I really appreciate everyone's help and information, over the weekend I handled the chameleon (Trevor) only to give medication and some of the bug juice. I made as many changes from the suggestions you all had as I could and I managed to get his enclosure down to 67 last night while I was...
No, the veterinarian did not. I have been gently massaging and the mouth and lip areas with cotton tipped applicators moistened with chlorhexidine or with saline solution.
Do you have an example cage set up I could refer to? Also, how would you recommend feeding a Chameleon that cannot see? Every time I have tried to gently "force feed" him, he spits the bugs back out. Also, how can I cool the cage down at night? I live in a hot and humid environment so it's not...
The UVB bulb is a reptisun 5.0. I will look into switching out the blue bulb, though that is a similar bulb to what my veterinarian uses. Thanks for the info!
I appreciate all the valuable information! I am a registered veterinary nurse so I have been using my connections to get veterinary advice and care for him. :)
He is in a completely different environment and cage now. I will share some photos when I can take some. He has the Zoomed eco reptile carpet in his tank now. Before the substrate was soil and dirt of some kind.
Please be patient and kind with me as I have never owned a Chameleon before and want to give my dude the best chance I can. I got him already very sick and I am doing my best to get him healthy again. He was a work place pet that lived in a constant 74F glass tank with constant humidity of 92%...