microracer24
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Chameleon Info:
Cage Info:
Current Problem - So he started to shed about 5 days ago. Started at the head and ended at the tip of his tail...which I had to help with the last inch or so. No big deal it went very well and took roughly 2+ days. Well like I said earlier I noticed the urates had a orange color to them so I misted extra the last few days. He also never stopped eating so that's good. However yesterday I come home from work during the day and his left eye is closed and sunken in. I freaking out because my last little guy I got from PetSmart died on me after 3 weeks and was closing his eyes during the day didn't eat etc etc...but that is a different story he was sick from day one I just didn't know enough to realize it. Back on track. So here we are a day later and he still doesn't want to open that eye. He does when he is eating or when I try to get his attention but otherwise it's closed and VERY sunken in. (see pic below) Last night I tried flushing it with gentle pure saline and put a few turtle eye drops in. I say tried because my wife is out of town and he didn't want any part of it so trying to hold him and clean his eye was nearly impossible. I called the vet today and the soonest I can get him in is Monday but I don't think I can wait that long. I also posted a question about excess mucus and what it looks like but got no reply. I noticed last night when he was agitated and opening his mouth that the sticky stuff in his mouth(not sure how else to describe it) stuck to his upper and lower jaw kinda like if you put something sticky between your fingers then open them up. I don't hear wheezing or popping and I don't see any mucus outside his mouth. If I missed something please ask and I'll try to answer it. If you look at my avatar you will see his big beautiful eyes and what they normally look like. Thanks!
- Your Chameleon - 11 month old Panther. I have had him for 3 weeks.
- Handling - Only a few times.
- Feeding - Horn worms, Silk worms, Super Worms, Dubias, Orange Heads, Crickets. Every other day I feed him a mixture of how much he will eat before I go to work in the morning. I have a gutload I made from apples, oranges, squash, strawberries, kale, carrots, oats, and blueberries. Put everything in a blender then into ice cube trays. I also just bought cricket crack, roach chow, and wow chow.
- Supplements - Rep-Cal no D3 every day. Rep-Cal w/ D3 and Herptivite every other week.(Only once so far)
- Watering - Mistking. 10 minutes in the morning around 8. Every 4 hours during the day for 5 minutes.
- Then again for 10-15 minutes around 6PM.
- Fecal Description - I think it looks pretty normal. Well formed. Urates have been super white until about 4 or 5 days ago they are slightly orange. This happened around the same time he started shedding.
- History - Seems very healthy, great appetite, and loves to hunt and move about his cage during the day.
Cage Info:
- Cage Type - Dragonstrand 2x2x4 with plastic front, side, rear, and screen top and left side panel.
- Lighting - Zoomed T5 HO UVB and a basking light. I also have a blue led that I use before he goes to bed to help him transition so it isn't so abrupt...light on to light off. Decided to do that after listening to the one podcast Bill from Dragonstrand does.
- Temperature - I measure his skin in the basking area with an IR gun around 89F. The digital thermometer I have midway down the cage reads around 75F to 77F during the day. My house never gets below 65 at night.
- Humidity - Between 50% and 90% depending on how long it has been since the mister has gone off.
- Plants - Live plant. Pothos, umbrella, and a tree that came with him...not sure what it is but it has been in their since day one as I understand. I just ordered the ledges so I can put up some more lateral walkways. There are a couple vines that run up and down that he likes to climb and a wooden ladder that hangs from the top that is used for his basking perch.
- Placement - Near a window right when you walk into my house.
- Location - Northern New Jersey.
Current Problem - So he started to shed about 5 days ago. Started at the head and ended at the tip of his tail...which I had to help with the last inch or so. No big deal it went very well and took roughly 2+ days. Well like I said earlier I noticed the urates had a orange color to them so I misted extra the last few days. He also never stopped eating so that's good. However yesterday I come home from work during the day and his left eye is closed and sunken in. I freaking out because my last little guy I got from PetSmart died on me after 3 weeks and was closing his eyes during the day didn't eat etc etc...but that is a different story he was sick from day one I just didn't know enough to realize it. Back on track. So here we are a day later and he still doesn't want to open that eye. He does when he is eating or when I try to get his attention but otherwise it's closed and VERY sunken in. (see pic below) Last night I tried flushing it with gentle pure saline and put a few turtle eye drops in. I say tried because my wife is out of town and he didn't want any part of it so trying to hold him and clean his eye was nearly impossible. I called the vet today and the soonest I can get him in is Monday but I don't think I can wait that long. I also posted a question about excess mucus and what it looks like but got no reply. I noticed last night when he was agitated and opening his mouth that the sticky stuff in his mouth(not sure how else to describe it) stuck to his upper and lower jaw kinda like if you put something sticky between your fingers then open them up. I don't hear wheezing or popping and I don't see any mucus outside his mouth. If I missed something please ask and I'll try to answer it. If you look at my avatar you will see his big beautiful eyes and what they normally look like. Thanks!