuffed full of leaves, branches and very damp dirt which was not only full of eggs but also live mealworms, crickets and waxworks. Once we got her home, we cleaned her entire enclosure out and put a bunch of new hoppers covered in calcium powder in with her but she hasn’t gave them any interest, she was also very cold when we got there so she may not have had any heating for a while either. Any suggestions would be great as we are unsure as to how to help her, we have another veiled chameleon who is perfectly healthy and happy but we have no experience with chameleons who are in a state such as this. Thank you in advance for any help and sorry for the incredibly long post but I’m this situations detail is crucial
New chameleon rescue
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We saw her head towards water but we are unsure if she actually drank any. This is the only other picture I can get of her back legs at the minute as I do not want to get her out again incase it stresses her out more
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It's bothering me that the tail isn't curling either.
You could try giving it some bug juice or some baby food like squash...but if you do, do it slowly and make sure you don't get it into her lungs..
https://www.adcham.com/html/husbandry/bug-juice.html
You could try giving it some bug juice or some baby food like squash...but if you do, do it slowly and make sure you don't get it into her lungs..
https://www.adcham.com/html/husbandry/bug-juice.html
