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me and my flat mates all have chameleons and we have long drives regularly. they calm down pretty quick and seem so happy when no in the car!

looks like a fence lizard to me

yeah try it, youll never know unless you try it. but remember that if it doesnt get better, have it checked out

orange foods such as carrots, oranges, etc. vege and fruit that is orange in colour. the photoperiod (day length) for a veiled should range from 12 hours a day during spring to 14 hours a day in the summer and them 8-10 hours in the winter months. UVB bulbs should be around 6%, try to...

i would say if you dont feel that you need to go to the vet straight away, move the lights around and try it. monitor the situation over a day or two. if the skin starts to peel or the darkness seems to spread, youll need a trip to the vet. to boost the immune system of the chameleon in the...

erm, from my experience, when fungal infection sets in, the top skin layers "die" so will decolour and feel different. for example, sometimes the immune system of a reptile will fight it off, and the skin will fall off to reveal a completely fine looking new layer of skin.id say go get it...

hmmm, does the skin feel dryer? i suppose the best way to describe what i mean it does it feel like crinkly thin parcel paper? sort of like thin paper.

this is a good website a friend has recommended : http://www.chameleoninfo.com/Home.html

@ferretimyshoes yea seeing these pics i completely agree, looks like early fungal infection setting in. EDIT: when i say early, i mean before the skin starts to peel off and worse symptoms set in etc...

it might be like mine then after all. yeah, they have quite afew layers of skin, and to protect the more sensitive ones from uv and other forms of light based damage, they can darken the surface layers.

this thread shows similar burn characteristics as the ones i described: https://www.chameleonforums.com/chameleon-burn-urgent-3822/

thats exactly my point.

i am not going to get into a point scoring thing, nor am i going to quote where i used to study, currently study, or the research im involved in currently.... in terms of what i have said being representative of reptiles, it is a broad summary based on nearly 50 years of scientific...

also, certain burns often cause sores and open wounds after a few days, with blistering. it works exactly the same as human skin (even though there are many more layers). UV burns may cause black patches, but soon after the skin begins to peel and blister. essentially, youll know soon know if it...

is the chameleon always that colour? my veiled literally goes black on one side of her back just like that when she feels uncomfortable or when she is conserving heat... so it may well not be a burn, it may be a natural pigmentation... but do go and get it checked out. to me, it doesnt look...