You said..."I think The bloating you're seeing was the chameleon puffing up when I moved her from her enclosure onto that peice of cactus wood for the picture"...is she normally much thinner?

Was she in that condition (eyes shut, etc.)when she arrived at the pet store? Is she pooping? (I'm still wondering if she's impacted.) Do you know about how old she is? (I can't tell her size from the picture.) If she's old enough she could be carrying eggs, but I would have expected to see egg-bulges just in front of her back legs. (Female veileds can produce eggs without having been mated and need a place to dig to lay them....but she wouldn't do that unless she was over 6 or 7 months old.)



You said..."I am giving it a dissolved mix of vitamin A and water 1/2cc orally once every 7 days now"...why vitamin A?



You said..."I didnt force feed it but took your advise and was able to get her to take one wax worm. but only one. I chose wax worms because of the high fat content and being slim"...I'm glad she took it and didn't spit it back out.



You said..."the heat light is actually a ceramic heat emiter. those no light ones"...I'm not sure that chameleons recognize these as a place to bask. I think its actually the light that draws them to a place to bask. I use a regular incandescent light (usually 60 watt...depends on the heat/temp. that results) in a hood. Where does she sit in the cage? Near the heat source?



Are you still going to take her to the vets? I don't know what else to suggest right now.

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