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RE: Veiled Chameleon... HELP!

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Posted by: Carlton at Wed Jun 3 12:01:32 2009  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Carlton ]  
   

Well, that isn't a good lamp to start with. The best UV lamp most of us use is the ReptiSun 5.0 which is the most consistently good producer of the correct UV spectrum. Change the bulbs every 6 months. If all you are feeding is the crix fed that particular food, the nutrition is not complete. You need to provide a variety of insects as a single feeder such as crix are not very balanced in Ca and phosphorus. Feeders are more nutritious if they are fed a variety of fresh leafy greens, chunks of fruit (oranges), a fortified cereal such as Total, bee pollen. The point of the variety is to help fill in any nutritional gaps that may be present. Dusting too much can result in OVERdose of Ca and the symptoms can actually be similar to those of a deficiency. It is better to gutload a variety of insect feeders directly rather than depend on a dust. An adult cham should get a dusting of Ca once a week, and a dusting of a good quality herp vitamin once a month.

Deal with what is most likely MBD. You can halt its progression at least. Get your cham out in full sunlight outdoors as often as you can (but remember to provide a shady retreat too). Get a decent UVB bulb and ditch the Fluker bulb. Try some different feeders such as silkworms, waxworms, roaches, Zoophobas, in addition to the crix, and gutload them well. Hopefully your cham won't get much worse and will start behaving more normally soon.


   

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