Jakehd
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Hello everyone and thank you for adding me to the site.
I have 2 vailed Chams, Cookie, a male that I’ve had for over a year now who is thriving and basically has his own room in my house.
The second is Lilly who I’m looking for some input on. She is a rescue from a pet store chain that is about 6 months old. She was given to me and I’ve had her less than a week. Apparently she was placed in the same enclosure with a much larger Cham. It didn’t work out well for Lilly, she has two distinct sets of scars on her back. To me they look like she was grabbed. They seem to be healing and she is currently shedding and they are lest Noticeable now than they were when I first got her.
My concern is her hind legs. She doesn’t seem to have control over them and when she walks she grabs her front legs or clamps onto her sides with her hind legs and is a bit wobbly on a level surface. Also she does not seem to have full control of her tail. I have seen a slight improvement in the few days that I’ve had her but this being only my second Cham, I’m just wondering if anyone has seen this before. She was taken to the vet by the pet store twice for the problem and they told me it was a wait and see kind of thing. Also I was told that it’s not metabolic bone disease, but I’m not sure. Her appetite is very good since I’ve had her she’s eating crickets and hornworms her excrement seems OK as far as I can tell. Currently She’s being kept in a 10 gallon glass tank until her new screen enclosure arrives. She is truly a sweetheart and would sit in my hand all day and my seven-year-old daughter loves her. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
I have 2 vailed Chams, Cookie, a male that I’ve had for over a year now who is thriving and basically has his own room in my house.
The second is Lilly who I’m looking for some input on. She is a rescue from a pet store chain that is about 6 months old. She was given to me and I’ve had her less than a week. Apparently she was placed in the same enclosure with a much larger Cham. It didn’t work out well for Lilly, she has two distinct sets of scars on her back. To me they look like she was grabbed. They seem to be healing and she is currently shedding and they are lest Noticeable now than they were when I first got her.
My concern is her hind legs. She doesn’t seem to have control over them and when she walks she grabs her front legs or clamps onto her sides with her hind legs and is a bit wobbly on a level surface. Also she does not seem to have full control of her tail. I have seen a slight improvement in the few days that I’ve had her but this being only my second Cham, I’m just wondering if anyone has seen this before. She was taken to the vet by the pet store twice for the problem and they told me it was a wait and see kind of thing. Also I was told that it’s not metabolic bone disease, but I’m not sure. Her appetite is very good since I’ve had her she’s eating crickets and hornworms her excrement seems OK as far as I can tell. Currently She’s being kept in a 10 gallon glass tank until her new screen enclosure arrives. She is truly a sweetheart and would sit in my hand all day and my seven-year-old daughter loves her. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you