MurvinLeeHancockMom
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I have a female Veiled Chameleon. She is about six months old. I have had her since January of this year. Not sure how old she was when I got her, but she was about the size of my pinky finger (tail not included). I take her out of her cage maybe twice a week, just so she remembers who I am. She eats crickets, mealworms and waxworms. I have also persuaded her to eat blueberries. I feed the crickets some flukers cricket diet, and they are also dusted with calcium/phosphorus dust (also flukers). She gets a couple crickets and a couple mealworms in the morning, then another couple crickets at night. I definitely see her drinking - i mist the plants (pothos) in her cage and the back wall, she loves it. always licking... she gets misted all day long when I am home. The last time she pooped was this morning, poop was good consistency and I couldn't see any parts of undigested food in it. She has never been tested for parasites that I know of. She has been really healthy since I bought her, she has shed 3 times. Her skin looks good, I can't see any wrinkling that would show she's dehydrated, and there are no cuts or abrasions on it. Her color has been really bright and vibrant excepting for the last couple days, she has seemed a little dull.
She lives in a birdcage right now. It is 3'x3'x4'. I have plexiglass attached to the back to catch the water that I mist. Her lights go on in the morning when I wake up (usually around 8:30-9:00am) and go off around 10:30. The heat lamp is 75 watts, it's about 90 degrees maybe eight inches from the top of the cage, and about 70 at the bottom. It doesn't get any cooler than 70 degrees at night when the lights are off. During the winter, I have a nighttime heat light in case she gets cold, but I have never had to use it. I turned her UVA/UVB light off because I read that it could be causing the problem with her eye (will explain later). Her cage is in my bedroom (a large loft) off in the corner away from us walking around. She is about four feet off of the ground (the bottom of the cage). She definitely doesn't seemed stressed to see myself or my fiance, most of the time she prances right up to the front of the cage because she wants food (little pig).
Three days ago, I noticed that Murvin (I named her before I knew she was a lady) was becoming real plump. she's not constipated, because I've seen her poop three times since the beginning of the week. I am wondering if she is pregnant - have an appointment with the vet tomorrow but I really need someone to give me some hope soon. At the same time, she stopped opening her left eye. It doesn't appear to be swollen and there is no crust or anything over it. I got her to open it after misting her gently to try and clean it out, but it was brief and it's been closed ever since. I see her rubbing her head on the vines in her cage. She's taken to using my fingers to do that as well. Normally she's really rambunctious and walks around on me when i hold her, but she's just been laying down on my hand and closing both eyes. as of this morning, both of her eyes are closed. I bought some saline drops and have given them to her once since i got home from work. she seems to be trying to clean out her right eye and i saw it open a couple times.
I bought a big bucket for her, it's about two feet in diameter. I filled it with eight or nine inches of moist soil because I thought she may be pregnant. She was only in it for a bit last night, but I put her back in her cage for bedtime because I didn't want the soil to make her too cold. She is in her bucket right now, and she's walking around it - the most movement I've seen from her in a couple days. Her grip is good, she was climbing in her bamboo palm last night, but she doesn't open her eyes so she's really clumsy. She pooped in her bucket this morning which I saved for the vet tomorrow (I hope it's not too old).
If she is pregnant, what do I possibly do to make this easy for her? Also, what could be wrong with her eyes? Any suggestions?
I really love this little gal and can't stand this right now, its making me freak out real bad.
any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated. Murv needs you!
She lives in a birdcage right now. It is 3'x3'x4'. I have plexiglass attached to the back to catch the water that I mist. Her lights go on in the morning when I wake up (usually around 8:30-9:00am) and go off around 10:30. The heat lamp is 75 watts, it's about 90 degrees maybe eight inches from the top of the cage, and about 70 at the bottom. It doesn't get any cooler than 70 degrees at night when the lights are off. During the winter, I have a nighttime heat light in case she gets cold, but I have never had to use it. I turned her UVA/UVB light off because I read that it could be causing the problem with her eye (will explain later). Her cage is in my bedroom (a large loft) off in the corner away from us walking around. She is about four feet off of the ground (the bottom of the cage). She definitely doesn't seemed stressed to see myself or my fiance, most of the time she prances right up to the front of the cage because she wants food (little pig).
Three days ago, I noticed that Murvin (I named her before I knew she was a lady) was becoming real plump. she's not constipated, because I've seen her poop three times since the beginning of the week. I am wondering if she is pregnant - have an appointment with the vet tomorrow but I really need someone to give me some hope soon. At the same time, she stopped opening her left eye. It doesn't appear to be swollen and there is no crust or anything over it. I got her to open it after misting her gently to try and clean it out, but it was brief and it's been closed ever since. I see her rubbing her head on the vines in her cage. She's taken to using my fingers to do that as well. Normally she's really rambunctious and walks around on me when i hold her, but she's just been laying down on my hand and closing both eyes. as of this morning, both of her eyes are closed. I bought some saline drops and have given them to her once since i got home from work. she seems to be trying to clean out her right eye and i saw it open a couple times.
I bought a big bucket for her, it's about two feet in diameter. I filled it with eight or nine inches of moist soil because I thought she may be pregnant. She was only in it for a bit last night, but I put her back in her cage for bedtime because I didn't want the soil to make her too cold. She is in her bucket right now, and she's walking around it - the most movement I've seen from her in a couple days. Her grip is good, she was climbing in her bamboo palm last night, but she doesn't open her eyes so she's really clumsy. She pooped in her bucket this morning which I saved for the vet tomorrow (I hope it's not too old).
If she is pregnant, what do I possibly do to make this easy for her? Also, what could be wrong with her eyes? Any suggestions?
I really love this little gal and can't stand this right now, its making me freak out real bad.
any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated. Murv needs you!
