>>I do disagree to some extend. To me this animal looks slightly dehydrated and muscle mass on limbs is below average.

>>Take goog care that he drinks a lot. Did you check his feces for coccidia?

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>>Ingo



No, I hadn't...how would I go about doing so? Is there a way for me to do it without a trip to the vet? He is CB, so he shouldn't have been exposed to too many parasites.



He does drink when I mist him. I mist him directly while I mist his cage and as it pools around his mouth, he takes it in. I've also seen him take water from leaves, and he has two live plants to chomp on if he pleases. His crickets are also well hydrated, eating lots of fresh fruits/veggies and cricket quencher. One thing that I don't have yet, which I'll be picking up this weekend, is a dripper. I'm having a terrible time trying to gauge the humidity in his cage. I have a digital that always reads 20% lower than the analog....no clue which one to believe! He does have a humidifier right next to his cage which is on all day.



Are you referring to the lack of muscle in the newer photo of him at about 3-4 months, or the younger pic of him when we first got him at about 2-3 months of age? I think his limbs now might be a little chubby, he's quite an eater. But he moves inside his cage with ease, and has no problem hunting. Do you have a pic of better muscle mass so that I know what to look for? Also pics of dehydration would be handy... I don't know anyone who raises chams near me to come and check him out, so any help is greatly appreciated!



Thanks,

Diane
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