AshesAshes
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I'm hoping for thoughts/opinions. What exactly should chameleon legs look like?
I ask because I would say my boy's legs look like "Popeye" legs... as in, his "forearms" look bulky. Is he fat? Are they bent as if he has MBD? Googling MBD only gives me absolutely crazy obviously-terrible legs (broken or curved like bananas...)
He's about 1 year, 8 months old. His behavior seems normal to me; nothing behavioral has made me worry. He is wide awake and alert during the day, and when his light is about 20 minutes from turning off he crawls up into his "bedtime corner" to get ready to sleep, so it seems like his "internal clock" is well-adjusted. He has a great appetite. He gets visibly excited for treats (hornworms and dandelion greens, fed occasionally as treats.) He doesn't seem weak - I don't see him shaking or struggling to hold on or climb. His grip strength seems strong to me, like four tiny vices. He absolutely loves climbing around in his hibiscus tree outside. In fact, he can climb quite fast (as I discovered when he decided to crawl from one hibiscus in the yard to another...) But I also know they hide illness well, and I keep looking at his legs and wondering if they're normal.
I included some photos - one that is as "head on" as I could get him. The one that is just his legs from the side is him asleep, and he seems to squat down against the branch when he sleeps. Do his legs look straight? Do his ankles look normal? I'm trying to avoid an anxiety-fueled trip to the vet if he's fine and I'm just freaking myself out.
I ask because I would say my boy's legs look like "Popeye" legs... as in, his "forearms" look bulky. Is he fat? Are they bent as if he has MBD? Googling MBD only gives me absolutely crazy obviously-terrible legs (broken or curved like bananas...)
He's about 1 year, 8 months old. His behavior seems normal to me; nothing behavioral has made me worry. He is wide awake and alert during the day, and when his light is about 20 minutes from turning off he crawls up into his "bedtime corner" to get ready to sleep, so it seems like his "internal clock" is well-adjusted. He has a great appetite. He gets visibly excited for treats (hornworms and dandelion greens, fed occasionally as treats.) He doesn't seem weak - I don't see him shaking or struggling to hold on or climb. His grip strength seems strong to me, like four tiny vices. He absolutely loves climbing around in his hibiscus tree outside. In fact, he can climb quite fast (as I discovered when he decided to crawl from one hibiscus in the yard to another...) But I also know they hide illness well, and I keep looking at his legs and wondering if they're normal.
I included some photos - one that is as "head on" as I could get him. The one that is just his legs from the side is him asleep, and he seems to squat down against the branch when he sleeps. Do his legs look straight? Do his ankles look normal? I'm trying to avoid an anxiety-fueled trip to the vet if he's fine and I'm just freaking myself out.
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