Calyp with somwthing on its veil

[Dcommander]

Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
Chamaeleo calyptratus, male, around 2 years. Been with me since he was a baby.

Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
Only when necesary, I try to avoid handling.

Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
I feed crickets (15 - 20 juvenile) 2/3 times a week, roaches (10 big juveniles) 2/3 times a week and meal worms (20 fat worms) once a week. Dont really gut load, but always give veggies to my insect colonies.

Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
Vionate with CaCO3 twice a week.

Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
I use a manual mistifier (or however you call those) twice a day. I mist until all the leaves are wet. He does drink.

Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
Not tested for parasites. Normal feces.


Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
Screen top and the bottom of the sides. The rest is glass. Dimensions are 59 tall x 39,3 front x 17,7 wide.

Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
Solux MR16. 50 watts and 36 degrees. I take off the glass so that uv lighting goes through. About 12 h cicle.

Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
82,4 F on the spot. Lovest overnight around 60. Measure with analog termometer.

Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
Around 90% when I mist, 70% normally. Those are natural levels. Meassured with analog higrometer.

Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
Yes, Ficus benjamina and Shefflera sp.

Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor?
Its near a window and a door. Its top is at 150.

Location - Where are you geographically located?
Costa Rica, Central America.

Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
My cham suddenly had this mucus on his veil overnight. I think it might be some fungal, but Ive never seen anythibg like it before. I hope the pictures help.

 

[camimom]

Have you tried to wipe it off?

Also, your basking tmep is way to low for an adult veiled.

How close can he get his head to his heating lamp, does anything get hot>

Im wondering if its a burn....

You need to gutload. gutloading is jut feeding good food to the bugs.

Also, your supplements are off.
He needs a calcium with no d3 every feeding, calcium with d3 twice a month, and a multivitamin twice a month.

it look like his lights are in his cage? Is that correct?

IF so, you need to remove them, as that will lead to burning.

 

[Dcommander]

Hi, thanks for answering. No I haven't tried to wipe it off, I thought I could harm him. I know about the temp, I ordered a CHE online and i'm waiting for it. He could get his head pretty close to the bulb, but there are no branches close, so he doesnt reach. Also the bulbs are covered with a wire screen (dunno if you call those that way in english lol) so he cant actually touch them. The lights are embedded to the back wall, Im going to change that and put them on top.
About gutloading, I do give fresh veggies to my insects every other day. Is that enough or should I actually preselect the insects and leave them with good foods overnight?
I've read different opinions about when to give them vitamins and calcium, being twice a week the one that I see the most. Could you please explain a little more on how and why do you supplement as you recomend?

 

[camimom]

Hi, thanks for answering. No I haven't tried to wipe it off, I thought I could harm him. I know about the temp, I ordered a CHE online and i'm waiting for it. He could get his head pretty close to the bulb, but there are no branches close, so he doesnt reach. Also the bulbs are covered with a wire screen (dunno if you call those that way in english lol) so he cant actually touch them. The lights are embedded to the back wall, Im going to change that and put them on top.
About gutloading, I do give fresh veggies to my insects every other day. Is that enough or should I actually preselect the insects and leave them with good foods overnight?
I've read different opinions about when to give them vitamins and calcium, being twice a week the one that I see the most. Could you please explain a little more on how and why do you supplement as you recomend?

See if it wipes off, but i feel like it may be a burn.

You must must must remove the lamps from inside the cage. trust me, if its in the cage, they can reach it.

gutloading is just feeding fresh fruits and veggies to the bugs. I 'gutload' all the time because i just feed my bugs the fresh stuff.

You can read blogs by sandrachameleon about what foods you can feed.

as for supplementing-

no calcium= MBD. basically all there is.

Too much d3 can cause an overdose which has been known to cause some unwanted effects, such as gular edema, some falling, some eye issues too i believe.


the schedule recommend is:
calcium with no d3 every feeding
calcium with d3 twice a month,
multivitamin twice a month.

this is the schedule we all use to keep happy and healthy veileds and panther chameleons.

 

[Carlton]

I wonder if he's been trying to hang very close under the basking spot for hours because the cage is generally too cool. And, he ended up getting burnt as a result. Burns don't just happen because of the bulb's temperature level, but also because a cham spent too much time sitting motionless directly under one.

There is definitely something wrong with the casque. It almost looks like a developing blister or abscess. I'd have a vet take a look at the skin close up, see if there is actual tissue damage on the surface or whether the problem seems to be under the surface. It may need to be opened up, cleaned out, or burned tissue removed. Once its cleaned it may only need topical antibiotic treatment. Hard to say.