The following story about a flap-neck chameleon was submitted by Johannesburg Wildlife Veterinary Hospital in South Africa.
This confiscated flap-neck chameleon (Chamaeleo dilepis) was brought to us for rehabilitation and release. An examination revealed that he was underweight and dehydrated.
He was rehydrated, and we initially had to tube-feed him with EmerAid IC Carnivore to assist in his recovery.
In the days that followed he was happy to eat on his own and went through a normal shed.
He was then released in a safe environment.
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