Eric Adrignola
Avid Member
Ok, I put this in general discussion for a few reasons.
For one, it is a health topic. Two, it's a feeder topic.
I use water crystals to water my feeders. They're cheap, clean and work great. I will continue to use them.
I lost a baby veiled today. he was fine this AM.
I cut him open, and noticed his stomach was huge, an obvious impaction. I cut that open, and there was a water crystal, swollen up and amber colored - absorbed the color from his gut.
I put a couple large crystals in the cage so the crickets can suck on them during the day, and not the chameleon turds. No problem normally, as the crystals are large, and much bigger than their heads.
One little oversight... They can, and will, and are SUPPOSED to shrink when they dry out. They shrink and pretty much go unnoticed.
After a misting, they probably look nice and shiny and appealing. And just the right size for a 2 month old.
After being swallowed, they swell, quickly.
Larger chameleons can pass these, I've seen Ardi when he was young with a blue gel hanging out of his rear. I never considered they would be a problem with babies - because I only use the big ones. Short sighted.
These things are not dangerous unless you do something stupid like I did.
For one, it is a health topic. Two, it's a feeder topic.
I use water crystals to water my feeders. They're cheap, clean and work great. I will continue to use them.
I lost a baby veiled today. he was fine this AM.
I cut him open, and noticed his stomach was huge, an obvious impaction. I cut that open, and there was a water crystal, swollen up and amber colored - absorbed the color from his gut.
I put a couple large crystals in the cage so the crickets can suck on them during the day, and not the chameleon turds. No problem normally, as the crystals are large, and much bigger than their heads.
One little oversight... They can, and will, and are SUPPOSED to shrink when they dry out. They shrink and pretty much go unnoticed.
After a misting, they probably look nice and shiny and appealing. And just the right size for a 2 month old.
After being swallowed, they swell, quickly.
Larger chameleons can pass these, I've seen Ardi when he was young with a blue gel hanging out of his rear. I never considered they would be a problem with babies - because I only use the big ones. Short sighted.
These things are not dangerous unless you do something stupid like I did.