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I have 3 veiled chameleons and two jackons. I got the jacksons a week ago and the male didn't seem quite right he was sleeping during the day and lethargic. After getting him my fiance and I fell terribly ill for over four days. Vomiting, coughing, sinus problems ect. Today I noticed one of my veils breathing with his mouth open and both jacksons were doing the same. I saw strings of spit when the male jackson did it. I looked online and it says its a URI. No vets are open but I have baytril on hand for my doves. How much do I give the lizards and how do I administer it?

I'm not sure about any of that but with my snakes if they have a breathing problem we just up the temps on the tanks...usually clear up things nicely...not sure if that applies to chams though.
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Chris
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1.2.0 Bearded Dragons
1.2.0 Green Basilisks
1.1.0 Crested Geckos
1.2.0 Veiled Chameleons
1.1.0 Corn Snakes
1.0.0 Tokay Geckos
0.0.1 California Kingsnakes
2.5.1 Leopard Geckos

You really need to just get the animals to a Vet ASAP. Baytril is not something to play around with on Chameleons when you don't know what you are doing. A vet really needs to see the animal to see even if Baytril is the best treatment for the illness. Also Baytril is very damaging if not administered correct and even when dosed correctly can still have very adverse effects on Chameleons. Good luck and hopefully you can get them in to your Vet first thing in the morning. If you need help finding a qualified Herp Vet in your area you can check through the ARAV website listed below.

www.arav.org/
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Rob Trenor
RK Reptiles
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www.oldworldchameleons.com
www.ballpythonmorphs.net

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Edited on January 25, 2004 at 18:38:33 by phwyvern.

this is by state.
herp vets

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0.1 veiled - Luna
0.2 green anoles Jaida & Jetta
0.1 brown anole - Jamaica
0.2 house geckos - Gaia & Tia
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Líta