Big black spot on stomache

[Davies77]

Hey everyone! I’m new here but have been reading these foarms like crazy looking for answers!

I just adopted this 8 month old veiled chameleon from someone who was moving and couldn’t take her with them. She was beautiful and green and friendly.

For Christmas weekend I took my family out of town and had my brother in law feed her and mist/water her. When I got back she had this really bad black spot on both sides of her stomache. (That’s when I found the forums.)

From what I have read it seams like she could have fallen, been burnt or maybe have been bitten by a cricket? I’m curious and am thinking maybe it could be that she didn’t eat very well and drink while I was gone? Or maybe something with eggs? I gave her an egg laying container, but nothing. She is mid shed right now( which I think is a good sign, right?) and when she lets me hold her, her grip is very strong still.

Her side also turned white, like in the photos, but the rest of her turned dark, because she was scared and trying to hide, but something is not right I think.

She eats, she drinks, she basks she is active, I just am worried about her side, please help.

 

[Davies77]

Here is one of here at the current time.(Tuesday January 2nd 2018)

 

[kinyonga]

Can you hold your hand under the basking light inside the cage without having to take your hand away?

 

[Davies77]

No, I can’t. I guess I should raise it up. Do you think that could be the source of the black spots?

 

[Mawtyplant]

I think this is look like a burn.. can you show a picture of your enclosure?

 

[Mawtyplant]

at pic 1 I see discolouration from belly, crest ant knees.. something wrong to your heat source or you got a really selective disease (but I don't believe in the second theory) so if you can show enclosure we can confirm it and help you to how correct the situation in the futur and how to help your chameleon.

 

[nightanole]

Thats a burn. Just lightly cooked, not enough to cause black or tissue damage. Its basically the lizard version of a bad sunburn before it blisters, since lizards cant blister. Its happened to me before. Basically your temps are too hot for prolonged basking.

 

[Graves923]

Do you have a way to measure the temps at the basking spot? If not, I highly suggest a laser temp gun. You can find a good one at a local hardware store for around $20 or less.

8 month old veiled which looks female so the temps should be around the 85*F/ 30*C at around 6 inches from the bottom of the bulb to the branch.