Help! My veiled chameleon has a swollen eye!

[Cortni]

Hi I am new to this and trying to figure out how this works but I have a male veiled chameleon. The last couple days he has seemed less active. Not eating as much. And now one of his eyes are swollen. He was eating about 10 or more crickets a day. Now it's been about 5? I dust them with calcium every day and calcium with D3 ones a week. I can't get him to even try anything else I have wax worms and super worms but he doesn't seem interested in anything. He is in a 18x18x36 mesh cage. Stays about 80F-85F I have a dripper and mist him 3 times a day. His poop/urate look normal. What am I doing wrong?

 

[el chamino]

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Calcium w/D3 should be twice a month.
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[Cortni]

He is a veiled chameleon 2-3 months old. Iv had him about 3 weeks.
I handle him about every other day.
He eats crickets pretty well. I dust them with calcium everyday and calcium with D3 once a week. He won't eat anything else. Iv put wax worms and super worms in a feeder but he won't touch them.
I have a dripper, and mist him 3 times a day. I tried a shower for him yesterday and he seemed to really like that.
His droppings seem normal. Dark brown and white.
Cage is an 18x18x36 screen inclosure. The lighting came with the cage. It ranges from 80-85 degrees. I don't know the humidity levels.
I just have plastic plants and vines in there for him until I can find non toxic live plants.
The cage is between my living room and dining room in a high traffic area.
We are in Utah.

 

[el chamino]

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Chameleon Info:

• Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
• Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
• Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
• Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
• Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
• Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
• History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.

Cage Info:

• Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
• Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
• Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
• Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
• Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
• Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor?
• Location - Where are you geographically located?

Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.

 

[Cortni]

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Chameleon Info:

• Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
• He is 2-3 months iv only had him 3 weeks
• Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?everyday or every other day.
• Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
• He will eat crickets. I dust them with calcium everyday and I was told calcium with D3 once a week but I guess I should do that every other week. He won't eat anything else I put in there.
• Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? Just the ones petco has?
• Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
• I have a dripper and mist the cage 3 times a day. I tried showering him and he liked that. Iv seen him drink from the dripper and leaves.
• Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
• Dark brown and white. He's never been checked for parasites.
• History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
• I got him at petco. Which I hear now is bad. But he has seemed healthy and happy. It's been the last few days he hasn't had as big of an appetite and I'm worried he's not getting good nutrition because he won't eat anything I put in to subsidize his nutrition? He doesn't seem as active and now one eye is shut and doesn't really open. When he tried opening it last night it bulged out really far. Then kinda of sinks in and shuts?

Cage Info:

• Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
• Screen- 18x18x36
• Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
• The reptilights that came with the cage. I turn them on when I get up and turn them off when I go to bed.
• Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
• Basking spot stays between 83-88, gets to about 71 at night. I have a thermometer in there.
• Humidity - What are your humiditylevels? How are you creating andmaintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
• Dripper, and misting throughout the day. Showers too.
• Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? Not yet I just have plastic in there until I can find som non toxic plants.
• Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor?
• Between my living and dining room. Not very close to any vents or fans. High traffic area though. Top of his cage is about 4ft high.
• Location - Where are you geographically located?
• Utah

Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
Loss of appetite and will only eat crickets. I'm worried he's not getting the nutrition he needs because he is a picky eater.
Now one eye is shut