I have a veiled chameleon and something seems wrong. She has been lying down on the bottom of her ventilated cage for two days now. I just got home from work and she is laying upside down at the very bottom and her eyes are barely opened. I misted her, she has crickets, her uv light is working. What could be wrong? Is it possible she is just hot?
Thank you for your help!
2006-08-01 10:09:00 · 11 answers · asked by TURTLEBLUE 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Nobody can really answer your question without more details.
Such as: Type of cage,size, type & wattage of light, distance of light from basking spot,How long you have had the lizard, what & how often you feed, How often you mist, do you use a constant dripper for water, Temperature at warmest & coolest spot in cage, etc etc etc.....
2006-08-01 15:12:20 · answer #1 · answered by carl l 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
looks seriious, dont waste time. if a cham is hot it doesnt lay upside down on the cage bottom with half closed eyes. this is bad
ASAP give it some water in mouth, or water with honey. it will not drink on its own, so misting is of no use. the eyes you describe
mean she is not well. dont force her to eat, however.
most probably she wants to lay eggs - give her a large pot with slightly wet soil - i say slightly!! and put it in, but she may not be able to lay them, or may be she starts diggiing and will not finish -digging is a clear sign of pregnancy. so if she doesnt lay anything , take it to vet. but make sure the vet is knowleageable about reptiles!!! the vet is supposed to give fluids to boost metabolism and hormone shot to help the eggs come out. is the belly bloated?
what is the color of the animal - darker or lighter than usual. dark-stress, illness, discontentment light - close to fainting.
good luck, i hope she will have the strength to lay the eggs and get relief.
2006-08-02 04:46:29 · answer #2 · answered by iva 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like she is very sick. Veilds won't lay on the floor unless they are really bad off. I figure she aint gonna make it. Once they reach that point they usually don't live. Try water by mouth. Veilds come from the highlands of Yemen and do not tolerate very high heat. They need a good misting morning and night or a dripper system to drink from.
2006-08-02 07:55:10 · answer #3 · answered by dogdude1969 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You ought to get him to a well reptile vet. chameleons can cross downhill relatively rapidly. By the time their eyes appear sunken, it's probably too overdue. How historic is he? The issues I had with one in every of my chameleons became ot to be historic age.
2016-08-28 14:23:08 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's hot outside where you live,then turn off the UV light!
She may be hot,sounds like it.Keeping misting her for
a few.
2006-08-01 10:21:07 · answer #5 · answered by lostgrandma1967 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like she is sick. Usually when chameleons are overheated their mouths remain open.
2006-08-01 15:08:46 · answer #6 · answered by Rebecca Y 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
umm... they come from africa and they are supposed to be in 78-110 degree at all times... uv lights arent that hot so its not that. bring her to the vet she could be egg-bound or sick....
2006-08-01 13:36:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
just phone the vet up and talk to them don't go there and talk it might not be serous but if they say fetch it there take it there it might be serous
2006-08-01 10:59:12 · answer #8 · answered by james_2008 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have you got something ffor her to lay eggs in? they lay whether they are fertalised or not.
2006-08-02 01:19:01 · answer #9 · answered by adviseforeverything 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must live it free for some time...
2006-08-05 01:10:03 · answer #10 · answered by sulaiman s 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