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“A bacterium that naturally occurs on the skin of certain frogs and salamanders has been shown to protect these animals from infection by a deadly Chytrid fungus infection.”…...

“Chameleons can achieve impressive lifespans in captivity, contrary to the more common reports suggesting they typically live only a few years. ”… https://www.academia.edu/127744689/Longevity_of_Chameleons_in_Human_Care_Insights_into_Lifespan_and_Care

I agree with what @MissSkittles said….it is not something you should be pulling on and it needs to be kept moist with something like KY jelly until you can get to a good chameleon vet asap!

Please post some photos of the chameleon and the area in question and the whole cage including the lights. What supplements have you been using and how often for each?

The “hidden” ovary could be a problem…but could be nothing too.I don t know what to say except keep an eye on her.

Good that you’ve found a good vet there! Closer would be easier…but “we gotta do what we gotta do”?

I just added one more comment to my last post. How old is she? Vitamin A comes in two forms…prEformed and prOformed. PrOformed is from carotenoids found in plants and needs to be converted by the chameleon into a usable form and can’t build up in the system so it’s safe. However, there is...

Speedy recovery to Mia! May she go on to live many more years for you! She’s beautiful!

BTW …I’m not a vet…just speak from years of experience keeping chameleons and many other lizards and reptiles…and from reading a lot. You said…”the last clutch she laid was in June she said I think 20ish eggs”..if the last eggs were laid in June, then it’s too soon to be laying another...

How many times has she laid eggs and how many eggs were in each clutch? When is the last time she laid eggs? Has the lay bin always been without any foliage tomsort of hide it? Has anything changed in what you are feeding her or the supplements?

“The pathogenic capacity of staphylococci for reptiles and amphibians is currently unknown.”… https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11279482/

In all the years I’ve kept chameleons and many other reptiles, only once did I have a necropsy or any other test come back say in there was salmonella…so was it luck or what? I had many reports of pseudomonas, and other bacteria that humans and other reptiles could pick up from the one that had...

Skin bacterial diversity is higher on lizards than sympatric frogs in tropical Australia… https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6240339/ Reptiles, Amphibians, and Human Salmonella Infection: A Population-Based, Case-Control Study.. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4483960 “A large number of...

I’m no expert on the specific things that may be transferred…but I do know a few to be careful of. I’ll list them further down. Also, in over 30 years of keeping reptiles, I have always been careful about transmission of diseases through good hygiene…and I don’t think I ever got anything from a...

Please answer the questions in this thread so we can help you more… But I really think that you should get him to a good chameleon vet now.

I was glad I did too.

Please post several photos of your whole cage. Tell us what lights you have for UVB and for a basking light. What supplements do you use specifically for each and how often for each…and how you provide water for him.

I had a panther chameleon with cancer in the eyeball. He had it (the whole eyeball) removed and lived another year or so. He was over 5 when the cancer was discovered and I wondered if I should have the surgery done or not…but I decided to and was so I was glad I had the surgery done. He walked...

I wonder why some species have so much cancer. It’s something I want to study more.

Sorry that you’ve had so much loss the last year or so. It’s not easy sometimes. Hugs.