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#2078701
PebbXtra
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Need help, not exactly sure whats wrong 
My chameleon lately has formed this bumps on his front legs and keeps falling from the sides of the cage now. And his mouth is just barely open at all times; I mist all the time so Im not sure if he did something when he fell or what. I feed him crickets and use Flukers cricket quencher and Flukers high calcium food.
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Only showing 1 pic in forum cause they are decent sized
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09/30/09 02:31pm
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#2078803
LunaC
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Message To: PebbXtra In reference to Message Id: 2078701
Need help, not exactly sure whats wrong
Looks like MBD - Metabolic Bone Disease. MBD is generally the result of long-term deficiency of Calcium or Vitamin D in the diet (or an improper ratio of dietary Calcium to Phosphorus) and/or lack of exposure to ultraviolet B (UVB) light.
Please provide more details on your cage setup and your chams normal diet and supplements, your chams age and any other history that might be relevant.
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09/30/09 06:13pm
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#2079374
Jonas77
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Message To: LunaC In reference to Message Id: 2078803
Need help, not exactly sure whats wrong
That looks like it could even be a fracture. You can imagine walking around with a fracture like that, so never mind answering any questions here right now - go to a vet.
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10/02/09 08:03am
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#2079754
Xanthoman
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Message To: Jonas77 In reference to Message Id: 2079374
 Need help, not exactly sure whats wrong
looks like soft tissue calcification to me, which often accompanies mbd, mbd can also be caused by an excess of d3, causing calcium to be drawn out of the bones and frequently accompanied by soft tissue calcification , usually related to renal (kidney) issues. my guess would be that it is related to oversupplementation. whatever it is, its serious and needs to be seen by a real herp vet immediately
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10/03/09 04:32am
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