Black splotches on back

[Gabdtz]

• Your Chameleon -
• jackson 6 months old
• Handling - 10-20 min every other day
• Feeding - eating 5-8 crickets a day, and spotted roaches
• Watering - every day I turn dropped on a few times for a min or so, she runs right up to it, constant humidifier
• Fecal Description - white and brown every day, looks healthy
• History - I’ve had her since 8 weeks, she doesn’t often eat worms, only on rare occasions

Cage Info:

• Cage Type - 18 inch, 36inch
• Lighting - 50 watt turtle bulb
• Zilla UV
  
• Temperature - basking at 86, ambient heat around 75
• Humidity - usually between 50-60
• Placement - In living room, fairly high traffic area
• Location - Boston MA

Current Problem - about 15 minutes ago she had a small black dot on back, and now it’s grown much larger. Will take to vet if necessary

 

[bingbongthechameleon]

In my opinion i dont think its a burn its possible how close is your lamp/ also do you feed him outside the cage or do you let the insects free roam

 

[Gabdtz]

I let the insects free-rome. The lamp is right on the top

In my opinion i dont think its a burn its possible how close is your lamp/ also do you feed him outside the cage or do you let the insects free roam

 

[bingbongthechameleon]

Be careful they may be eating him and if its spreading it could be infected also if its a burn make sure you lamp is raised off the metal wire and youre getting a temp of 85

 

[CamrynTheCham22]

Well, it could quite possibly be a burn. Here is a veiled female who has been burned in a small spot on the side of her abdomen. Sorry if the picture is blurry.

 

[djdanny402]

could be a possible burn. I'm currently dealing with a similar issue with my panther.

 

[Syreptyon]

Could very well be a burn, but a vet would be better to confirm that. Here are some additionally husbandry notes/questions:

Can you elaborate on your watering schedule? I have no idea what that sentence is supposed to mean, but from what I could scrape together, it sounds to me like you need to make changes to your misting schedule. You do mist, right? That word never came up.

I would also stop handling your cham as much as you are. Every other day is kind of a lot, especially for a chameleon you've only had for 2 months.

Finally and most importantly, what is your supplements schedule? Looks like you omitted that section from the help form and it is one of the most important parts.