Food stuck near lip

[BabyChamCham]

My male cham about 4 months.today i was feeding him a small piece of pear and a smaller piece got stuck on his upper lip. Anything I can do?

 

[BabyChamCham]

You can see where it is. It's a bulge on his lip.

 

[Theveiled]

Is it on him or in his mouth?

 

[Theveiled]

Oh I see the pic now

 

[BabyChamCham]

Oh I see the pic now

What should I do?

 

[Theveiled]

Have you tried to feed him since? Or give him water? The tounge may help get it out

 

[BabyChamCham]

Have you tried to feed him since? Or give him water? The tounge may help get it out

I gave him about 4 crickets afterwards to see if it would help. He's been trying to get it out with his tongue for a few minutes but it won't budge. I don't really know how to get him to drink when I want. He kinda just does it whenever he feels like it...

 

[BabyChamCham]

I gave him about 4 crickets afterwards to see if it would help. He's been trying to get it out with his tongue for a few minutes but it won't budge. I don't really know how to get him to drink when I want. He kinda just does it whenever he feels like it...

So he has not drank since it happened which was like 7 minutes ago...

 

[Theveiled]

Can you hand mist him or put him in the shower? Other than that I would just see if he gets it out himself as it could be dangerous if you tried to get it out yourself

 

[BabyChamCham]

Can you hand mist him or put him in the shower? Other than that I would just see if he gets it out himself as it could be dangerous if you tried to get it out yourself

He doesn't entirely trust me enough to pick him up yet....
But what's weird is he will go to the top of the screen cage and try to claw out... but there is a curtain nearby and didn't want him to crawl to the top again... (yes he has gone all the way up to the top of the curtain by himself before...)

 

[Theveiled]

If you have a manual mister you could mist him in his cage by hand

 

[BabyChamCham]

If you have a manual mister you could mist him in his cage by hand

Will do. Thanks

 

[guanagator]

When I'm trying to build trust with one that is prone to exploring like that I just leave the door open while I'm doing other things in the room then guide the chameleon onto a stick or my hand after it crawls out of its cage on its own.

 

[BabyChamCham]

When I'm trying to build trust with one that is prone to exploring like that I just leave the door open while I'm doing other things in the room then guide the chameleon onto a stick or my hand after it crawls out of its cage on its own.

But what if I try to get him onto my hand, and he hisses or strikes?