ok i am trying to determine wether my veiled cham is still or ever was dehydrated so my first question is what would you consider sunken in? like how much of the eye should be "outside the skull" i would greatly appreciate pics of dehydrated also are there any other ways to tell if it is dehyrated? thanks a lot
Jon K
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veiled dehydrated or not?!?!?!?!
snakeman5124
Jul 10, 2003 07:38 PM
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anson
Jul 10, 2003 08:10 PM
If the cham is not too small you can pinch a bit of skin from the side of it's belly between your fingers (but not too hard) and see how fast it goes back down to normal. If it stays pinched or tented up too long the cham is dehydrated. Anormal chams skin will stay pinched only slightly longer than human skin would. You can pinch the skin on the back of your hand to compare.
jdany
Jul 10, 2003 08:12 PM
On this page, there is a picture of a dehydrated cham.
Watering - Dehydrated Cham
snakeman5124
Jul 10, 2003 10:36 PM
he is about 3-4 inches nto 2-3 as i said in my other post
snakeman5124
Jul 10, 2003 10:17 PM
mine is 2-3" toosmall to pinch?
anson
Jul 11, 2003 02:28 PM
np
