Eye Problem

[cham dude]

Chameleon Info:

Your Chameleon - Male Veiled, ~4 months old, had him for ~ 3 weeks
Handling - Daily handling
Feeding - Crickets gut loaded with an orange (right now previously flukers gut load) He consistently eats 5-6 1/4" crickets dusted with reptivite d3 daily at 6 P.M.
Watering - Mist King installed on the 22nd goes off every 3 hours for 30 seconds. I have not seen him drink since adding the Mist king.
Fecal Description - Mostly white with a little black. Looks like dried bird droppings. never been tested for parasites.
History - None to report.


Cage Info:

Cage Type - Custom built 2.5'x 2.5'x4' tall screened cage.
Lighting - 60W basking bulb with 5.0 UVB. On at 8:30 A.M. off at 9:30 P.M.
Temperature - 85* at light 74* at bottom of cage. Measured with Gages
Humidity - 40 most of the time, spikes to 70% after misting. Measured with Gages.
Plants - one umbrella and one Indian Hawthorn
Placement - Located in back room, there is a fan 20' away from the cage. Top of cage is ~ 6.5' tall.
Location - I live in S.E. Georgia


Current Problem - His right eye stays closed for quite a while. Then it opens for a couple of seconds then shuts for minutes. This started after I added the Mist King. Is it on too much or too little. I have it going on even with the lights off. Is that bad? Please help.

 

[carol5208]

I would not run the mister at night. He is only going to drink when awake so it really serves no purpose other than to raise your humidity which you want to fluctuate anyways. i would set your mister for 3 times a day for about 3-5 minutes each tiime and the last misiting long before the lights go out so the cage has a chance to dry out. You need to gutload with something other than oranges. Fresh dark greens, apples, carrots, etc. You should use a plain calcium every day(without the d3) Get a multivitamin to use a couple times a month, same with the d3. He should be fed about 20 crickets a day. 4 or 5 is not enough for a 4 month old Is that all he is eating or all you are offering? Is there possibly something in the the eye? Could there be a piece of shed?

 

[cham dude]

I would not run the mister at night.OK, fixed that. Runs 3 times a day for 3.5 minutes at 9, 12 and 6 He is only going to drink when awake so it really serves no purpose other than to raise your humidity which you want to fluctuate anyways. i would set your mister for 3 times a day for about 3-5 minutes each time and the last misting long before the lights go out so the cage has a chance to dry out. You need to gut load with something other than oranges. Fresh dark greens, apples, carrots, etc. You should use a plain calcium every day(without the d3) Get a multivitaminI use Rep-Cal calcium w/ D3 and Herptivite. What calcium only supplement should I use? to use a couple times a month, same with the d3. He should be fed about 20 crickets a day. 4 or 5 is not enough for a 4 month old Is that all he is eating or all you are offering?I offer about 10 and 4-5 is all I see him eat but the cup is empty after he eats. Is there possibly something in the the eye? Could there be a piece of shed?

About the shed, I have yet to see him shed but the female has already shed. I don't think that is the problem but what do I know. Any recommendations?

 

[ataraxia]

What kind of uvb bulb is the 5.0 (florescent, coil, cfl)?

Will he eat more or are you governing his intake?

Personally i would order some plain phosphorus free calcium and use that every feeding. Use reptivite 2 times a month.

Look up sandrachameleons blogs for some great gut load tips.

 

[carol5208]

About the shed, I have yet to see him shed but the female has already shed. I don't think that is the problem but what do I know. Any recommendations?

I use the Sticky Tongue Farms Miner-All OUTDOOR forumla. Make sure it is the outdoor which does not contain the d3. The indoor does. you can order it online at LLL reptile. Some members are starting to use an all in one supplement( I have not jumped on the band wagon yet) made by Repashy. Check out Kammerflage Kreations website and you can read all about it. i have heard good things about it and Kammerflage is a well respected breeder who is endorsing it. As far as the shed it was just a thought, as I have seen it on here before with chams having a bit of shed stuck in their eye. I he has not shed then it is highly unlikely that that is the problem.