Help Please!

Amayerz

New Member
Hello everyone!

I recently got a female veiled chameleon "Yubaba" about a months ago, id say she is now about 6 1/2 months old.
A little over a week ago i noticed a little bump on her right eye. (see pics)

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a57/bettystitch/111_zps27140f81.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a57/bettystitch/cham1_zps3f6d8a9b.jpg

The swelling would go up and down but yesterday I noticed the bump was gone but now she wont really open the eye at all and when she does it just doesn't look right to me.
Shes is eating tons and drinking normally. Im just worried that her eye is causing her pain, or there could be permanent damage if i dont figure out what is going on with her. What should I do? (see pics)

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a57/bettystitch/555_zpsfc98970b.jpg
Shut eye when open
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a57/bettystitch/222_zpse0c5e02d.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a57/bettystitch/333_zpsd149c3b2.jpg



Cage Type -Screen Cage Size: 30" x 16.5" x 48"

Lighting - "Zoo Med Combo Deep Dome Dual Lamp Fixture" I usualy have lights on from 7am-9pm (ill check the blubs when I get home)

Temperature - top of cage id say between 100-90 middle/bottom 80-65

Humidity - I hand spray her about 4-5 times daily with warm water.

Plants - live ficus plant

Placement -
cage is in my dining/living room area. Not too much traffic thru there just me and my boyfriend. There is a fan in the dining room I dont pften.

Location - San Diego, CA

Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon -Female, Veiled Chameleon, Ive had her about a month and a half. Id say she is 6-7 months old.

Handling - once a week if that.

Feeding - I feed her crickets I usually get about 40 at a time and they only seem to last her about 2-3 days... if that

Supplements - "Repashy Super food calcium dust" on her crickets.

Watering - Hand Spray about 4-6 times daily. Ive seen her drink before but i dont see her drink everyday, but i do work a lot.

Fecal Description - regularly, Brown and white. Dont think she has been tested for parasites.

History - Bought her at LLL Reptile in Escondido, CA

Current Problem - Her Right eye seems so be shut most of the day and before that there was a bump on her eye.

Any help or feedback would be greatly appreciated I am very worried about her!


THANK YOU!
 
chamelons do that to clean their eyes, often while been watered, but it can be something alot serious, take her to the vet to be sure
 
Is the bump gone? does it come and go?

If it goes away, shes probably just cleaning her eye.

Before going to avet, try getting some plain saline eye drops and putting a few drops in the affected eye, she could just have something in it and needs to flush it out.

You can also try a shower method and see how that goes.
 
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