- Pet's Name: Ruby
- Gender: Female
- Age: 4
- Diseases: Chronic kidney failure and irreversible consequences of severe dehydration: weakness, tongue problems, impaired hunting ability, and a high risk of wasting
- Prescribed treatment: Controlled hand-feeding: safe insects properly supplemented with calcium and vitamins, hydration support, and frequent monitoring of her ability to hunt. Automatic misting system, drip watering, humidity control, regular bloodwork, supportive fluids when prescribed, UVB lighting, stress minimization, and monitoring of tongue function
- General Information: Ruby had been kept for months in a dry glass terrarium without proper watering. When she stopped striking insects accurately with her tongue and began weakening, her owners decided the chameleon was “just old,” even though she was only four. At the clinic, it became clear that her kidneys were permanently damaged. Ruby cannot be placed in a normal home: even a small mistake in humidity or hydration could become critical for her
- Annual Cost of Maintenance: 13300
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