A Little Story - My First Rescue Chameleon

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I was doing my routine trip to the local super pet to pick up some worms, when a poster on a poster board caught my eye. It was seeking someone to rescue a chameleon. I immediately took down the number and attempted to call. No one was home, however I finally was able to reach them later that night. We then drove two hours to pick him up, and I didn't get the chance to check him out on scene as he was already packed. Upon arrival at home, it had seemed like he had previously had MBD. He seemed to have healed from this, however I thought his grip was still a little weak. Not knowing his condition, I immediately took him in the shower for a nice long drink. He seemed to have enjoyed that, and exited the shower looking a lot better. I have set him up temporarily in a relatively small aquarium to permit ease in monitoring. They had explained that he had gone off eating two weeks prior, so I knew I had to work on that as fast as possible. Being late at night, my resources were slim and I therefore put everything off until the next day. At this point, I had picked up some ingredients to make a bug juice. This consisted of crickets, silkworms, hornworms and waxworms - all blended up, along with Ensure Plus, Pedialyte and raw egg yolk. Even though he might have been willing to feed off worms, I figured he would need and benefit from the added vitamins and necessary supplements. I loaded him up with this that day, along with plenty of opportunities to drink. Today, I offered him several worms and I am glad to say that he readily ate them for me. This included silk worms, wax worms and horn worms. He ate quite a bit at that! I am still unable to get him to eat crickets, but that might not be a problem.

Now taking him out for a visual examination, I can say his grip has already improved tremendously and he is looking a great deal better. I have the holes in my hand to prove it! However, I am feeling that it will still be necessary for a vet trip, which will occur this Thursday.

I will try to grab some pictures, and keep you all updated on his progress.