What colour does a chameleon turn when you medicate it in its sleep?

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Colin has a burn on his head, as mentioned in a previous thread. Today I got a veterinary prescription from work, and managed to track down a silver based antibiotic, antifungal burns cream to apply to his head, and a small area on his back. Unfortunately, he HATES hands, and gets really stressed out being handled, so I came up with the genius idea of applying it with a cotton bud while he was asleep - and... success! :))

This is what colour he turned!

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and he only half woke up!

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I call that a victory!
 
that is fantastic...!
they fascinate me...!
and it did make me chuckle...!
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claremw92 said:
that is fantastic...!
they fascinate me...!
and it did make me chuckle...!
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They are amazing - Colin is about the most boring chameleon species colourwise! Panthers have to be my all time favourite species. They come in reds, oranges, yellows, blues, literally rainbow colours! Here's a few examples that I stole from google images...

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Although I'm also rather fond of the chunky thighed, rather dopey looking Parson's chameleons :))

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Amanda1801 said:
They are amazing - Colin is about the most boring chameleon species colourwise! Panthers have to be my all time favourite species. They come in reds, oranges, yellows, blues, literally rainbow colours! Here's a few examples that I stole from google images...

DSCF4132-1.jpg


NosyBe_big.jpg


Although I'm also rather fond of the chunky thighed, rather dopey looking Parson's chameleons :))

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wow... theres some fantastic colours going on there...!
i love the way they can change there colours and markings...!... totally fascinates me...
I'm curious are they much work to keep...?... or are they pretty low maintenence... always wondered....:)
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Aren't they meant to blind in :))!
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That's what I really don't understand! lol

Especially at night, in the wild, they go right to the ends of the tree branches, and go really bright green! May as well stick a sign up saying "Predators, come and get me!" rolleyes
 
claremw92 said:
wow... theres some fantastic colours going on there...!
i love the way they can change there colours and markings...!... totally fascinates me...
I'm curious are they much work to keep...?... or are they pretty low maintenence... always wondered....:)
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They have quite specific requirements. They need a large mesh cage, rather than a glass or wooden vivarium, as they need good air circulation. They need humidity of around 50-70% which is surprisingly easy to achieve in a mesh cage. Temperature gradient should be 70-88F give or take a few degrees depending on species. Food is generally a mix of insects, they need calcium supplementation daily. They are arborial, so need plants (preferably real, but fake is ok) and they dont drink from standing water, so need to have their leaves sprayed a couple of times a day (they drink the drops). A basking lamp will achieve the temperature gradient, they also need a UV light source.

Once you have these things under control, they are simple - They are more something to be admired than something that likes to receive affection! They become quite a feature in your home too, a big cage with lots of plants and stuff!

This is the most impressive set up (custom built!) that I've ever seen!

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Amanda1801 said:
They have quite specific requirements. They need a large mesh cage, rather than a glass or wooden vivarium, as they need good air circulation. They need humidity of around 50-70% which is surprisingly easy to achieve in a mesh cage. Temperature gradient should be 70-88F give or take a few degrees depending on species. Food is generally a mix of insects, they need calcium supplementation daily. They are arborial, so need plants (preferably real, but fake is ok) and they dont drink from standing water, so need to have their leaves sprayed a couple of times a day (they drink the drops). A basking lamp will achieve the temperature gradient, they also need a UV light source.

Once you have these things under control, they are simple - They are more something to be admired than something that likes to receive affection! They become quite a feature in your home too, a big cage with lots of plants and stuff!

This is the most impressive set up (custom built!) that I've ever seen!

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wow... that seems like a hell of alot of work to get it off the ground and running... :)
and that is a brill set up...!
like livivng art work... rather then a pet.... yeh... :))
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claremw92 said:
wow... that seems like a hell of alot of work to get it off the ground and running... :)
and that is a brill set up...!
like livivng art work... rather then a pet.... yeh... :))
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Completely! Lol it's quite simple, it's just a case of fine tuning it accordingly. Colin was much much harder to sort out, he was my first chameleon so I had zero experience, and he came to me with 7 clean breaks in his 4 legs, several fractured ribs, severely calcium deficient to the point of being near death, and with a huge systemic infection! £700 in vets bills and 9 months later, and he's booked in for an xray on 1st august to hopefully get the all clear!
 
Amanda1801 said:
Completely! Lol it's quite simple, it's just a case of fine tuning it accordingly. Colin was much much harder to sort out, he was my first chameleon so I had zero experience, and he came to me with 7 clean breaks in his 4 legs, several fractured ribs, severely calcium deficient to the point of being near death, and with a huge systemic infection! £700 in vets bills and 9 months later, and he's booked in for an xray on 1st august to hopefully get the all clear!
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bloody hell fire...!
what the hell happened to poor colin...?
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claremw92 said:
bloody hell fire...!
what the hell happened to poor colin...?
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He had no calcium supplements for the first 6 months of his life because the guy that had him previously did no research rolleyes

His first xray... his legs are supposed to be straight, if you look closely, you can see the extent of the fractures. His bone density is crap as you can see! Organs shouldn't be more visible than bones mallethead

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He also had totally the wrong kind of enclosure, hence how he got a huge infection, he was completely dehydrated and malnourished too.

But he's doing great now, he's a complete fatty, eats like a horse, and his bone density is back to how it should be :))
 
Chameleons are amazing and really interesting creatures
 
Colin is stunning. What a horrible start he had poor thing, hope he gets the all clear at his x-ray.
 
Colin is amazing (and has a brilliant name!). Shame about his past but at least he's landed on his feet with you now. Sounds like you've done an immense job getting him back to health x
 
Thanks guys :)) It's been an education for both of us! His x-rays were great last time, bones as they should be, I've chosen to have more done now to make sure I'm not over supplementing him, as that can cause calcification of organs, which we don't want!


Unfortunately there's no calcium RDA for chameleons!
 
Amanda1801 said:
He had no calcium supplements for the first 6 months of his life because the guy that had him previously did no research rolleyes

His first xray... his legs are supposed to be straight, if you look closely, you can see the extent of the fractures. His bone density is crap as you can see! Organs shouldn't be more visible than bones mallethead

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He also had totally the wrong kind of enclosure, hence how he got a huge infection, he was completely dehydrated and malnourished too.

But he's doing great now, he's a complete fatty, eats like a horse, and his bone density is back to how it should be :))
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oh my.... some people make you sick...!
poor little mite... glad hes going from strenght to strength...!
well done for getting colin back to good health...!
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OMG poor Colin :0:0:0:0
What an amazing transformation then (no pun intended honestly) for him to now be so well x)
Whee hope he get's a BIG TICK at the vets on the 1st August xoxoxoxoxoxo
 
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