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rugbyman2000
at Sat Dec 10 21:34:21 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by rugbyman2000 ]
Hey everyone,
thanks for all your help so far. I haven't had a chance to play around on kingsnake much in the last week because I've been spending a lot of time in the reptile room and a lot of time getting ready for finals week (which starts monday for me).
Anyway I wanted to let you know the chameleon is doing a little better. He is climbing around the cage a lot on his own since we took him out of his original glass tank and set him up in a reptarium, which is one improvement. We are force feeding him every day, around 4 crickets is about all he'll stand for right now. We are also gently force-hydrating him with 0.5-1.0 cc of water from a syringe with very small ammounts of electrolytes mixed in. Once the crickets/water get in his mouth he munches and swallows, but getting in there is still challenging.
I also appreciate the offer from a couple of you to adopt the little guy. I have to be careful what I say about that though, because last time I discussed adoption on kingsnake the "powers that be" removed the entire discussion thread because talking about adoption apparently violates the Terms of Service. So I'm censored from saying anything further about adoption on this discussion forum.
Happy Ending
I just talked to some friends locally who have extensive chameleon experience over the years, even treating eye infections like this one, and they are going to take the little guy in and do their best with him. I sent the new owner this link already so he may be able to send some updates on how things turn out. All in all I'd say things look pretty positive with how he has been responding to treatment, especially considering how hard chameleons can be to turn around.
Thanks again everyone for all your ideas and suggestions!
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Jesse Rothacker
Forgotten Friend Reptile Sanctuary
www.forgottenfriend.org
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- Veiled has eyes swollen shut, looking for advice - rugbyman2000, Wed Nov 30 21:27:08 2005
- RE: Veiled has eyes swollen shut, looking for advice - WillHayward, Wed Nov 30 23:03:24 2005
- RE: Veiled has eyes swollen shut, looking for advice - Carlton, Thu Dec 1 13:27:51 2005
- RE: Veiled has eyes swollen shut, looking for advice - WV_HERP, Thu Dec 1 19:37:57 2005
- Update Pictures...possible color clues...thoughts? - rugbyman2000, Fri Dec 2 10:06:40 2005
- Great! - WillHayward, Fri Dec 2 10:25:27 2005
- how many crickets?? & vet update - rugbyman2000, Fri Dec 2 20:56:43 2005
 12-10-05 update . . . he's doing ok but not better yet - rugbyman2000, Sat Dec 10 21:34:21 2005
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