s'ils vous plait j'ai besoin d'aide Please I need help

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salut, déjà je précise que j'essaie de faire de mon mieux mais mon caméléon n'a pas vraiment les éléments adéquat de vie. Je l'ai acheté fin aout début septembre et je me suis rendu compte plus tard que c'était même pas légal de le vendre, je ne sais pas quel âge il a. Le vendeur a dit que c'est un mâle mais je sais même pas si c'est vrai. Je crois que c'est un caméléon commun. J'ai pas trouvé de vendeur de nourriture de caméléon donc jusque la il se nourrissait uniquement de mouche qui se retrouve chez moi et rarement de petites sauterelles quand je lui en trouve .
Jusqu'ici tout aller plutôt bien mais il y a quelque temps j'ai remarquait que sa langue ne sortait plus très bien, il se nourrit presque plus et je sais plus quoi faire, les mouches se font rares et quand il en voit il n' essai d'en attraper qu'une fois sur deux et encore, sa langue sort à peine de sa gueule et il elle est trop lente. J'ai aussi l'impression qu'il est moins actif et qu'il dort beaucoup.
J'ai conscience que mes soins laissent beaucoup à désirer et je me sens déjà très coupable donc je vous en pris si vous avez une idée de comment l'aider, si je pourrais faire une préparation maison pour compenser le manque de ses nutritions je vous serais vraiment profondément reconnaissante.
Pour info je connais aucun veto spécialiste en reptile ou ce genre de chose chez moi, je peux pas non plus le confier à quelqu'un de qualificatif puisque je ne pense pas que ça existe non plus chez moi (croyez moi si je pouvais le donner a quelqu'un qui peut s'occuper de lui je l'aurais déjà fait) et je ne peut pas le relâcher non plus dans son état actuel.
si vous avez un cocktail magique qu'on peut faire à la maison je suis prenante ..
Je me sens aussi, mal de l'avoir acheter, et je culpabilise assez donc s'il vous plait pas de jugement

Hi, first i have to said that I try to do my best but my chameleon doesn't really have the right elements of life. I bought it at the end of August beginning of September and I realized later that it wasn't even legal to sell it, I don't know how old it is. The seller said it's a male but I don't even know if that's true. I believe it is a common chameleon. I haven't found a chameleon food seller so until now he only fed on flies that are found in my home and rarely on small grasshoppers when I find them for him.
So far everything is going pretty well but some time ago I noticed that his tongue wasn't sticking out very well anymore, he's almost no longer eating and I don't know what to do anymore, flies are becoming rare and when he sees them he only try to catch it once in two and even then, his tongue barely comes out of his mouth and he's too slow. I also feel like he's less active and sleeping a lot.
I am aware that my care leaves a lot to be desired and I already feel very guilty so I ask you if you have an idea of how to help him, if I could make a homemade preparation to compensate for the lack of his nutrition I will really be sincerely grateful.
For your information, I don't know any reptile specialist vets in my area, nor can I entrust it to someone qualified since I don't think it exists in my country either (believe me if I could give it to someone who can take care of him I would have already done so) and I can't release him in his current state either.
if you have a magic cocktail that we can make at home I'm interested..
I also feel bad for buying it, and I feel quite guilty so please no judgment
 
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Using a translator…I don’t speak fluent French. I can read it most of the time though.

Black wolf…you said…
Hi, I'm already saying that I'm trying to do my best but my chameleon doesn't really have the right elements of life. I bought it at the end of August beginning of September and I realized later that it wasn't even legal to sell it, I don't know how old it is. The seller said it's a male but I don't even know if that's true. I believe it is a common chameleon. I haven't found a chameleon food seller so until now he only fed on flies that are found in my home and rarely on small grasshoppers when I find them.
So far everything is going pretty well but some time ago I noticed that his tongue wasn't sticking out very well anymore, he barely feeds anymore and I don't know what to do anymore, flies are rare and when he sees them he doesn't only try to catch it once in two and even then, his tongue barely comes out of his mouth and he's too slow. I also feel like he's less active and sleeping a lot.
I am aware that my care leaves a lot to be desired and I already feel very guilty so I ask you if you have an idea of how to help him, if I could make a homemade preparation to compensate for the lack of his nutrition I will ask you would be truly deeply grateful.
For your information, I don't know of any reptile specialist vets or that sort of thing in my area, nor can I entrust it to someone qualified since I don't think it exists in my area either (believe me if I could give it has someone who can take care of him (I would have already done so) and I can't release him in his current state either.
I will provide you with some if you have a magic cocktail that we can make at home that I take..
I also feel bad for buying it, and I feel quite guilty so please no judgment.

