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Thanks for the update. I'm very glad your vet thinks it's nothing worrisome. Now you probably feel less stressed about it, too :)

No, too much D3 is bad, as it causes serious internal organ damage. Calcium with D3 is necessary for "indoor only" chams but please don't give her calcium with D3 more often than 2x a month. According to Dr Matthew Wheelock, any cham receiving 45 minutes a day of sunlight does not need, and...

I wish the weather in my area was always good cham weather--not just for the chams , though :) Definitely remove the plastic sheet and replace one bulb with a UVB bulb. The plastic was probably put there just to prevent splash from your fishtank. Neither the fish nor the plants need UV ...

There are a couple of improvements you could make to benefit your handsome Charmeleon. He should receive feeders dusted with a multivitamin 2x a month and the calcium with D3 would be better if given 2x a month, instead of once. Adding more variety to his diet will be good for him, too...

Ah, that explains why my chams have always needed a vet visit to help their little toes. I've had success with very mouth issues when caught early. Wow! I hadn't even looked at the mouth (I'm blaming the sideways picture!) By the looks of the mouth infection plus the toe infection, I...

In addition to the good info here, you will find plenty of very useful info in the resources section of the forum. Here's the Resources section page about setting up an enclosure https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/enclosures/

You're very welcome! I'm glad to know that you've been doing good things for her! Crickets are actually good to use as part of the diet, along with various other feeders. The more dietary variety the better. Sandrachameleon's write-ups on feeders and gutloading are some of my favorites. I...

Bush baby, as a Jackson's enthusiast, some of my favorite screen walkers have injured or lost nails and gotten toe infections, so I'm quite intrigued by what you say. How many toe problems have you successfully treated this way? Do you initially squeeze the abscess to expel the pus? Do you...

I must admit that I am envious that Dr Mader is his vet. Jannb, your chams are so lucky to have both you and Dr Mader looking after them :) I hope cute little Tate heals quickly!

Chams can take longer to heal than other types of pets and some infections are harder to cure than others. If he was my cham, I would contact the vet with these concerns, as she may recommend that he stay on the Baytril for an extra week or more to ensure that the infection is completely...

Perhaps he burned himself while trying to get more UVB or warmth. If the distance to the UVB is too great or the temperature of the basking spot is too low, a cham will attempt to get as close to the source as he possibly can. The best basking distance from a UVB bulb truly depends on which...

So sorry for your loss. At least with the necropsy, you now know what happened. May your saddened heart heal soon.

Welcome to the forum! It's very lucky for your cham that you found info on the "shower method" to help your cham rehydrate. Kudos to you! If you haven't already discovered the important info in the Resources section, here's a link https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/chameleons/ You will...

inlinefourpower, no one has replied because, other than the vets who are forum members, determining things from blood panel results is truly beyond our abilities. Hopefully, your cham has been making a turnaround now that the daily D3 has been stopped. Excessive D3 may have adversely...

Jeremy1998, sorry that people have not seen your post. This is because it was added on as a reply to someone else's post. 2 weeks is extremely young for a chameleon and they are very fragile at that age--really more appropriate for an experienced chamkeeper. Of course some people will sell...

LLLReptile is good. They've got all the supplies you need and quite a large number of people here use their cages without complaint. A water tray or pan underneath is good to get so you can set up drainage. A plastic appliance drain pan might be found cheaper at a Lowe's or Home Depot or...

Glad it appears to not have been a serious issue. Still, the daily calcium to use on a Veiled's feeders is the one without D3. Too much D3 does harm to chams' internal organs. That's why the Veiled supplement recommendation is this: calcium without D3 daily or at least every other day...

I agree with the other 2 replies. An eye discharge indicates infection. The infection can be limited to the eye or it can also be a sinus infection along with the eye infection. Having said that, a vitamin A deficiency can lead to eye and skin problems. Cham eyes are too important to delay...

How often do you dust his feeders with calcium? How often with calcium with D3? How often with the multivitamin? Are the vitamins expired? They do lose strength over time and that's the reason for the printed expiration date on the bottle. How old is the UVB bulb? Is the basking light...

Welcome to the forum! How cruel that the owners of that petshop would discard a live animal like trash. Your new cham is certainly very fortunate that you came along when you did. It's not unreasonable to think that a newcomer to reptiles can be a great chamkeeper. The most important...