Veiled Cham is gravid and won't lay (unfertilized) eggs! HELP!!!

[kinyonga]

It was good of you to take on his poor chameleon. I hope you can get her through the egglaying and correct the MBD.

What has been done to correct the MBD?

Has she done any digging at all yet?

 

[DavidBuchan]

Arboreal....... She can't climb at all. She just walks the vine. Like I said before she was handed over to me very sickly.

My first Veiled was a female with a twisted spine too, so I get where you're coming from. The moss you have in there could very easily be ingested though, maybe deliberately, perhaps stuck on a cricket. If it's the usual sphagnum moss then it is quite acidic, and wouldn't do her much good, especially since she's already having difficulties. Glad to hear she's seen a vet who knows reptiles. Keep us updated

 

[Clarissa]

I'd like to post pics but don't know how....

I'm on my iPhone. So...... With the moss..... My bud at the zoo told me put this type. I trust his advise as e is the senior herp keeper.

 

[carol5208]

I'm on my iPhone. So...... With the moss..... My bud at the zoo told me put this type. I trust his advise as e is the senior herp keeper.

do they keep chameleons at the zoo?

 

[Clarissa]

Chameleons at the zoo

Yes, a lot.

 

[carol5208]

Cool. What zoo is it? Where do you live? I have not seen alot of zoos keep chams. I live in Fla and the zoo by our house does not keep them and our conditions are very favorable. I am from the midwest orginally and I have never seen a chameleon at the zoo that I remember.

 

[pssh]

Have you consulted a vet about possible oxytocin injections? If she cant lay her eggs, and oxytocin doesnt help, she will need to have them surgically removed. As for force feeding, if she absolutely needs it (like if her eggs are not yet fully developed) then I would use mainly mashed up insects that are well gutloaded and some vitamins/calcium or whatever your chameleon experienced vet recommends. Now, is her tank what you are using for laying? I cant tell how deep the laying medium is, but it needs to be at least 12 inches deep and 12 inches wide. A good idea would be to use a large plastic trash can and fill it with 12+ inches of damp soil and/or sand. Then place a plant and some vines in the bin so that she has the opportunity to climb if she can and is still able to dig in a suitable area. Also make a "starter" hole in the substrate so that she can use it if she needs to. Try making it several inches deep, big enough for her to climb into, and at an angle. Be absolutely certain that if she starts digging she does not see you. If she is forced to abandon the hole, what little strength she had might have been completely used up.