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@OldChamKeeper thank you SO much for sharing! I am getting my vet to culture and do sensitivity testing already... I'm just waiting for him to contact me with results. I'm going to post photos on here. I took tons using a USB microscope. I'm also ordering a large container of chlorhexidine for...

@Andee @kinyonga oh god it's taught me so many lessons :( I've learned a lot about signs of sick chams, what to do, how important quarantining the heck out of new reptiles is, and how much I really love chams. It hasn't put me off chams at all, but now I'm going to forever be paranoid. The whole...

@kinyonga yes!

How can I delete this to post the thread when I am finished, friends?

woops guys didn't mean to post this yet

Hello friends. As a couple of you (@Andee and @kinyonga) know, recently four of my chameleons all passed away from a disease called Chrysosporium anamorph of Nannizziopsis vriesii (CANV), also known as "yellow fungus". I am making this thread to share my story so that others are aware of this...

ALSO, I did necropsies on all of them and dropped off fungal samples for culturing and PCR at my vet. I'm really worried though, as he has not contacted me yet and I dropped them off Monday and was promised a call Thurs/Friday. I'm gonna e-mail him and also forward him some journal articles so...

Hi friends @Andee @kinyonga. Unfortunately my babies all passed. My vet got the Itraconazole in a day after they all died. I am going to start typing up a thread about EVERYTHING I experienced, and I will make sure to tag you. I actually beat you to reading that study! ;) Haha thank you so so...

@kinyonga I discovered the source- looking at old photos I realize my female veiled I bought from Petland had it, but I initially thought the fungus was just her normal colouration, as I have never seen CANV before. I should have been more vigilant in quarantining. Anyways, it initially...

@JacksJill I actually just made arrangements for that! She's going to stay with a friend until I can get this under control. I refuse to risk my little Boop. :)

@kinyonga my professor in my lab has a masters in medical mycology. I have been very sick and haven't been in to my lab in a bit, but I am going to text him and ask if he can help me culture the fungus and give me insight.

@kinyonga I am on my phone so this reply will not be crazy long like I want it to be, but THANK YOU! I didn't have it cultured because I can't afford it at this point, as culturing costs $60 at my vet and I have spent at least $600/700 on vet bills, medications, new things for the enclosure due...

@Andee you are such a magical person. I am SO grateful for all your advice. I was actually initially thinking of tagging you and @kinyonga because of how much I see you two helping others and spreading knowledge on the forums. I'm also worried about ethanol not being good enough. Tomorrow I...

@Andee also, in my immunology lab we use 70% ethanol to clean our biosafety cabinets- do you know if this would be effective as an everyday disinfectant for CANV? If so, I would like to constantly be spraying medication bottles, countertops, etc.

I will grab the gloves tomorrow. Yes, I have been diluting the chlorhexedine with water. I will take a Q-tip, soak it in water, then apply 1/2 drops of chlorhexedine. Dr. Jackson told me to use both twice a day... wash with chlorhexedine, then let dry and apply hibitane. Thank you so much <3 I...