Something wrong with him.. loss of balance?

[cloedoll]

My jackson chameleon is acting very strange, he cant keep him self balanced and hes having a very hard time walking in his cage, i tried to take him out and hold him cuz i thought maybe hes just bored, he tries to walk on me but its like one of his feet gets stuck and he can move everything but that foot, its kinda freaking me out cuz sometimes its like he gives up and just like falls and i have to catch him, if you know anything please help me! i googled it and nothing came up

 

[mbondy]

Doesn't sound good...fill the below out and please post pics especially of your chams legs and joints. A vet visit may be in order.

Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.

Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor?
Location - Where are you geographically located?

Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.

 

[cloedoll]

Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - jackson chameleon, got him when he was a juvenile, got him last febuary.
Handling - every other day
Feeding - feeding him crickets, and meal worms but latley hes only been intrested in crickets. gut loading them with natural cricket care.
Supplements - Reptcal vitamain D3, dusting them
Watering - i have a spray bottle and he just drinks from the bottle almost every day he will drink and i spray down his cage about twice a day and get everything moist.
Fecal Description - white, like bird poop
History - I resently took him to the vet for the first time because he had sores on his mouth and was backed up. He hasent been eating the vitamine D3 because he hasent been wanting meal worms and i cant keep it on the crickets, but i figured it was okay because its in the cricket care stuff.

Cage Info:
Cage Type - screen cage, very large
Lighting - i dont know the brands, i put the light on when i wake up at 9, and turn the night light on when i go to bed around 10pm.
Temperature -
Humidity - i have moss at the bottom of the cage that keeps in mosture
Plants - i dont have any live plants
Placement - its near a fan on a table
Location - florida usa

 

[kinyonga]

Were you giving a supplement with D3 at every feeding as well as giving it to the crickets?

Mealworms have been known to cause constipation if fed too often.

What's the temperature in the cage? Warmest daytime? Coldest daytime and at night?

Is the fan blowing on the cage directly?

Is the light a UVB light? How old is it?

 

[carol5208]

How often are you dusting with the d3 supplement? You should only be using that about twice a month. You should have been using a plain calcium WITHIOUT d3 and also a multivitamin that you should be dusting with a couple of times a month also. Do you have a UVB light? It is CRITICAL that you do and the kind you are using is important also. You should not be leaving a light on at night. What are you using for a basking light? No moss at bottom of cage. Bacteria breeding ground, insect hiding spot, and most importantly can be injested by your chameleon. It sounds as if your chameleon could have MBD(metabolic bone disease) We need to see a picture of your set up and pictures of him also to check out his limbs. Do you eveer get him outside for natural sunlight? Edit: The calcium without d3 should be used every day. I meant to say that and it looked as though I was telling you to dust twice a month with that. Sorry about that!