Dire need of help!?

Okay so lets start at the beginning, I have had my veild cham for about 6 months. His name is Sevchanko (Sevy for short) I have done everything the care sheets, things I have browsed on this forum, everything I have read about on other sites, and everything was going fine untill about two weeks ago. I went to go and handle Sevy, and I noticed that something was in his eye so I freaked! (still unclear what was in his eye). His other eye was fine, so I got a cup of Luke warm water, dabbed my finger in it and gave him drops on his eye. it opened, so I was breathed a sigh of relief. I kept checking on his not wanting to handle him that much if he was sick he appeared fine, moving around a lot. Than I noticed he was eating all that much (normally he is a piggy and I try and regulate him so he doesn't over eat). He ate a little so again I breathed a sigh of relief. Than today came, I go to handle him and his eyes aren't open he is breathing but they are sealed shut. I freaked jumped on the computer and searched for about an hour before I came back here to this site. I found a forum discussing someone with a similar problem with a cham about as old as Sevy, and that giving him a "Shower" helped, so I followed the steps got his plant put it on the wall aimed the water away and when I was going to put him on th eplant he walked off my hand (I have been hysterical about the whole situation) and fell to the tile floor, HE IS COMPLETELY LIMP it feels like his heart is beating, and his feet are slightly clinging to my fingers but he is still limp. So I continued with a very short shower with him, about 30sec., hoping it would wake him. He kept opening his mouth and drinking the water, (he did poop on me), but he is still limp, He is openeing and closing his mouth with appears clear so he is not dehydrated at all but I just don't know! I put him back in his terrarium but he is not moving at all.


EDITED: Discovered Sevchanko had stopped breathing right after posting this

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Chameleon Info:

Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
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Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor?
Location - Where are you geographically located?


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I'm so sorry. Sadly, they are very good at deceiving us. I guess it's a necessary part of life in the wild: you don't want to advertise the fact you're sick because that makes you the easy prey.

It's very often too late to save them when you realize they are sick. It sounds like that was the case here.

It is quite possible that he came to you with this problem and it was only your good care that let him stay alive as long as he did.

I dont know if anyone read the post before responding but he said he has had the cham in his care for 6 months. I dont think that it would be something pre-existing but what I have noticed from my cham is as he has got older he doesnt eat as much as he did while he was growing. I am not an expert by any means but to slow down on eating might be something as simple as that. Now in regards to the eye issue and dropping him on the floor, I would make a vet appt ASAP although it may be too late if something internally got ruptured.

Yes, I did read it, and it's entirely possible for something to take over 6 months to kill a chameleon.

You might want to re-read it because he edited it (before I posted) to say the chameleon had stopped breathing, so it is too late for a vet.

What a sad thing to happen. We are glad to welcome you to the forum but sorry we weren't here in time to try and help. Sounds like you did all you could.

When you are ready to get another one we will walk you through getting a healthy cham to start with and then keeping it healthy. Again I am sorry you lost him. Chameleons can do downhill so fast, sometimes it is just too late. Don't blame yourself, all you can do is live and learn.

Thank you Laurie, and when I do decide to get another one I will deffinately seek help here first.