“Scientists have traced the evolution of the four-chambered human heart to a common genetic factor linked to the development of hearts in turtles and other reptiles. The research shows how a specific protein that turns on genes is involved in heart formation in turtles, lizards and humans.”…...
“In reptiles, the heart possesses a degree of autonomous regulation, allowing it to continue beating even after clinical death.”…
https://www.chameleons.info/l/heart-beating-after-death/
You said...”the last two times I applied ointment to that eye, I've caught him rubbing it afterwards. The turret sort of balloons up during the whole fiasco. The branches are soft and sanded down, but I'm still like "oh no i hope he won't make it worse!"
Any idea if that's a normal reaction...
@Freyja737 hope you heal quickly! You did the right thing to let the chameleon go so you could concentrate on yourself. Best of luck healing quickly. 🤞❤️
One more interesting site…
“When there is excess calcium in the diet much of it binds with phosphate and forms insoluble compounds which are excreted in the feces”..
http://web.archive.org/web/20060421082042/http://www.chameleonjournals.com/vet/index.php?show=6.Vitamin.D3.and.Calcium.html
“the first case of yellow fungus has also reported from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh by ENT specialist. Yellow fungus is considered to be more dangerous than Black and White fungus. While black fungus epidemic in some states, yellow fungus isn’t exactly new. A yellow fungus infections, which is...