Questions so we can help you……
Où habitez-vous? (Where do you live?)

Merci de nous montrer quelques photos de votre caméléon.
(Please show us several photos of your chameleon.)
Je suppose que vous ne complétez pas les insectes.
(I assume that you don’t supplement the insects.)

Can you understand English? There’s a lot I need to explain but it’s going to be very hard to translate it all. I think your care needs a lot of help. I used to keep common chameleons many years ago.
 
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yes i understand english but its difficult for me to write. and dont worrie you can write in english i have an instant tradution. Sorry if i dont write well

yeh, he used to catsh flies almost alone so no i dont add anything
i live in tunisia and here it's not commun to have cameleon as pet so i dont think i will find someone for help

thnks for the reply, i hope those photos will help
 
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C'est un chameleon du Yemen (commun comme tu dit). On dirait une femelle des photos. Elle a besoin de UV special (Arcadia Jungle 6%, tu trouve sur amazon). Elle doit manger des sauterelles (Desert Locust, tu trouve sur amazon aussi). Ella a aussi besoin d'une lampe pour controller la temperature de son corp, 37 degree 5h par jour. Il faut aussi lui donner di calcium avec vitamin D3. Je peut te conseiller tout par telephone ou WhatsApp. Elle est vraiment en terrible eta.
 
@Manfredi said…”Ella a aussi besoin d'une lampe pour controller la temperature de son corp, 37 degree 5h par jour.”… 80F is warm enough for a common chameleon female.

@Manfredi said…” Il faut aussi lui donner di calcium avec vitamin D3.”…it’s recommended that you dust the insects light,y with a phis free calcium powder at all feedings but 2 a month and on those two feedings dust with a vitamin Powder containing a preformed source of vitamin A and D3. Providing a uvb long Linear tube light…either a Reptisun 5.0 or an Arcadia 6% long linear uvb light will provide he rest of the D3 needed. (If you are using all Native wild caught insects, then the vitamins may have to be adjusted.)

I’m not sure it’s a female. Did they tell you it was wild caught?
it’s definitely not in good condition.
 
how can you be sure he is not good ? it is his color or something else ?
there are not amazone here so i cant bye what you said
i dont have uv lamp but i try to let him in the sun when i can so he benefits from the heat and natural UV rays but this days its more rare

there are not fruit or aliments i can provide him which can remplace the chimical product and medecines ?
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I have this at home, can it be beneficial ?

and yes i think it was a in the wild before i bought it
 
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His colour, his eyes are sunken in (dehydration), he (or she) is extremely skinny, you can see her cheek bones.

To save the cham you need to quickly do the following:
- ensure it is hydrated
- ensure it is eating, you can force-feed her. There are techniques i can send you links to.
- ensure there are supplements on the insects. You need to put the insect in an empty glass, put some calcium (the one you have will do), and shake the glass until the insect is covered in the power. Then feed the insect.
- you need to ensure there is good UV (not just any UV). If you don't have a UV setup you can expose the cham to sunlight.
- you need to ensure there is a place with heat, take a thermometer and measure the temperature at the distance from the lamp.
 
My cham is also at the hospital now, I know the pain of feeling you might lose it...

Can you tell me the following:
- is the chameleon walking/moving?
- is the chameleon drinking (they don't drink from a bowl like a dog, they drink from leaves or surfaces by putting their tongue against the water droplet)?
- what is the temperature in his enclosure?
- if you can see his poo, is the poo dry or humid?
 
I want to help you stabilise your chameleon and improve the husbandry, but there are a lot of things that need to be done. Including giving it vitamin D3 and Vit A.
 
I can ship this to you today. There are vitamin supplements and concentrated calcium from my vet (with vet D3). I also have some warm worms that you can feed him, they have high fat content and they normally like them.
 
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