My baby panther has been having some eye issues pretty much since i got him. He bulges his eye to about three times it's normal size and sometimes rubs it quite vigorously on his vines, then brings it back down to normal after a minute or so. I have taken him to the vet regarding this and the vet said he could not see a sign of infection or anything wrong, but gave me eye drops to use. However they do not seem to be helping as he is still bulging. I was wondering what conjunctivitus is and what the symptoms are? The vet i took him to is not a herp specialist and seeing as though he couldn't tell me if he was male or female for sure, i am not sure how much i should trust his advice. Any ideas or advice would be greatly appreciated.
note: i have tried to increase mistings with hot water (warm spray)
Cage Info:
Cage Type - 18" x 18" x 24" aluminum cage- all screen
Lighting - Reptisun 5.0 uv light, 60w house light bulb for heat. on at 6 a.m. off at 7 p.m. for the summer
Temperature - Basking usually 83 and 72-75f in the lower area. Probably goes to about 65-68 at night. I have two electronic hygro/thermometers placed in the cage
Humidity - About 40 % usually- spikes to 90 when i mist. i hand mist twice a day for about 5 mins with warm water- he has a dripper going non stop and a warm mist humidifier in his room, again i have 2 hygrometers
Plants - I am presently in desperate search for a good real plant- right now he only has fakes. I've looked everywhere- going to have to order. Not much around here.
Placement - The cage is in my "lizard room." the only time someone is in there is to feed him or the gecko, the door stays shut. there is a heat vent right under his cage but it is covered with a large towel. It is not high enought but with my drainage system thats where is has to be.
Location - Northern Alberta Canada, faaar north!
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - ?Male? panther- i'm guessing 3 or 4 months maybe? i've had him for about 3 weeks.
Handling - None- only to clean his cage or take him to the vet and apply eye drops
Feeding - Mostly crickets- i've tried butter and wax worms and he won't eat them. He gets about 12-14 small crickets a day- but he doesn't eat them all. He gets fed in the morning before i leave for work- around 7 a.m. I gut load with mostly carrots and romaine and oranges.
Supplements - I use rep-cal herptivite with beta carotene twice a week. rep-cal calcium with D3 twice a week. Rep-cal calcium w/o D3 or phosphorus three times a week.
Watering - Dripper and misting twice a day for about 4 mins- and i have seen him drink a couple times but he doesn't like me that much so he keeps his eyes on me when i'm around.
Fecal Description - he's never been tested for anything. his feces looks normal to me- small brown feces. his urates were a bit yellow when i first got him but the level of yellow has decreased alot in the last week
History - I have only had him for about a month- i know that the pet store i got him from was poorly informed.
Current Problem - As above.
note: i have tried to increase mistings with hot water (warm spray)
Cage Info:
Cage Type - 18" x 18" x 24" aluminum cage- all screen
Lighting - Reptisun 5.0 uv light, 60w house light bulb for heat. on at 6 a.m. off at 7 p.m. for the summer
Temperature - Basking usually 83 and 72-75f in the lower area. Probably goes to about 65-68 at night. I have two electronic hygro/thermometers placed in the cage
Humidity - About 40 % usually- spikes to 90 when i mist. i hand mist twice a day for about 5 mins with warm water- he has a dripper going non stop and a warm mist humidifier in his room, again i have 2 hygrometers
Plants - I am presently in desperate search for a good real plant- right now he only has fakes. I've looked everywhere- going to have to order. Not much around here.
Placement - The cage is in my "lizard room." the only time someone is in there is to feed him or the gecko, the door stays shut. there is a heat vent right under his cage but it is covered with a large towel. It is not high enought but with my drainage system thats where is has to be.
Location - Northern Alberta Canada, faaar north!
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - ?Male? panther- i'm guessing 3 or 4 months maybe? i've had him for about 3 weeks.
Handling - None- only to clean his cage or take him to the vet and apply eye drops
Feeding - Mostly crickets- i've tried butter and wax worms and he won't eat them. He gets about 12-14 small crickets a day- but he doesn't eat them all. He gets fed in the morning before i leave for work- around 7 a.m. I gut load with mostly carrots and romaine and oranges.
Supplements - I use rep-cal herptivite with beta carotene twice a week. rep-cal calcium with D3 twice a week. Rep-cal calcium w/o D3 or phosphorus three times a week.
Watering - Dripper and misting twice a day for about 4 mins- and i have seen him drink a couple times but he doesn't like me that much so he keeps his eyes on me when i'm around.
Fecal Description - he's never been tested for anything. his feces looks normal to me- small brown feces. his urates were a bit yellow when i first got him but the level of yellow has decreased alot in the last week
History - I have only had him for about a month- i know that the pet store i got him from was poorly informed.
Current Problem - As above.
