jajeanpierre
Chameleon Enthusiast
Trioceros quadricornis quadricornis male, sub adult
Bought December 30th, part of wild-caught shipment from Cameroon, imported mid December.
When basking, has been hanging his right leg, could see no swelling, uses leg, has grip.
Handling: Only to give worming meds and weigh once a week.
I found the injury a couple of days ago. I'd been watching it closely and thought it might have been swollen so caught him up and had a quick look at the leg from the underside. The bony swelling is very noticeable when he is flipped over and you can see his belly.
Today I gave him his second dose of Panacur so took the opportunity to get some pictures of the leg while I weighed him. (Gained 7grams since last weight check.)
The injury looks old as there seems to be no soft-tissue swelling.
He really stresses over any handling, so I do not want to take him to the vet. They won't be able to do anything unless the leg is dislocated, but I really don't think it is. I think it is an old break.
I would greatly appreciate those who have experience with acclimating wild caughts to have a look and give an opinion. My fear is that the treatment will kill him with stress.
Here are some pictures taken today when I weighed him, and one of him seeming to put traction on it a day or two ago. He stretched his hurt leg on that vine for a few hours. The last picture is of him walking on a vine about a week ago with the hurt leg stretched out. You can see there isn't any swelling.
Thoughts please. I'm very hesitant to take him to the vet. I worry the examination will be far worse than leaving him alone.
Every time I take pictures of him, it just breaks my heart. All the bite marks I don't notice when I give him a quick look show up. It seems as if there are more and more injuries showing up. Maybe its my imagination. It just breaks my heart.
Bought December 30th, part of wild-caught shipment from Cameroon, imported mid December.
When basking, has been hanging his right leg, could see no swelling, uses leg, has grip.
Handling: Only to give worming meds and weigh once a week.
I found the injury a couple of days ago. I'd been watching it closely and thought it might have been swollen so caught him up and had a quick look at the leg from the underside. The bony swelling is very noticeable when he is flipped over and you can see his belly.
Today I gave him his second dose of Panacur so took the opportunity to get some pictures of the leg while I weighed him. (Gained 7grams since last weight check.)
The injury looks old as there seems to be no soft-tissue swelling.
He really stresses over any handling, so I do not want to take him to the vet. They won't be able to do anything unless the leg is dislocated, but I really don't think it is. I think it is an old break.
I would greatly appreciate those who have experience with acclimating wild caughts to have a look and give an opinion. My fear is that the treatment will kill him with stress.
Here are some pictures taken today when I weighed him, and one of him seeming to put traction on it a day or two ago. He stretched his hurt leg on that vine for a few hours. The last picture is of him walking on a vine about a week ago with the hurt leg stretched out. You can see there isn't any swelling.
Thoughts please. I'm very hesitant to take him to the vet. I worry the examination will be far worse than leaving him alone.
Every time I take pictures of him, it just breaks my heart. All the bite marks I don't notice when I give him a quick look show up. It seems as if there are more and more injuries showing up. Maybe its my imagination. It just breaks my heart.
