my first thought was dehydration because of the short time you have had them, but then when the leg thing came up i thought its probably the onset of mbd, which imo is most often caused by either lighting issues and/or over supplementation causing a lack of calcium absorbsion. in either case,if you want to save your chameleons, i would seek a qualified herp vet asap for a complete calcium evaluation (usually require blood work). in the meantime you might want to review both your lighting arraingement and your supplementation routine. i dont know what your "heat lamp" is, but if it is infra red i would get rid of it, and you didnt mention your uvb , but if it is a cfl (screw in compact fluorescent) i would get rid of that as well. chameleons require fairly specific care and failure to learn that care usually leads to the demise of the animal. if it is the onset of mbd it is fairly unlikely that the issues can be reversed without the help of an experinced herp vet and the sooner it is caught the better , in the meantime, just to get you started, here are some links you might find useful http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/ http://www.reptileuv.com/ http://www.adcham.com/ http://www.chameleonnews.com/?page=article&id=70 Chameleons: Signs, Treatment, and Prevention of Vitamin A Deficiencies http://blogs.thatpetplace.com/thatreptileblog/2009/05/06/research-note-chameleon-basking-behavior-is-affected-by-vitamin-d-needs/ http://chamworld.blogspot.com/2008/03/chat-with-dr-gary-w-ferguson.html

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