Veiled Chameleon

[tewwy]

In the past couple of days I have noticed that one of my Chameleons is having some swelling on her neck??? what is this from? and how can i fix it ? or is it normal ??
please help

 

[Brad Ramsey]

edema is a decent guess.
Can you post pictures?
What is your supplementation schedule?
What do you gut load your feeders with?

-Brad

 

[tewwy]

i could, but i dont know how to post pictures on here, i'm brand new to this forum.
and we gutload the crickets with flukers cricket feed
and we dust the crickets daily with rep-cal phosphorus-free calcium with Vit.D3

 

[Brad Ramsey]

Way too much D3 to start with. You should use that product about twice a month.
Check out the information here:

http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/

-Brad

 

[tewwy]

do i use anything else on them during the month?

 

[Brad Ramsey]

Again, check out the link I sent you ... there is an article on supplementation.
When you post, try clicking on the paper clip icon to attach pictures from your computer.

How old is your chameleon?

-Brad

 

[tewwy]

Thankyou!
& i have another question, both of my chameleons roughly about a year old have both laid one clutch, one had 34 and the other had 37 those are just duds right, cause there wasn't any breeding happening.

 

[Brad Ramsey]

Thankyou!
& i have another question, both of my chameleons roughly about a year old have both laid one clutch, one had 34 and the other had 37 those are just duds right, cause there wasn't any breeding happening.

Correct.
Chameleons are not parthenogenetic

-Brad

 

[tewwy]

thankyou so much for your help!
if the swelling that she has is edema is there anything i can do from home to fix it?

 

[Brad Ramsey]

I suspect (but cannot diagnose*) it is due to supplementation and/or the gut load you are using.
Heavy watering and perhaps encouraging her to eat some dark leafy greens (not spinich )
Cut out the D3 and get calcium with no phosphorous and no d3 to dust the feeders.
What insects are you feeding?
If it doesn't show improvement in a week or so, I would take her to the vet.

-Brad

*not a vet

 

[tewwy]

i feed crickets 5 weeks, mealworms wax worms and butterworms
ill pick up the different calcium tomorrow