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#1834039
Kyela
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OK we got r baby from a pet store my hubby thought it would be like a dragon well we found out wrong we have taken him to the vets 2 vets i should say and both could tell us nothing he stopped eating at that point and time his eyes seem to close up and not open now like 3 months later 1 eye has open but yet we still have to make him eat will this go on forever my hubby is in love with this baby well he isn’t a baby anymore but he is one of my hubby’s babies lol it just more then we had thought we was getting into i know we should have check up on it b4 hand we live and learn he looks Heather but he isn’t changing any more
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08/17/08 04:08pm
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#1834079
Julirs
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Message To: Kyela In reference to Message Id: 1834039
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Please give us more information. What type of chameleon-what are you housing him in-what are you feeding? Lighting? Details and pictures please.
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08/17/08 05:00pm
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#1834092
Kyela
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Message To: Julirs In reference to Message Id: 1834079
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its a veiled he is in like a net cage that hangs from the ceiling he eats crickets yes we do the calium he has a heat light also a sun light and at night a night light i will do pics of him soon but i need to down size them
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08/17/08 05:12pm
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#1834169
Gretchenellie
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Message To: Kyela In reference to Message Id: 1834092
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what is your misting schedule?
is he hydrated?
how much/often do you feed him?
what type of lightning are you using?
temps and humidity?
how often do you dust his food items?
are you offering anything other then crickets for a nutritionally complete diet?
etc, etc, etc.....................................
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08/17/08 06:44pm
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#1834270
Julirs
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Message To: Gretchenellie In reference to Message Id: 1834169
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I am assumming that is one of those round cages that Zoomed makes. Please answer the questions above as well as giving us the brand names of all of your lighting.
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08/17/08 08:19pm
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#1834296
Kyela
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Message To: Gretchenellie In reference to Message Id: 1834169
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he is misted ones a day he gets 3 to 4 crickets ones a day sometime meal worm always dust them frist temps and humidity are what the vet told and lighting the same as the vet said a red light for heat a cail light and black light for night
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08/17/08 08:37pm
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#1834297
Kyela
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Message To: Julirs In reference to Message Id: 1834270
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yes that is the type of cage we have
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08/17/08 08:38pm
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#1834413
Julirs
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Message To: Kyela In reference to Message Id: 1834297
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If you want to save this chameleon-you need to understand how wrong things are. First-they need to be misted at least 3 times a dy for 3-5 minutes each time. Yes-it is alot of water. I suspect your cham is dehydrated and possibly has MBD (metabolic bone disease). Actually I am suprised your cham is not dead. You vet is dead wrong on lighting. Chams need UVB-a Zoomed Reptisun 5.0 linear flourescent tube is what most keepers use. Chams also need a basking spot-this is easily accomplished with a clamp lamp and regular household bulb. They associate white light with basking heat. Red lights are useless, and chams need both no light and a temp drop at night to be healthy. You need to know exactly what your temps are. Humidity is important also and live plants help with this. Supplementing is very important and most keepers use 3-Repcal calcium with d3, one without d3, and Herptivite. Dusting with the calcium without d3 about 5-6-times weekly, and the others about 2x monthly an never any one at the same time. These are not easy animals to keep. Knowing if you have a male or female is essential also. If you go to my website under my profile there is a guide to keeping Veiled that is up to date. You need to get the watering, lighting, and temps fixed asap. Gutloading your feeders is needed also.
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08/17/08 10:23pm
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#1834414
Julirs
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Message To: Julirs In reference to Message Id: 1834413
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Tis is a proper cage set-up for a Veiled chameleon...there is a UVB flourescent tube as well as 2 basking lamps-plenty of live plants...
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08/17/08 10:27pm
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#1834425
Kyela
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Message To: Julirs In reference to Message Id: 1834414
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thank you my hubby is ganna read you site yes he has a bone prob that we saw after we took him to the vet do to us not taking care of him right but we will get the things he needs we water him by mouth with a med dorper every day three times a day i forgot to say that sorry but he will read your site once again thank you
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08/17/08 10:37pm
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#1834455
Julirs
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Message To: Kyela In reference to Message Id: 1834425
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I am happy to help-My Husbands first cham did not live due to the poor care instructions we were given. 2 years later I am a professed cham addict. I wish you the best of luck.
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08/17/08 11:04pm
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#1834482
Kyela
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Message To: Julirs In reference to Message Id: 1834455
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well we almost lost him once and we fight for him every day with his feeding we have the uvb light took the red light out what types of live plant should we use and being he has the bone prob should we change the dusting now that we dust more he seems to be getting better also my hubby plans to make him a cage better to suit him we got him in march had him to the vet in june and have been babing him and reading as much as we can i just happen to find this site and glad i was looking up from my dragon because she was laying eggs once again thanks for you help by the way his name is camalot and he is close to us all in this home
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08/17/08 11:25pm
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#1834606
Julirs
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Message To: Kyela In reference to Message Id: 1834482
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Unfortunately it is hard to find a Vet that knows chameleons. MBD is best initially treated with shots of calcium or presribed liquid calcium until the balance is met, followed by good supplementing. You mentioned that his eye is closed-do youhave a coiled compact UVB lamp-as those are know to cause severe eye issues.
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08/18/08 03:50am
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