i bought a female ambilobie from someone last night i didn't notice her eye last night but today i see she is keeping it closed i gave her a shower and she had it opened for a wile and then i took her outside for some California sun and then she closed it again

i gave her another shower again and the same thing happened again she kept it open for a wile and then closed it again there is no puss or anything coming out of her eye what could it be

or what should i do

i have read that it is bad if her eye is red but her eye was not even red

terimyicin i have some or can pick u some up tomorrow cause im coming out there tomorrow

The one thing to remember is that it probably has nothing to do with her eye. Like you said, it is never a good thing when their eyes are closed. It doesnt mean something is wrong with their eyes, but that something is wrong. Now you have to play detective and find out what it is before it is too late. Did the person you buy it from give you any kind of warranty? You might want to consider giving her back. Almost every time i have had a cham with a closed eye they end up, well you know. It's really tricky because you have to find out first what the problem is. Check all the usual stuff first. The shower was a great place to start. Does she look dehydrated? Does she look like she has an eye problem? Like is there any swelling or bruising? If not, start looking elsewhere.

Debby

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there is no swelling no bruising she looked a little dehydrated and therefore i gave her 2 showers today after the showers she was using her eye until she went outside and then again i brought her inside and she was using it again

could it be that there is something in her eye ?

can one eye be burned by to high uvb exposure maybe why sun makes her close again but i realy duno just a thought

Find out if the person you bought the chameleon from used a linear uvb or a compact fluorescent uvb.

If she has an eye infection terramycin may work. She can also have something in her eye, or can have hurt it. Try and give her water, the vet I know says "like a rain, not mist" so I would try that. It usually helps get anything in ther eye.

the person i got her from did not know to much about chameleons he kept her outside at all times

how would i know if she has an infection wouldn't there be puss or something coming out of her eye?

also how can i get something out of her eye if there is something in her eye ?


im not sure if i should put terimyicin in her eye because i dont know if she needs that should i use it anyway ?

thanks everyone for all of your help

You want to make it rain, not a mist. That should help if she has anything in her eye.