Does the DSPCA take lizards?

andygmb1

My little brother was supposed to be taking care of a chameleon he received from a friend who has now moved to England, but the poor creature is thin as a stick and isn't being fed often enough as well as having flaky skin.

Does the DSPCA or any other organization like that take in lizards/chameleons? I don't want to have this thing die because of my brother's neglect for it.

A picture of the poor thing:

Silverfish

Yes they do, and I'd get him there asap.

I know next to nothing about lizards, but I do know they're not meant to look like that.

You'll need to phone them up first, as far as I know.

antocann

pm me detailes for where your based , i will give you details for reptile rescues , who will look after him and give him the required care he needs

pontia

not been funny but your brother isint capable of looking after it,doubt it was ever fed,

andygmb1

pontia wrote: »

not been funny but your brother isint capable of looking after it,doubt it was ever fed,

I know, it's in a horrible state and it's disgusting that my brother neglected it that much to let it get this bad.

andygmb1

In contact with <snip: no linking to rescues> at the moment, hopefully this poor thing will be brought back up to health and rehomed to a proper home.

Silverfish

Fair play to you for stepping in.

pontia

is he a child ? may explain to some degree

andygmb1

pontia wrote: »

is he a child ? may explain to some degree

He's 16 and an utter twat. He should have never taken the lizard in the first place as he is completely irresponsible.

Silverfish

How long ago did he get it?

andygmb1

Around may/june. The chameleon has only recently looked as bad as it does now though, which is what prompted me to make this.

Silverfish

Did you find out if it's possible to save him?

It might not actually be your brother's fault maybe, it could just be sick? (Again I know nothing about lizards)

Poor wee thing, hope you can get him help. Well done again for noticing and taking action.

andygmb1

Silverfish wrote: »

Did you find out if it's possible to save him?

It might not actually be your brother's fault maybe, it could just be sick? (Again I know nothing about lizards)

Poor wee thing, hope you can get him help. Well done again for noticing and taking action.

Wes from <snip:no naming rescues in threads> said he looks ok from the picture I posted here, I think he's just massively underfed. My brother would go out and do whatever ****e he does in town and forget to feed the chameleon on multiple occasions. According to Wes, chameleons should be fed 4 crickets/locust each day (I think he was being fed every other day). The tank/case is also fairly simple looking and I don't think there's anything to control the humidity or the likes.

The flaky skin is apparently normal, although I still think it looks a bit odd and not what i'd expect shedding skin to look like.

I'm happy I decided to do this, I really don't want an innocent animal to die because of negligence of a family member. I'll likely be handing it over to Wes tomorrow.

andygmb1

Happy to say that the chameleon is now with Wes from <snip:no linking to rescues as per forum charter.PM only> and will be brought back to health & rehomed to a proper home.

Doodle84

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Closing thread now, as the op long sorted now
Thanks,
DBB