Bite? Please help!

[DesmondandMorgan]

Chameleon Info:

• Your Chameleon - Panther, M, 3.5. I've had him for about four months.
• Handling - Rarely, once a week for cage cleaning
• Feeding - Dubias, crickets, superworms, the rare horn worm. He eats about three or four dubias per day with a super worm or two dusted in.
• Supplements - Dusted with Reptivite calcium w/o d3 most of the time. (4/5 feedings)
• Watering - Mistking on 2 minutes every 4 hours. I see him drink frequently.
• Fecal Description - Never tested for parasites, had been normal until very recently.
• History - He lived at our local reptile/fish store for 1.5 years until I got him. Very well cared for.

Cage Info:

• Cage Type - Dragon Stand, 72x24x48, mesh
• Lighting - Reptisun LED UVB terrarium hood with red, white, and blue little spot lights and a 60w red heat bulb.
• Temperature - Humidity between 45-60, temps 72ish in the day and 65 at night, substrate is a layer of paper towels for humidity (I live in Colorado and it's SO dry here) with a cold humidifier running all the time.
• Placement -placed on a desk

Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.

Serious lethargy, won't move, sunken eyes. Looks like he got bitten by something? I went out of town for five days and had my neighbor taking care of him. I can't get a vet appointment until tomorrow... Any advice?

 

[kinyonga]

Looks like it could be fungal to me.

 

[carol5208]

Maybe a burn, but kind of an odd spot. The reason I say burn is because it looks like his left front arm has a spot also and that is one of the areas that can get burns. Also what the heck are you using for lights that are red white and blue? You say reptisun terrarium hood, but are you using a 5.0 or 10.0 uvb light itself? That is the highest your temps ever go for basking is only 72? Panthers should have a basking around 90? Normally temps have to be high to cause burns, but incorrect lighting can cause it also.

 

[kinyonga]

Did you get him to a vet?