my chameleon fell

Pet with a tail · 03-16-04, 11:38 PM

this is funny to me he isnt hurt or anything but my cham was sitting in this really funny way and i turned to look and see if he was okay when hefell backwards....he is okay he isnt hurt he went about and went on....just thought i would share that ive never seenthat before...

meow_mix450 · 03-17-04, 01:07 AM

yup happens

Meow

tHeGiNo · 03-17-04, 01:10 AM

Wow, are his legs ever thin! No wonder he fell over.

Pet with a tail · 03-17-04, 01:15 AM

yeah just got him from the petshop i was just talking to my boyfriend tonight he looks skinny very sknny especially looking down at him....if i knew how id post another picture on this post....

Sunrunner · 03-17-04, 01:25 AM

I would say he is really thin as well, if hes eating get him parasite checked. I can not imagine him being very strong.

meow_mix450 · 03-17-04, 01:39 AM

ya, do you dust the criekts??? Hmmm never buy from pet stores bad bad bad. But your form illinois, i dont know if they have reptile shows there, but next time i suggest you find one

Meow

Pet with a tail · 03-17-04, 02:02 AM

do you guys know of anysites that sell chameleons and bearded dragons....?? my petshop gets the animals from breeders i believe...can they have parasites and they never sell the animals that seem to be sick....and for once they actually knew about the baby....

kidchameleon · 03-17-04, 04:00 PM

my chameleon fell today too. it was in the morning before his lights went on, and i was going over to see him and i fell and the noise must have woke him up. he started walking around and stuff, and i guess he jsut couldnt reallysee because it was too dark, and he jsut fell down. i got really scared, but then he just walked back up the side of the cage so i felt better.

drewlowe · 03-17-04, 04:02 PM

Pet with a tail what part of IL you from??? Sorry to hear about your cham.

Collide · 03-17-04, 04:09 PM

ok things that might help! If u think he has paricites get a fecal and bring it into a vet its fairly cheap. that way u can rule that out. I wouldent say he looks too skinny but he id not plump either. How much is he eating, have u seen his poops how do they look. Falling is usually not good but he might have just goofed up it happens, Id just check out your husbandry just in case. let us know all your set up, lighting, temps, polants, ect that way we can make sure everything else is good. Check out the sites under my name for Chams and im sure the beardie forum could help u out with some good berdie info.

Brandy

Pet with a tail · 03-17-04, 09:50 PM

temp is 90-100 degrees his poop is like white oval balls....the petshop told me to only let him eat 6-8 crix a day but ive been letting him eat to his fill today he has had 15 meal worms that filled him up....i mis him very often and i keep the humidity up with my humidifier, the plants i have are spider plants and pothos plantsim going to buy a ficus tree for him...i have plenty of sticks in therefor him to climb andbask on even sticks behind plantsso hecan perch himself and hide while he basks, he has the choice of hiding or being in the open, kid i too was worried but he was fine grabbed a branch with histail and got up.....

Collide · 03-17-04, 09:57 PM

Umm god i wish i had a pic of poo right now how funny is that lol.. umm i wouldent describe cham poo as being white oval balls there are susally two parts that some out one is sort of like clearish but not seethrough and one is white both are kinda liquidie but not runny. what u described shounds weird lol. off to scower pic for a normals pic of poo lol. oh and weilds dont like being wet all the time make sure u let everything dry completely b4 misting again

Bighead · 03-21-04, 05:14 AM

Probably has something to do with you feeding him mealworms. I'd never let any of my animals, other than leos, eat their fill of mealworms. It's really tough on thir stomachs, especially babies. Just a few in moderation is ok, but I would stick to using wax, butter, and silk worms as treats until he's bigger.

oiler17 · 03-22-04, 05:02 PM

I read somewhere that sometimes they "fall" as a form of defense. I don't remember where I read it or how credible it was, but it said they'll "fall" or basically walk off the branch they're on to avoid some type of predator.

But again, I don't know how much I believe it, or how credible it was.

Sunrunner · 03-23-04, 02:43 AM

Wow I am sitting here dumbfounded at the fact that someone said it wasn't to skinny, That cham is definatly (and I have chams but am no expert) very underweight.
Feed it smaller gutloaded crickets dusted with calcium and vitamins.