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RE: Are my Veileds Sick?

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Posted by: kinyonga at Fri Aug 21 14:53:15 2009  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by kinyonga ]  
   

You said...one "has grown quite a bit since I have owned them, the smaller cham has shown no signs of growth"..look at the heels of both to see if there is a tarsal spur. If the larger one has spurs and the little one doesn't that could be at least part of the reason the larger one is growing faster. Also...does the larger one get to bask more than the smaller one?

You said..."They are also being kept in the same cage which is 12in wide x 12in long by 18in high. More than enough room IMO."...I have to agree with them being separated since one is growing faster than the other....especially if one has parasites. I prefer longer lower cages when they are young so they can be within range of the UVB light more easily and it seems to be easier to find the food.

You said..."From what I heard, the small one either has worms or a protozone that is not letting it grown"...if you don't get a fecal done you won't know for sure if it has a parasite and you won't know what parasite it is so you won't know what to treat it with.

What brand and type (spiral, compact, long linear tube, etc.) of UVB light are you using? Basking light? Basking temperature?
What (specific)supplements are you using and how often for each?
What do you gutload/feed to the insects (specifically)?
If you have female(s), its important to provide a place for them to dig to show you that they need to lay eggs once they are about 4 or 5 months old. Veileds can produce eggs without having been mated...and they can die eggbound if they have no where to lay them.

Here are some good sites you might like to read...
http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/
http://chameleonnews.com/
http://www.uvguide.co.uk/
http://adcham.com/
http://web.archive.org/web/20060502074401/www.chameleonjournals.com/vet/index.php?show=5.Vitamin.A.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20060421082042/www.chameleonjournals.com/vet/index.php?show=6.Vitamin.D3.and.Calcium.html


   

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