KingJulien
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I'm worried. My chameleon had a droopy eye about a week ago and a respiratory infection. I took him to the vet and he gave us Baytril and said to supplement with vitamin A every other day. I administered the vitamin A orally (measured and diluted to 80IUs) twice, over 4 days. The eye seemed better for a day or two, and now it's looking worse again. Yesterday I smeared some vit A on a cricket and today I did the same with a superworm.
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - He is an ambilobe panther, CB, male, about 6 months old. I have had him one month.
Handling - Lately I handle him daily, to administer his medications. Otherwise I take him out sometimes to let him sit on a plant.
Feeding - He eats crickets and superworms. Some days 6 crickets, some days 3 superworms. I can't get him to eat his dubias yet. I offer him food throughout the day. He was eating more before he got sick. Gutload is a mix of fruits and veggies and almond meal and cereal.
Supplements - He has repcal calcium without D3 nearly every day, herptivite and calcuim with D3 twice a month.
Watering - I give him a dripper (about 20 minutes) twice a day, and I mist by hand 3 times a day. I offer water from his spray bottle 3-6 times a day, he comes and drinks if he wants to. He usually does drink from the nozzle once or twice a day, and he might also drink from his dripper or from the mist but I don't know.
Fecal Description - His fecal matter is normally brown with white, occasionally there is a little orange. I try to offer water more frequently if I see orange. This morning was the first orange urate I have seen in about a week. He has not been tested for parasites.
History - He had a respiratory infection that is now cleared up, but he is still taking baytril until Friday.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Screen cage, 16x15x29 screen cage. The larger one is in the mail.
Lighting - He has a coil 5.0 UVB bulb (I know, I know, the new one is in the mail and he's outside when weather permits so we don't use it too much) He has a basking bulb, I think it's 40w. I turn it on when the sun comes up, and off when it goes down. I plan to get a timer.
Temperature - His basking spot is 85, lower cage during the day 70. Overnight it's 65-70 inside. I measure with analog guages and I check with a tool my husband has, I think it's infrared? It's digital and measures to a tenth of a degree.
Humidity - Humidity is anywhere from 40-60%, depending on the last time I misted. I try to keep the terracotta pots looking damp at the base most of the time. I use an analog gauge.
Plants - I have an umbrella plant for him to climb on, and he has a pothos in his cage and a croton (the one with multicolored leaves).
Placement - The cage is currently in the dining room, so there's not a lot of traffic. It's near a window, but I will definitely move it before it gets cold. There is an air vent in the room, but I don't think the cage gets much air flow from it. The top of the cage is about 5 feet off the ground.
Location - I'm in California, the east bay area. I'm an hour inland from San Francisco, we actually get weather here.
Current Problem - I'm concerned about my chameleon's eye. I am not sure if I should take him to the vet again or just give the vitamin A a few more days to see if it helps.
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - He is an ambilobe panther, CB, male, about 6 months old. I have had him one month.
Handling - Lately I handle him daily, to administer his medications. Otherwise I take him out sometimes to let him sit on a plant.
Feeding - He eats crickets and superworms. Some days 6 crickets, some days 3 superworms. I can't get him to eat his dubias yet. I offer him food throughout the day. He was eating more before he got sick. Gutload is a mix of fruits and veggies and almond meal and cereal.
Supplements - He has repcal calcium without D3 nearly every day, herptivite and calcuim with D3 twice a month.
Watering - I give him a dripper (about 20 minutes) twice a day, and I mist by hand 3 times a day. I offer water from his spray bottle 3-6 times a day, he comes and drinks if he wants to. He usually does drink from the nozzle once or twice a day, and he might also drink from his dripper or from the mist but I don't know.
Fecal Description - His fecal matter is normally brown with white, occasionally there is a little orange. I try to offer water more frequently if I see orange. This morning was the first orange urate I have seen in about a week. He has not been tested for parasites.
History - He had a respiratory infection that is now cleared up, but he is still taking baytril until Friday.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Screen cage, 16x15x29 screen cage. The larger one is in the mail.
Lighting - He has a coil 5.0 UVB bulb (I know, I know, the new one is in the mail and he's outside when weather permits so we don't use it too much) He has a basking bulb, I think it's 40w. I turn it on when the sun comes up, and off when it goes down. I plan to get a timer.
Temperature - His basking spot is 85, lower cage during the day 70. Overnight it's 65-70 inside. I measure with analog guages and I check with a tool my husband has, I think it's infrared? It's digital and measures to a tenth of a degree.
Humidity - Humidity is anywhere from 40-60%, depending on the last time I misted. I try to keep the terracotta pots looking damp at the base most of the time. I use an analog gauge.
Plants - I have an umbrella plant for him to climb on, and he has a pothos in his cage and a croton (the one with multicolored leaves).
Placement - The cage is currently in the dining room, so there's not a lot of traffic. It's near a window, but I will definitely move it before it gets cold. There is an air vent in the room, but I don't think the cage gets much air flow from it. The top of the cage is about 5 feet off the ground.
Location - I'm in California, the east bay area. I'm an hour inland from San Francisco, we actually get weather here.
Current Problem - I'm concerned about my chameleon's eye. I am not sure if I should take him to the vet again or just give the vitamin A a few more days to see if it helps.