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ReptileRampage

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I rescued a jackson chameleon from the petstore last week and have made a thread about her before. Members here came
To the conclusion that she had multiple bruises/burns, and possible eye infection, but overall no signs of mbd. She has very strong grip and straight healthy limbs. My question now is that i took her to a vet and the vet told me her eye was bruised. He gave me ointment to put on twice a day. So far the swellings gone down and she keeps her eye open more now. But i had her out tonight to check on her and it looks to me like her other eye is a little sunken. She came to me already dehydrated and ive tried to get her hydrated again. I spray her cage down every hour and a half for bout 30 seconds. I also spray her down with warm water to see if she will lick it off. I havent seen her drink in the past couple days now and if her eye is sunken i need advice on how to hydrate her. Tomorrow i am going to check the cage for poop to check her urates. I took quick pics.. I apologize that she is sleeping it was past her bedtime and she was ready for bed. The black looking eye is the bruised and injured one.. Its the green one im worried is starting to sink in
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You could try the shower method. Put a perch or plant in your shower and aim the shower head at the wall so it mists onto her. I do this with my chams that are more reluctant to drink. Some are a little scarce at first but if the temp of the water is right, they will relax and hopeful begin drinking.
 
With my Jackson I use a rain dome for a good 5 or more min and then fill the dripper - she hardly ever drinks from the rain - she does the drinker-
I got mine from a person at work who had babies born unexpectedly from a pet store jackson they had gotten at Christmas time- she was born in May-
At that time there were a lot of threads with unexpected clutches. I'm not going to say your girl might be in the family way but it's not out of the question-
I think a dripper would help - I would also go to Lowes and pick up a pump sprayer and try spraying for longer periods threw the top of the screen (rain) less often and filling the dripper after. I'm going on what works for my one jackson and it might not work as well for you - I also have a humidifier (cool mist) that is next to the cage and aimed in also- she may be wary of drinking while your watching - my jackson gets that way at times, if I change something in her cage or something -
The pump sprayer will give a finer mist also - and lets you spray for longer without as much water-I got one at a pet store for about 25 bucks and went to Loews and found a better one just like it for around 10 -
Keep an eye on her poop - it's the only way I can tell sometimes that mine is drinking - and watch the bottom of the cage to make sure that what you think might be poop isn't walking around - find a supply of fruit flies I wouldn't buy them yet but I'd find a good place and learn how to culture your own.
 
I posted about her before and people thought she might be gravid.. at the vet i kind of mentioned it but he said she wasnt. I didnt really see him check her for that though, his focus was on her eye. I really hope she isnt gravid because im not sure how to care for babies :/
 
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