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phantompoo May 02, 2006 09:57 AM

Have had a veiled chameleon for about 5 months now. Acquired her at baby/hatchling size and has grown fine. However, I've noticed of late that she seems to consistently have her nostrils "clogged" with some white, solid substance that even potrudes outward sometimes. A chameleon "cold"? Hopefully not the beginnings of an RI. She is still eating very well(very crazy appetite), active and otherwise healthy.

The only change in her surroundings is that roomates insist on opening the windows at night (i dont care if its spring or not, its still cold at night in jersey) and the temp may be dropping too much.

I'm assuming thats the problem. Can this go away on its own if i keep the temps up before it hits full blown RI?

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lele May 02, 2006 10:50 AM

chams clear salts via their nostrils. Have you changed her water source lately? From bottle, to tap or other? If you are giving her tap water be sure to let it sit out overnight to rid chlorine (unless you have well water).

As for temps, 10-20 degree drop in cage is OK. You might want to get a digital thermometer where you can check min/max on a 24 hour period. You can get one at home depot for under $20. I have one by Springfield that also measures humidity. You could also cover her cage with a blanket after lights out to retain some more even temps if you feel it is getting too cold. Of course your other option is to give your roomates the boot! lol!

One last note. You say her eating seems to be crazy...be aware that they reach sexual maturity at about 6 months and females will develop infertile clutches of eggs. Overfeeding can be a trigger for frequent and large clutches which puts undue pressure and stress on her and her body. Luna, my veiled had 4 in 12 months and died a few months afterher last. Long story, but we believe the frequent egg development was a definite factor in her demise, wehich was caused by a burst vessel. I do not mean to scare you(!) just be prepared and once she hits about 6 months or so you may want to regulate her feeding a bit.

lele
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Chameleon Help & Resource Info
1.0 Nosy Be Panther Chameleon - Cyrus
0.1 Veiled Chameleon - Luna. She's now hanging from her big jungle gym in the sky
1.0 Beardie - Darwin
1.1 Side-blotched lizards - swifty and blotcha for now
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Lita
0.1 African Clawed Frog - Skipper
0.1 Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula - Rosa Leigh Died 4/21/06
0.1 Goliath Bird-Eater Tarantula - Natasha donated to science 4/4/06
?.? Pinktoe Tarantula - no name yet

kinyonga May 02, 2006 12:22 PM

One more thing that lele didn't mention...since its a female, you should have a container of washed sandbox sand in her cage so that she can dig in it to let you know she is ready to lay eggs. If she has no appropriate place to lay eggs, she could die egg bound.

lele May 02, 2006 02:53 PM

k- i got him to worry about all the other gravid-related issues and forgot the most important - thanks for adding! ;-
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Chameleon Help & Resource Info
1.0 Nosy Be Panther Chameleon - Cyrus
0.1 Veiled Chameleon - Luna. She's now hanging from her big jungle gym in the sky
1.0 Beardie - Darwin
1.1 Side-blotched lizards - swifty and blotcha for now
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Lita
0.1 African Clawed Frog - Skipper
0.1 Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula - Rosa Leigh Died 4/21/06
0.1 Goliath Bird-Eater Tarantula - Natasha donated to science 4/4/06
?.? Pinktoe Tarantula - no name yet

kinyonga May 02, 2006 03:37 PM

You said..."k- i got him to worry about all the other gravid-related issues"...and you did it well!
"and forgot the most important - thanks for adding! ;-"...I'm sure that I forget things in some of the posts I make too...you're welcome for my addding!
LOL lele! You are a character!

phantompoo May 02, 2006 05:29 PM

I have that same exact thermometer and it just broke like a week ago, so im getting on that lol. Anyway, Thanks a lot guys. I do actually have about 3 inches of a soil sand substrate on the bottom of the cage that i have been routinely checking for any signs of digging (then ill know it time to put a large container or something in there for here to lay in) But yea thanks again. This forum is alwys very helpful

egg laying in females is the one thing i really wasnt aware of when i got her. Talk about an extra headache lol

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