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hi i am just a bit wored about one off my yemen charms i have had him for about 7 mounths and he has only grown about 1-2 inch i am worred and his fin on his head is deformed /not growing properly please help

his "fin" - haha, never heard it called that before cute! It is called a casque.

From your description sounds like something is off, but we need lots of info:
1-Cage type: Size and type of cage (screen/glass)
2-Temps: - Basking area and lower in cage. How do you measure the temps in your setup? What is the temp in the warmest spot? The coolest spot? At night? During the day? You should be measuring the temp of the cham's skin or the surface of its current branch to get the most accurate reading. Do you leave any heat on at night? What is the temp in the room at night?
3-Lighting: - What brand is your UVB light? How long have you been using it? Do you leave any lights on at night? How long are your lights on each day? Where are the lights? on top?
4-Humidity: Do you have a humidity gauge? What is the range of relative humidity (RH) from lowest to highest? How long does it take to go from high to low? Do you use a humidifier? Do you live in the north or south (or other)?
5-Water: How often do you mist? Do you have a dripper? have you seen him/her drink?
6-Food : What is s/he eating? Where are you getting them? What are you feeding the feeders? Fresh veggies? Gutload? If you use a commercial gutload what is the brand? If you make your own what are the ingredients?
7-Supplements What and how often do you dust and with what (brand)?
8 –Plants/branches: What plants do you have? Are your plants alive or fake? lots of coverage where he will feel safe? Can you see your cham most of the time or can it hide from your view?
9-Cham facts: How old is s/he? Do you know if s/he is wild caught or captive born? Did you get him at a show? Breeder?
10-Handling: Do you handle your cham? How often and how long? What's its reaction to you? Is the cage in a quiet part of the house or is it in a busy or noisy area? Any big stereo speakers near the cage? Is your cham alone in the cage? Can it see any other herps or pets from the cage?
11-Vet Do you have one who KNOWS chameleons?

One last thing. As great as everyone is here (and they are), if it is a medical problem there is no substitute for a vet visit.

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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 - Ana and Stan for now
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Lita
0.1 African Clawed Frog - Skippy
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

a deformed casque and poor growth are usually due to nutritional deficiencies so let us know what you feed, what supplements and lighting, feeder insects and gutload, etc.
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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 - Ana and Stan for now
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Lita
0.1 African Clawed Frog - Skippy
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

hi sorry for that he is in large cage with all sides mesh and is 50inch high and about 30 back he is about 5 mounths old now and looks like a 2 mounth old i feed him on crikts with a light dusting off bone aid supliment and spray his cage 2 times a day with water he has a lot off room and he has a driping system in his cage temp is 85f at he basking spot and as it goes down to about 65f he has a uv bulb.

post some pictures and give us a better idea of your set up. It sounds like MBD.
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0.2 Chameleo Chameleo Calyptratus
1.0 Leopard Gecko
1.0 Furcifer Pardalis (Nosy Be)-Hooloovoo

Whar MBD?

http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c128/cornboy/

these are the pucs and there are sum off my F charm she is in a bad shape she seems ok she just crawers on the floor and doesent want to clime i am worred for her please help her to

hi i just found out my F charm has MBD ; ;

hi i just found out my F charm has MBD

did you get an actual diagnosis from a vet? Will he/she work with you on trying get her back on track? At around her age she might begin developing a clutch of infertile eggs (she looks gravid in the second pic, but could also be the way she is hanging), which really takes its toll where calcium is concerned and your vet would do blood work and possibly give her an injection of calcium and/or give you a liquid supplement to give her (if he does - do NOT give more than recommended dose.)

I looked at your pics and although a bit blurry, she doesn't look great.

As for your setup and routine, you should get the substrate out of there. In a laying tub is fine, but on the floor is a no-no. It can harbor insects, bacteria and fungi.

You said "bone-aid supplement" what brand?
Do you give her a multivitamin as well?
does your strip light have a UVB producing bulb?
what brand?
What do you feed to your crickets and other feeder insects?

Even with the dripper and misting, her cage may be quite dry and not humid enough, a gauge would help and possibly a humidifier setup.

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 - Ana and Stan for now
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Lita
0.1 African Clawed Frog - Skippy
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