Elbow is swollen

[Pharaoh2015]

Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? Jackson chameleon male 6-8 months, had him 6 days
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? Only when I examine him, when he fell, and when I moved him into his enclosure
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? Crickets and superworms mostly, 2-3 worms a day, about 6-8 crickets a day, food given out each morning before I go to work. Crickets eat carrots, spring mix lettuce,
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? Reptical calcium without D3 daily, skipped one day. Reptical with D3 once this 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 have a mister that runs every 2 hours for 1 min, he drank when I received him. Haven't seen him drink much lately but he did drink a lot the first 2 days
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? Haven't tested him, haven't seen any droppings yet will look closer
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. I got him at repticon and he looked like he was in great condition

Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? Large retibreeze cage, 18*18*36
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? 12 hour days, incandescent light bulb for heat, desert 50 18 inch tube UVB
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Basking spot 80-86 floor 70-80 Lowest overnight temp? 65 How do you measure these temps? Digital thermometer in cage
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? 40-80 How are you creating and maintaining these levels? Humidifier
What do you use to measure humidity? Humidity gauge in cage
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? Camellia japonica
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? Near the corner of the dining room. Kind of high traffic during evenings and mornings but not in the day. 5ft
Location - Where are you geographically located? Texas houston

Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
Trident fell down a few times and his elbow joint looks swollen. I'm worried for his health.


Pictures are helpful

 

[FlChamMom]

First a disclaimer: I do not have a Jax, so hopefully a Jax owner will also chime in. Watch the D3, no more than 2x a month, I have read that montaines can be sensitive to oversupplimentation. The elbow is definitely swollen. My question is about the falling though- you say he's fallen a few times, that's not normal. Is he having problems gripping? Personally, I'd take him to the vet. Not that they'll give him a little cast and crutches but they can assess the damage and check for underlying issues. Keep us posted- he is a handsome little guy!

 

[FlChamMom]

Exotic vet in your area:
Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists. 713-693-1111
1111 West Loop South
Houston, TX 77027

 

[kinyonga]

Re: the falling...does he have branches small enough for him to get his feet around in the cage?

Re: swollen elbow...not a vet...so all I could do is guess so IMHO the best thing you can do is have a vet look at it. Was it swollen before the falls? He looks good and healthy other than that.

 

[carol5208]

If he didn't injure it from falling, it could be gout. Chameleon's get it just like people and it is painful. I would definitely take him to a vet and have him checked out. They can do bloodwork to see where his uric acid levels are at.

 

[Pharaoh2015]

Yes tons of branches
I only had him for less than a week but my calcium D3 schedule is unclear but he will be on a 2 x a month schedule.

I'm going to monitor him over the weekend before taking to the vet. There is one In conroe 3 min away i called yesterday before I noticed his arm.

I didn't see him fall, possibly the branches are not strong enough to hold his weight. I may get some garden rods from a hardware store for some of his branches.

He is still eating which is good, just not as much as I figured he eat.

Over the phone the vet said to move him away from my other chsmeleon although they cannot see each other they can tell each other is there. I'm gonna do that tonight after work.