chameleondaily2022
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I was trying to force feed my chameleon when he bit side of his skin in his mouth know it's bleeding not a lot what do I do
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Just so you know it's small I don't know if it will heal on its own my friend told me to use diluted salt waterI was trying to force feed my chameleon when he bit side of his skin in his mouth know it's bleeding not a lot what do I do
My veiled I only saw her drink a handful of times in the almost two years I’ve had her and the same with my other two chameleons come to think of it.Why not just feed him some hornworms or silkworms? They have plenty of water. I’m convinced my veiled has never actually drank water in his life. Unless he’s doing it under the cover of night. He hates the dripper and hates when I spray down the enclosure. I include hornworms and silk worms and he has perfect poops.
Oh, ok. So, we’ve gone over some other and better ways to increase hydration, so now you should have some things to try before forcing fluids. It can be so difficult with chameleons at times, but forcing food or water should be the last thing to try when everything else has failed. Besides injuring their mouth while trying to get them to open up, we also risk causing aspiration pneumonia, and then the stress of it all is through the roof for them (and us). Keep a close watch on the wound and hopefully it will heal up quickly. If it isn’t healing, looks to have gotten worse or your chameleon is reluctant to eat, you’ll need a vet visit to evaluate for mouth rot and treatment. Be careful and you may not need to clean the wound after a couple of days. Sometimes we risk making things worse by keeping the area irritated.Ok reason I was opening his mouth to give him fluid was because he had very yellow urate so I tried to force it because the vet I go to and the others where all closed and I went the next morning she Said that he would be fine and told me he is a little dehydrated but would be fine she also told me to look after the wound and should I see infection to come back
I do feel really bad for what I did and I wouldn't have done it if I wasn't so worried
Will doOh, ok. So, we’ve gone over some other and better ways to increase hydration, so now you should have some things to try before forcing fluids. It can be so difficult with chameleons at times, but forcing food or water should be the last thing to try when everything else has failed. Besides injuring their mouth while trying to get them to open up, we also risk causing aspiration pneumonia, and then the stress of it all is through the roof for them (and us). Keep a close watch on the wound and hopefully it will heal up quickly. If it isn’t healing, looks to have gotten worse or your chameleon is reluctant to eat, you’ll need a vet visit to evaluate for mouth rot and treatment. Be careful and you may not need to clean the wound after a couple of days. Sometimes we risk making things worse by keeping the area irritated.
So, I know you feel bad and all I can say is this is one of those ‘live and learn’ things. Please keep us posted on how your chameleon is doing and healing.![]()
Hi everyone been monitoring my cham for past couple of days wounds look good and are healingWill do