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Is it correct there were no blood tests done 'til now? I really think this chameleon has not only one single problem... If the temporal gland infection is still going on (was it proved it is? I don't think you would use antibiotics "just to see what happens" ;)), your vet should really do a swab...

Thought you mean Kinyongia boehmei, right? Marcus keeps them, I'm sure you'll find informations to translate on his website.

If "translucent" chameleons with shedding issues, decreased life expectation and burns or albino snakes with wound healing problems as I mentioned before (and yes, they live, they're no imagination ;)) were no proof for you - what do you want to have? Think the already stated arguments are...

Can you fill out this form, please? Keeping conditions can be the source of your chameleon's problem. About the eye: If there's already material inside the eye (you said you can't see the pupil), the eye should be flushed profesionally by a reptile vet inside. It's necessary to find out the...

But we even know a lot of reptiles with less pigmentation whose skin can't cope with the UVB they would naturally need, and "piebald" or "translucent" Chamaeleo calyptratus are concerned, too. I know some keepers who didn't let them stay outside in the natural sunlight due to shedding problems...

What about the treatments before concerning the temporal gland infection? When was the last infection treatment and what did your vet tell you about recovery? Was there a swab, culturing and resitance test done? Was the mouth carefully checked to assure successfull treatment? Up to date, your...

Dermestidae ist the scientifical family name. There are lots of species, some eating plants residues, some eating carrion, some other live from grain. The carrion eating ones are used to clean skulls without effort, they're vermins in padded animal collections and can destroy wool textiles, too...

I would not advise to use Neosporin without a visit by the reptile vet. Open and probably infected wounds should be tested via swab to identify bacteria. Our chameleons carry around a lot of potencially pathogenic bacteria and the crickets carried them inside the wound, too. Those bacteria need...

There's definitely something going on with his eyes. His tongue muscles seem to work, but he can't focus his eyes properly on the feeders or just misses them due to lack of sight. Could be e.g. a conjunctivits caused by short-waved UVB or even a bacterial infection or a foreign body under the...

Ficus contains oxalic acids, which are known to bring forward renal diseases. It's not safe to eat a lot of leaves neither for bearded dragons nor for chameleons. I know some cases in reptiles with problems probably coming from frequent oxalic acid containing "plant meals". If the reptile is...

I'm keeping and breeding mine for about five years know. I never cleaned anything (besides the walls of the plastic box), only filled up some soil and put some more bark pieces on top. My banana roaches have about 12 inches (30 cm) natural soil from broad-leaved forest with much microorganisms...

Thanks for all those replies. :) Here's a new skeleton, a Brookesia stumpfii female, about 2,3 inches (~ 6cm) long. She has a really fascinating spine.

He might just have felt the vibrations from you walking around or the air condition working. If he doesn't know this he'll wake up, five days aren't a really long time to acclimate.

Of course you can overfeed a chameleon - and lots of chameleon in captivity are definitely overfed. In nature you will have days, weeks and even months without any food. As soon as an chameleon sees an insect, he will try to catch it. There is no safety he will find tomorrow same amount of...

I'm somewhat confused about this advice. Can't imagine any other vet would tell an owner to leave his pet and doing nothing after an accident. Have you been by a vet specialized in reptiles or did you only phone someone? Did you tell your vet that you stepped on the chameleon? Was the chameleon...

Anthurium contains oxalic acids as other plants used in chameleon cages (e.g. Ficus or Pothos). I wouldn't use those plants in cages with chameleons eating them, cause oxalic acids can abet renal diseases and chameleons are sensitive to those, too. Als long as your individuals don't eat any...

Got to add some pictures for those being interested in what the prepared skeleton of a chameleon with metabolic bone disease may look like. Apart from fractures and so on which can be seen with the naked eye, there are lots of deformations you will not notice in the ill chameleon (hyoid...

Some more, same case of metabolic bone disease.

This is a really severe case of metabolic bone disease in a Furcifer pardalis male . He was under therapy for weeks (that's why his bones began to heal), but finally his organs were already too damaged to save him. :( I only prepared this skeleton as an example for patient owners to learn...

You should at least definitely collect feces and bring it to the vet as soon as possible (as other members already told you). By reason that you found something looking like a worm and you never brought fecals to a reptile vet yet, your chameleon has an obviously very high risk of having...