Black spots on my chameleon

foltin

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Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - 1,5 years, male, veiled chameleon
Handling - once a week
Feeding - grasshoppers, vax worms (dusted in vitamin, sometimes gutloaded)
Watering - automatic misting, have the chameleon drink from a pipette once in a week
Fecal Description - brown + white with a little yellow
Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? - no

Cage Info:
Cage Type - glass, 40cm x 70cm x 90cm
Lighting - 12 hours a day
Temperature - 28 celsius
Humidity - 60-70% automatic sprayer
Plants - few live plants
Placement - living room, next to window
Location - Hungary

Current Problem:

I have realized black spots on cham. Moreover, the end of some of his spikes were black also, but now he just lost them. What can cause these? What should I do to heal him?

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Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - 1,5 years, male, veiled chameleon
Handling - once a week
Feeding - grasshoppers, vax worms (dusted in vitamin, sometimes gutloaded)
Watering - automatic misting, have the chameleon drink from a pipette once in a week
Fecal Description - brown + white with a little yellow
Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? - no

Cage Info:
Cage Type - glass, 40cm x 70cm x 90cm
Lighting - 12 hours a day
Temperature - 28 celsius
Humidity - 60-70% automatic sprayer
Plants - few live plants
Placement - living room, next to window
Location - Hungary

Current Problem:

I have realized black spots on cham. Moreover, the end of some of his spikes were black also, but now he just lost them. What can cause these? What should I do to heal him?

I have attached a few photos.

These look like old injuries or scars. Is this a wildcaught cham? You could apply some antibiotic cream to the injuries to prevent infection. It won't save tissue that is already dead, but should help live tissue heal.
 
These look like old injuries or scars. Is this a wildcaught cham? You could apply some antibiotic cream to the injuries to prevent infection. It won't save tissue that is already dead, but should help live tissue heal.

I brought him up since young age. Maybe, the grasshoppers bit him during nighttime?
 
I brought him up since young age. Maybe, the grasshoppers bit him during nighttime?

Are there insects loose in his cage at night? If so, that's possible. Remove the insects at the end of the day, or make sure there is some gutload available somewhere in the cage for them. They are active at night while the cham is asleep. I often put some gutload in a plastic prescription bottle lying on its side someplace the crickets can get to it. I don't know about the broken spines however. These look like they were burned or possibly broken if the cham scraped them on something sharp or rough.
 
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