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- Thread starter Kriss tupper
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Kaizen
Chameleon Enthusiast
Looks like a burn to me. What is the highest temperature he can access in his enclosure?
That is a thermal burn... Basking temps are either too hot or he can get too close to the fixture or both. You need to take him to a reptile vet and get silver sulfadiazine cream to treat the burn. Otherwise he is at risk of infection along with it taking much longer to heal.
Kriss tupper
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Thank you I have moved his basking branch down so he is further away from it and I will have to try and find my nearest reptile vets to see if I can get the cream.
How would I put it on him as he doesn't let me touch him.
Kriss tupper
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It is at the max temp it should be at which is
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I keep my males no hotter then 81 at basking. The hotter the temps the shorter the lifespan.
How close does his casque get to the fixture? For example I keep a full 9 inches between casque and fixture with a 60 watt bulb.
Typically with a qtip you generously apply the cream two times a day. It may be tricky if he is not used to you but it is important. I have seen some nasty stuff with thermal burns in the forum. They really need treatment to heal faster and properly.
Kriss tupper
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So on my habitat I should keep that at about 81 and not 86
His basking branch is about 10inches as via pic
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Is this now it is 10 inches? Or before when he got the burn? I would personally drop the temp. What bulb strength are you using?
assuming the top of the cage is screen and the light is above the screen....moving the branch where he sits to bask down might not prevent another burn.mif there is any possibility he can climb on the screen again he could get another burn because the bulb is still just as hot. It's better to raise the light up higher so he can't get close enough to get burned IMHO.
Kriss tupper
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Yes that is now before I would say it was about 6inch.
Kriss tupper
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I am going to get a stand for the light to raise it off the viv
Yeah so he would have been extremely close to it before. And what is your bulb strength?
Kriss tupper
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I think the buld is a 60.
Kriss tupper
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I think
Kriss tupper
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No he doesn't go out does plus I live in the UK so to cold go outside
Klyde O'Scope
Chameleon Enthusiast
The vet will instruct you on that. If you're unsure, ask. Good vets have to be teachers as well, and they know it.
PabloTheCham
Chameleon Enthusiast
His eyes are sunken in... What is your hydration schedule?
