Chameleon Info:
Cage Info:
Current Problem - for about the last 2 weeks, I have noticed my veiled Chams tongue is getting stuck to the feeder bowl. I always move the feeding cup towards him when this happens to reduce injury. Feces are normal, appetite is normal, activity levels normal. I already spoke to the zoological medicine department at my vet school. They think it’s unlikely it’s his MBD is getting worse or has vitamin A deficiency since I am supplementing all this and gut load and my UVB is up to date. I considered maybe dehydration but his eyes are not sunken in and his feces are great. His urates have been more creamy than solid the last 2-3 weeks. Just not sure what else to do and why his tongue is getting stuck on his feeding cup.
- Your Chameleon - Veiled, Male, adopted at around 4 months old in November 2025. He’s 10 months now. I adopted him with NSHP (MBD). I am a 3rd year vet student and already had bloodwork done in December and his ionized calcium was normal after 1 month in my care.
- Handling - Almost, choice based. If he comes and climbs out in my shoulders or hands during feeding, I let him.
- Feeding - He was getting 10-12 bugs a day since he was growing. Now he’s down to 5 bugs a day since he is huge and almost 10 months. He eats discoid roaches, superworms, hornworms, BSL, silkworms. Discoids and superworms are gut loaded every 3ish days with collard or watercress greens, sweet potatoe, carrots, a small amount of Mazuri better bug sprinkled on top.
- Supplements - Arcadia Earth Pro A daily, Rephasy LoD Multivitamin twice a month.
- Watering - Never see him drink. Misters follow similar to chameleon academy schedule, goes off at 4 am then fog from 4am to 6am then mist again at 6 am the lights come on. I have a hybrid cage so my humidity gets up really quick. Dripper goes off at 3:30pm everyday on top of his pothos plant.
- Fecal Description - Normal consistency and color. He has coccidia, pinworms and hookworms at some point - I treated him for all and he’s negative.
- History - Has history of fractured radius and ulna due to NSHP. Again, I adopted him that way - he was my patient. His ionized calcium is now normal.
Cage Info:
- Cage Type - 4 by 2 by 2 hybrid cage.
- Lighting - 6am-6pm light schedule. Jungle dawn, Arcadia linear UVB, normal fluckers 75W heat lamp. UVB was just replaced in February.
- Temperature - Basking usually around 86-88 Fahrenheit. Other parts of the cage around 75-78. Night time is normal house temperature around 73 Fahrenheit?
- Humidity - Live feed Cloud Forage humidity probe that is in enclosure. Came with the fogger. Usually 55-57% during the day and 100% when fogging then drops slowly to 55% by like 8 am.
- Plants - hanging garden style literally the chameleon academy model. 1 large umbrella plant off center then several mounted plants to side panels - 2 large pothos, 1 medium spider plant.
- Placement - office, not high traffic. No fans on.
- Location - Central FL
Current Problem - for about the last 2 weeks, I have noticed my veiled Chams tongue is getting stuck to the feeder bowl. I always move the feeding cup towards him when this happens to reduce injury. Feces are normal, appetite is normal, activity levels normal. I already spoke to the zoological medicine department at my vet school. They think it’s unlikely it’s his MBD is getting worse or has vitamin A deficiency since I am supplementing all this and gut load and my UVB is up to date. I considered maybe dehydration but his eyes are not sunken in and his feces are great. His urates have been more creamy than solid the last 2-3 weeks. Just not sure what else to do and why his tongue is getting stuck on his feeding cup.
