Veiled chameleon help!

[Alyssaandvelma]

Hi today my 4 month old veiled chameleon fell from a branch maybe a foot high and now isn’t using her back legs and can’t seem to get off the ground of her cage. I’m not sure if she hit her bowl that catches water from her dropper because she was near it when I went over but I’m not sure. She’s never fallen before to my knowledge.

 

[PabloTheCham]

post pics of everything, or we can't help you. the entire cage, chameleon.

 

[Alyssaandvelma]

This is where she is laying now she has moved around a little on the floor but hasn’t used her back legs to move

 

[Alyssaandvelma]

Before she had her back legs turned upward

 

[Beman]

How long has she been on the ground in the same position?

 

[Alyssaandvelma]

She has been laying like that for about 2 hours

 

[Beman]

She has been laying like that for about 2 hours

You need to find an exotic Vet that works with chameleons and take her in... Could be a spinal issue from the fall.

Have you tried to handle her to see if she is moving her back legs?

 

[Alyssaandvelma]

She hates being handled and will hiss at me if I even try to put my hand close to her so I haven’t tried.

 

[Beman]

She hates being handled and will hiss at me if I even try to put my hand close to her so I haven’t tried.

If she is not moving her back legs at all she could have done damage to her spine. The only person that can help you is an experienced Chameleon Vet. 2 hours is a long time to be on the ground. She needs help.

 

[dakota18]

let us know what was wrong once you find out

 

[Alyssaandvelma]

let us know what was wrong once you find out

If anyone is still wondering about Velma we found that she has a form of mbd and this made her weak and caused her fall so we made the hard decision to put her down because the vet told us that any life she would have after this wouldn’t be very good.

 

[Beman]

I am sorry for your loss.