i pray this is not a thermal burn...

sorry if the pictures aren't very clear. my new veiled cham has white on his tail and front claws (?) they kind of look like spots/blotches.

I kind want to say theres no way because he hardly goes under his basking light and it's only just appeared today. ive also just turned down his basking light quite a bit within the last 24hrs.

Start of a shed.

pics are not the clearest but I think he is going to shed.

carol5208 said:

pics are not the clearest but I think he is going to shed.

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thank god! ...it does look like hes kind of peeling at the top of his back legs

lol. They do give us a scare at times don't they!?

carol5208 said:

lol. They do give us a scare at times don't they!?

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lol yes they do!...im trying to do everything just right!!

I have found the more you learn, the more you look for to go wrong!!! It is crazy! I have owned a lot of animals and reptiles in my life and have never worried more than with my chameleons!!

carol5208 said:

I have found the more you learn, the more you look for to go wrong!!! It is crazy! I have owned a lot of animals and reptiles in my life and have never worried more than with my chameleons!!

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it's even worse when it's me, I look up symptoms then start looking up cures.

just an update on the shedding, do they normally get super sluggish when this is happening?

I bought crickets from petsmart but im worried he may have ate one that was too big. he ate 3-4 crickets this morning but normally has quite the appetite. it also looked like he had a harder time climbing.

I don't think they should be "sluggish". My guy gets really irritated, he will climb around trying to get the dead skin off. Their appetites usually slow down during a shed too. I tend to relate it to us peeling after a bad sunburn. I feel all itchy and irritated. I usually mist him with warm water during his shed to help him be more comfortable.