Health Quesion

[Kask_86]

Good Afternoon,

I haven't posted in a while, but until recently our Chameleon has been doing well. He is a 2-year-old panther chameleon, on a staple diet of black soldier fly larvae, occasionally crickets, hornworms, silkworms. After his last shed we noticed that he was closing his left eye. While he will use it occasionally, most of the time it remains closed and somewhat sunken in. His right eye appears fine and not concave. We have also noticed that he has gotten more lethargic over the past few days. His appetite is still good and from his stool it appears he is hydrated.

Anyone have any suggestions? If its a checkup with the vet, anyone have recommendations for a good one in central Florida?

 

[nightanole]

(warning, n00bs should not be poking even soft tips "into" the eyes, leave it to the professionals)

Personally i would try some people saline eyeball wash and a q-tip etc. He may just have a wee bit of shed stuck, which is normally the case. Sometimes they can get it out themselves by having a long mist and they will send the eyeball through the spin cycle.

But, closed eye is never a good thing. If its sealed its just going to get worse and not be able to drain. Its gotta get open and drain some how.