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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...

@Andee is it safe to also clean with povidone iodine in addition to the chlorhexedine, or could this be dangerous to renal function if any of the Betadine is absorbed by the skin? How is CANV acquired in chameleons, as I can find very little info online. Have you heard of using hibitane to treat...

@Andee I will call my vet to ask for a prescription for that tomorrow. Before the vet visit I was using povidone iodine to clean them twice daily, but Dr. Jackson gave me chlorhexedine to use instead prior to applying hibitane. Unfortunately he only gave me 30mL chlorhexedine so only enough for...

A vet visit and $600 later, I have lost 2/4 veiled chameleons to CANV. My Jackson's Cham and translucent veiled baby are also infected, and I'm scared my beardie will catch it. I'm using chlorhexene wash twice a day and hibitane ointment but I am going to try and get an oral anti fungal...

She's really good! She's eating lots and is full of energy! I'm hoping that as she grows she'll get better. <3

@Andee I would actually really appreciate that!