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You give me too much credit! I know a thing or two but there's still so much to learn.@kinyonga is the best person to advise you on just about everything, but specifically with an eggbound chameleon. I can review your husbandry (and will), but it’s priority to get your cham taken care of first.
Thanks...I was just going to look for that kind of picture!Thought this may help.Red is trachea...blue is esophagus.
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There’s always more to learn no matter how much one knows. Don’t sell yourself short. You have a wealth of knowledge and experience and you appear to always be seeking out more knowledge and understanding. As an added bonus to us, you are a patient and compassionate teacher. ? ? ?You give me too much credit! I know a thing or two but there's still so much to learn.
Thanks for you very kind words, you are very helpful and have learned so much so quickly...you help a lot of people on this forum with patience too!There’s always more to learn no matter how much one knows. Don’t sell yourself short. You have a wealth of knowledge and experience and you appear to always be seeking out more knowledge and understanding. As an added bonus to us, you are a patient and compassionate teacher. ? ? ?
I had it all planned to become a crazy cat lady...now I’m turning into a crazy lizard lady. ? It is quite the learning curve! I would keep the lay bin just as it is. She could lay tomorrow or next month, so you want to be prepared. Keep an eye on her and if any signs of distress, get her back to the vet ASAP. If she manages to climb, but falls, you may need to put her in a ‘hospital bin‘ to keep her from getting hurt.So....nothing new. The vet says it could take up to two months for her to lay her eggs since she didn't have a substrate before and may need time to get used to it/feel safe. He also says it is ok if she isn't eating. I guess reptiles can go quite a while without food. Water is needed though. I'm used to cats not reptiles so I'm still learning.
She still really can't climb or walk around although she seems to be trying to do that. I see her hanging onto a branch with her front legs. Is there a pic of a cage with a substrate in it. I'm just wondering if our setup should change and if that would make a difference. Not sure what I'm asking.
You’ll need to keep the lay bin soil moist enough to hold a tunnel without collapsing. ?Thank you. But I already was a crazy cat lady!!
I posted a pic of her in the cage earlier in the thread. Basically, right now it is a plastic tub filled with this substrate I bought (maybe it is bioactive as you mention). I don't know how moist it should be. I'm overthinking everything. I will leave everything as is and continue to hope for the best and hope it comes sooner than later!
Sorry to hear it isn’t going so well. Perhaps there’s a reptile rescue in your area that can help. The only place that I’ve heard about is ...There really is no change. From what I've read it seems like this is MBD. I see it is quite serious. We are giving calcium drops every day, she refuses to eat. I think she needs more. help than we can give. She needs to be under the care of someone who knows what they are doing. We just don't have it down to an exact science and she needs more help I think. She really has limited to no use of hind legs. Are there people who will take a reptile like this and nurse a chameleon back to health.
So you don't think it was an egg she laid then...it was poop?P.S. after taking her out and looking more closely I just don't see any eggs. I see poop. Not sure how she can poop when she is not eating. : ( : (.