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jeffreypeacock
at Sat Mar 26 13:32:42 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by jeffreypeacock ]
I moved my carpet into a bigger repitarium a week and a half ago because his old cage was getting too crammed. Thing is, he loved climbing all day on the screen of his old cage, when I put him in the repitarium I could see that it was difficult for him to climb the new material. About 30 times he fell off the sides of the repitarium I guess because he's not use to the change in mesh. I put a towel at the bottom of the repitarium so cushion the fall. I have plenty of foilage and sometimes he cought himself before he fell, but I was still concerned. So I decided to move him back to his old cage, with screen for fear of him hurting himself. He reacted normal for a about an hour in his old cage climbing the screen, and then he went to climb upside down on the top. 20 Minutes later he fell off again onto the floor of the cage and I ran over. He was on one side struggling to get back on his feet with his other legs flailing in the air. I thought he broke his leg for sure, and he got up and scurried across the cage floor FRANTICALLY dragging one leg. I tried to grab him but he scurried away and for the first time hissed at me. Then he climbed the mesh of the screen (so I guessed by now his leg wasn't broken) and JUMPED off onto the cage floor to repeat the process, limping, scurrying, climbing. He did this 2 more times, before I wrapped my shirt around my hand and got him out. As soon as he was on me he calmed down a bit, until he slid off my hand and fell on the carpet floor. He limped on one side again and hissed real loud. Then he got up and scurried across my room like a maniac. Finally I got him gently, and I put him in a large tupperware like container so he couldn't hurt himself. I moved all his stuff from the old cage back to the new and I put him in there. He seems normal now, basking and his legs are not swollen or bent in any way. He hasn't tried to climb the sides of the repitarium yet, and if he does he surely will fall again. What could be wrong? Why is he falling so much?! This isn't a sign for MBD or something is it? Malnutrition? I'm sure by now you all know my setup.. UVB, 40 Watt basking, 80 ambient, 90 basking etc. I've fed him mealworms and crickets on cricketfood.com gutload dusted 3 times a week with mienr-all I and once every two weeks with reptivite. I also gave him mealworms for the first time yesterday, I dont know if that means anything.
Insight, Advice, Help anything is appreciated.
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 Carpet chameleon in trouble, or so I thought! Scared and need help: LONG - jeffreypeacock, Sat Mar 26 13:32:42 2005 
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