bites? burns? or what are these spots ??

[little leaf]

Max has had these weird spots now for 3 days - I dont really think they are burns, they are all on one side ( his left) - on the top of his head, the tops of his elbows, foot and knee - if they were burns I have no idea from what, and why his back would also not look like that - but I have never had a cham w/ a burn, so I have never seen one in person - they dont feel any different than his normal skin, and he does not act like they are sore, or tender - could they be a type of bite? he is not acting like anything is in his cage bothering him ( like when he did when the spider got him )he is hand fed, so there are no feeders running lose - he is eating, drinking and doing his thing - he acts no different - do they ever just get "spots" like that ?
thanks for any help -

 

[pssh]

It looks like they could be burns. Pan had some mild ones that only turned a muted shade of his normal fired up colors once. Other than burns I've only seen spots like that (though much bigger) on half dead chameleons (and he certainly isn't!) On a side note, Max is quite chubby. I would put him on a diet if he isn't already.

 

[little leaf]

It looks like they could be burns. Pan had some mild ones that only turned a muted shade of his normal fired up colors once. Other than burns I've only seen spots like that (though much bigger) on half dead chameleons (and he certainly isn't!) On a side note, Max is quite chubby. I would put him on a diet if he isn't already.

LOL - he is on a diet - has been ever since he got here - he was HUGE fat - we were just talking about his weight on a dif/ site on fb - so , if they are burns, would they feel different? I am not saying they are not - but I do not know how he would have gotten them - he can not climb, and how could he burn just those areas ? like , if he burnt his head, how did he not burn his neck/back? not arguing- just trying to figure it out so he does not do it again - I have never seen a burn in person - I am going to see if when he gets his PJ's on, they change color- if they are burns, will they still change color? he is thinking about bed right now- so I am going to spy on him - and see what the spots do

 

[carol5208]

I have no idea what that is! Very strange looking indeed. I think his fat pads are the biggest ones I have ever seen. If he does not eat that much and is on a diet, then maybe there is something else going on for them to be so enlarged.

 

[pssh]

LOL - he is on a diet - has been ever since he got here - he was HUGE fat - we were just talking about his weight on a dif/ site on fb - so , if they are burns, would they feel different? I am not saying they are not - but I do not know how he would have gotten them - he can not climb, and how could he burn just those areas ? like , if he burnt his head, how did he not burn his neck/back? not arguing- just trying to figure it out so he does not do it again - I have never seen a burn in person - I am going to see if when he gets his PJ's on, they change color- if they are burns, will they still change color? he is thinking about bed right now- so I am going to spy on him - and see what the spots do

Glad to hear he's on a weight loss program! it looks like his brains are gonna pop out.

Honestly, I can't remember if they changed color. It was so long ago, and it only happened once. Pan got it on his arm and his upper side. I think it was because he used to bask sideways so the closest parts of him were his arms/legs and side. If it is a burn, since he has such a fluffy neck/head, maybe it was closer like his elbows/knees?

 

[little leaf]

I have no idea what that is! Very strange looking indeed. I think his fat pads are the biggest ones I have ever seen. If he does not eat that much and is on a diet, then maybe there is something else going on for them to be so enlarged.

no, these are FAT ! lol this is when he very first got here- the fat went even down the back of his neck, and back - he just went to bed, so I am going to see if they change color in his sleep - I will feel so bad if he got a burn - but how on earth could he ??? this will be very upsetting if he has a burn - do they feel different than his reg/ skin? they have no "odd" feeling- he is getting ready for a shed I think - could that cause these weird spots? I get him "out of bed" so to speak - he has moving issues - you know how they change color when they sleep- all of is body changed to "normal" except those spots- and they are still like that -

 

[pssh]

Pan's didn't feel any different. Felt exactly the same. I would think only bad burns would feel different. I've never had to deal with them myself, thank goodness.

 

[little leaf]

yes, if they are still there in the AM I am going to call the vet - they make me nervous- lol I dont like not knowing what they are - sometimes I think the vet must think all I do is fret about the chams - I dont think I have ever taken just one in - its always a whole cart full - lol - but Olive will NOT be going - YAY - she is 100% fine - so of course, someone else had to step up w/ an issue - LOL

 

[pssh]

That's how it feels in my house. If it's not one animal, it's another. Recently my dogs have been getting to trouble and I've had to go to the vet 3 times in 3 weeks! And I have to make another trip in the near future! My vet has all my money!

Good luck though. I really think these are just mild burns, but better safe than sorry!

 

[little leaf]

well, they were not there while he was sleeping - but as he wakes, I can see they are still there- I wonder if they could be a bruise - he fell the other day again - not far- but I did not see him, just heard it - I dont know I have one on the way in who is going for an X-Ray as soon as he gets here- I will just take them both -