Sick Behavior

[moviemanmania]

I can't find the how to ask for help form but here's the situation. I came back from vacation and noticed my ambilobe was walking rather strangely. According to the cham sitters he ate and seemed just fine Friday. He doesn't look or show any signs of dehydration but he is not walking well at all. He seems to be curling up toward his right side and seems disoriented. He wraps his tail around his own legs and his back leg tries to climb on his front legs... Dehydration was my first impulse but he doesn't show any signs. Any suspicions on what this could be??? I gave him a dose of reptaid and some fluids and will continue to do so the next few days. If I don't see improvement by tomorrow I will bring him to the vet. What could have happened to cause this???

 

[camimom]

I can't find the how to ask for help form but here's the situation. I came back from vacation and noticed my ambilobe was walking rather strangely. According to the cham sitters he ate and seemed just fine Friday. He doesn't look or show any signs of dehydration but he is not walking well at all. He seems to be curling up toward his right side and seems disoriented. He wraps his tail around his own legs and his back leg tries to climb on his front legs... Dehydration was my first impulse but he doesn't show any signs. Any suspicions on what this could be??? I gave him a dose of reptaid and some fluids and will continue to do so the next few days. If I don't see improvement by tomorrow I will bring him to the vet. What could have happened to cause this???

SOunds like MBD. I have read on this forum that when they start grabbing themselves that its a sign of that. Sounds like a vet visit, who if they know there stuff, can do tests to see if thats waht it is.

and heres the form
https://www.chameleonforums.com/how-ask-help-66/

 

[Pilotman800]

Yeah I as well was going to say it sounds like MBD.

 

[ataraxia]

it could be caused from a variety of things.

poor uvb quality: could be defect from factory, old bulb, not utilizing proper uvb distance, certain glass and plastics block uvb

lack of proper nutrition: lack of gut load ingredients, lack of supplements,

somethings in the diet inhibiting calcium absorption: feeders high in phos/calc ratio without supplementing or gut loading, gut loading with ingredients high in oxalates

i would take him to a vet to assess his chemistry. find out where you stand and treat accordingly.

please fill out the how to ask for to see where we can help you out with this guy.