Oh yes sorry twice a month. I didn’t know about the red leds but I will turn that off. I will be doing a whole cage rework, so I will keep that in mine. The vet told me they like 95 degrees Fahrenheit. But I heard that, that is too high. Mine is around the 90 degree.
They finished the surgery but I think he had a fall and got a little cut that got infected. This a a bit higher than where he did the surgery.
Zoomed 75 WATT basking bulb
Zoomed LED and UVB light fixture combo. With T5 5.0
Just changed UVB.
Fluker's Calcium Reptile Supplement with added...
Update. My chameleon has Had a couple of falls and looks like he injured his tail again after surgery.
He also has been holding his arms with his legs no sure why. Maybe in pain? here are some pictures of his tail.
When I got his stitches out from his tail, the vet gave me a topical antibiotic...
Update.
Jango got his tail amputated about 3 weeks ago.
His tail didn't recover from the infection.
not exactly what caused the infection but he is recovering well.
Eating well but still is adapting to balancing with his shorter tail.
Here are some pictures before and after surgery.
Update: I went to the vet 1 week ago. This is what I learned.
- There are no broken bones
- Inflamed kidneys
- Dark color is a skin infection
Treatment:
Oral antibiotics to help with kidneys and the skin infection.
Here are some pictures of it.
Thank you.
Thank you for Your advice. That photo was taken during the night and he doesn’t close his eyes during the day. I haven Tried gently removing it but I will try. That growth on the side has been there for about three months. The discoloration on his tail isn’t changing or spreading.
Yes the...
I attached some photos but he is asleep. I will take more tomorrow. He is currently in a different cage for now. But that’s true 95 degrees sounds a bit hot. He doesn’t climb the cage. But some times I see him hanging on with only his tail. Not sure if he lost his grip, fell and hurt his tail...
Help I noticed my Adult Male Veiled chameleon not using his tail as much as he did in the past and has a dark discoloration on the tip of the tail. I noticed the discoloration 3 days ago.
Thinking of getting vet help but not sure what they could do.
Here are the details regarding his enclosure...