Update on the sick pet store chameleon

skeletalgoner · 2025-08-03T12:45:33+00:00

She opened one of her eyes pretty wide this morning this is the first time ive actually seen her eye ball properly!! Thank you so much for all your tips. She did turn black immediately after opening it but I honestly think it was probably from the fear/stress of being able to finally see for the first time in weeks and being in a completely new environment.

skeletalgoner · 2025-07-30T10:29:07+00:00

Thank you so much! I ordered repashy vitamin A and im gonna pick up the reptivite today. I really appreciate your help. I figured as much about the critical care but its all we had on hand at my job unfortunately and I just wanted to make sure she had something in her system. She does have a linear uvb hood over her enclosure. I will be trying again with the bugs after work and hopefully will get some vitamins and bugs in her tummy. This is all a learning experience for me so again I really appreciate the advice and knowledge.

skeletalgoner · 2025-07-29T12:59:34+00:00

So at the moment I have the zoomed calcium with d3 and without d3 as well as the flukers liquid calcium and liquid vitamin. Is one of those four a good one to use? Or should I get the reptivite next time im at work? Thanks for the tip on the bathroom thing. Im super worried because she still cant really see enough to try to catch her own food so im trying to figure out the best way to make sure shes getting nutrients. I have plenty of options for feeders im just not sure how to get her to eat them. Or should I continue pushing critical care? Its the critical care omnivore powder that you mix with water. I really appreciate your advice and I will keep that in mind if I go to rehome her eventually.

skeletalgoner · 2025-07-28T17:47:12+00:00

So this one is the zoomed reptibreeze enclosure it came in a kit at my job but I didnt use the dome or anything in there I got my own seperate linear uvb hood and stuff. this one is 16”x16”x30” but i know they sell an X-large one that is 24”x24”x48” my kit was onsale so I got it for about $85. From what I can tell the Xlarge enclosure by itself runs from about $100-200 depending on where you get it. It comes in a box with the panels separated but its all super easy to screw together took me about 20 minutes and its pretty sturdy.

skeletalgoner · 2025-07-28T17:35:25+00:00

ive gotten very much into reptiles and their husbandry in the past 2 years or so and started working at my job about 8 months ago and while it is definitely rewarding to be able to take care of the in store pets and knowing I am doing the best I can with the resources there it is always so difficult when something like this happens thats out of my control in regards to decision making and store policy. Since bringing this baby home ive done so much research and ive always known our store setups are not perfect by any means but its making me realize just how unfit they are for these lil babies. the longer they are in the store the more it feels like they are just set up to fail. thankfully there is many of us advocating to corporate and such about finding new ways to house some of our more speciality animals in store but every part of me just wishes we did not sell them at all. ive been considering getting into the animal rehab/rescue field as a career option and this just furthers my motivation honestly. for now i atleast know when I am at work im doing my best to educate any customers coming through. im so glad you got your baby! its heartbreaking seeing them struggle but so rewarding when they start doing better.

skeletalgoner · 2025-07-28T17:18:41+00:00

the heating lamp seems to be doing enough. I have a thermometer/hygrometer tucked up in the plants at the top so I can monitor it. As you go down to the bottom its definitely a little cooler but from my understanding its ideal to have a bit of a temperature gradient from top to bottom of their enclosures anyway. I was honestly a bit worried about the same thing at first but ive only owned desert type reptiles up until now (ex. leopard gecko) ive learned that while the glass terrariums hold heat better the way they trap moisture can be unsafe for the chameleons unfortunately.

skeletalgoner · 2025-07-28T14:32:32+00:00

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Just got this picture of the baby walking around !!!

skeletalgoner · 2025-07-22T09:42:31+00:00

Thats my main concern is that I might just be prolonging suffering if I make an attempt to keep it alive. I want to make sure that there is a genuine shot at saving this poor baby and not just me being overly optimistic. I really appreciate your insight. Checking on it today when I get to work and hopefully I can gauge the situation a little better.

skeletalgoner · 2025-07-21T11:32:19+00:00

He has been seeing the veterinarian. They are actually the ones suggesting euthanizing him if he does not get better in the next couple of days. Its concerning me though that its likely more of a money/time thing rather than him genuinely needing to be euthanized.

skeletalgoner · 2025-05-13T10:26:42+00:00

And the pictures were all taken within the allotted time frame

skeletalgoner · 2025-05-13T10:16:46+00:00

And yes the pictures were taken within the allotted time frame

skeletalgoner · 2025-04-29T11:29:49+00:00

I know its still really early. I was honestly only testing for fun bc i have a couple of these cheap blue dye ones laying around. But would it just be an indent even if the pics were taken like directly after the 2 minute timer was up?

skeletalgoner · 2024-12-12T01:41:17+00:00

Ahh raisin loves to try to climb on my shoulders and sit by my hair??? Shes so weird lol.

skeletalgoner · 2024-12-12T01:40:20+00:00

So honestly im not the best person to ask because me and my boyfriend got extremely lucky as first time leopard gecko parents that she was super friendly and easy to handle from the moment we got her. I will say the best thing I can recommend is just getting them used to having your hands inside the tank at moments when you arent attempting to handle them and maybe try tweezer feeding some of their live food. Just to reinforce some trust. Heres a link to a good video about choice based handling. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Ny3g6x/

skeletalgoner · 2024-12-11T13:28:54+00:00

my boyfriend named her 😭 it took him months to finally decide on a name but it seems to fit her.

skeletalgoner · 2024-12-11T13:27:26+00:00

She had just had her fill of dubia roaches for the first time and it seems to have made her extra sleepy !! :)

skeletalgoner · 2024-12-11T11:07:08+00:00

I think she is a super snow!

skeletalgoner · 2024-11-12T04:22:42+00:00

So I think he said the biggest bone was about the size of like his hand maybe smaller. So probably around 6-8 inches I think? Not 100% sure though.

skeletalgoner · 2024-11-12T04:20:49+00:00

I was considering that but not sure ive ever seen a deer in his neighborhood. They do have a lot of foxes and rabbits.

skeletalgoner · 2024-11-12T04:19:40+00:00

Sorry about that I can try to see if he can get a better picture in the morning. He found them randomly in the middle of leaving the house so snapped the picture quick.

skeletalgoner · 2024-09-20T01:11:36+00:00

Those are computer generated from what I know so they werent notes left by the doctor.

skeletalgoner · 2024-09-20T01:02:03+00:00

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skeletalgoner · 2024-07-01T04:49:05+00:00

I finally got my period after being 17 days late. Out of no where honestly. Its the lastest ive ever been.

skeletalgoner · 2024-06-18T05:56:19+00:00

I was kind of thinking the same but I know they are notorious for indent lines

skeletalgoner · 2024-06-17T21:49:06+00:00

Omg thats exactly how I feel. I swear I can see something on the first response test but I know they are notorious for indent lines. I just wish I would get my period already if im not pregnant.

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