Is it a mister or fogger? If fogger, it shouldn’t be run at all during the day or when temps are above 70. The high humidity plus heat can increase risks for RI.
It's a fogger. I have a mister also, but it spits everywhere and makes puddles. I am not a fan. I have changed the settings already. I am in the Appleton Area in Wisconsin. I have taken my last cham to All Creatures Animal Hospital and this one I have been taking to Gentle Vet in Green Bay. I have called every vet I can find within a reasonable driving distance. Please tell me I missed one! They have all been wonderful people and are trying super hard to do the right thing, but I am learning very quickly that I need to know more going into an appointment than I have been. Lesson learned.
First the vet flushed his eyes then suggested that maybe it would fix itself with the next shed. It didn't. Cage temp at night is about 70ish. I would have to put ice packs on it to lower it further. He is too small for bloodwork at this time. Nobody is willing to try it due to his size.
I thought that too for a while and we left him for two weeks aside from one or two weight checks and it didn't change anything with the eyes or help him grow at an accelerated rate. I hope the big cage helps. I let him go in there for an hour or two this afternoon for the first time and when we put him back in the small one he was pawing at the side nearest the big cage trying to get out. He did it twice, right away. He clearly wanted to go back, so guess where he is sleeping! Gotta move some food and water in the morning, but the little stinker sure showed me.
Thanks for helping! I posted a few pics if you want to check them out.
Oh sorry
Not at all! Thanks again!
@jannb do you know of any good vets in this area?
Yes and no. This clinic is 2 hours away for me, so a little far, but not crazy in a pinch. That said, they have not been very helpful. My cham did a small amount of mouth breathing in the last few days and then my vet in Green Bay asked them to look over his case and they declared him a medical emergency. $450 to walk in the doors before they even do anything with him. They also refused to tell me over the phone whether they could do bloodwork on a 10g chameleon, but they happily told my vet they could not. Why I would take him there is a mystery to me given his situation. I think I am going to have to figure this out on my own.
Yes, it is... Fogging should only be done at night when temps are well below 67 degrees. And never should be done during the day. This can cause an RI if it is not done correctly.
Thanks @jannb
One thing I noticed, didn't read the whole post because I'm no expert myself, however I noticed you mention you're dusting your insects with repashi - I don't know if this was a typo on your part but I wanted to make sure you knew something about repashi bug burger. Repashi bug burger is supposed to be mixed with 1 part bug burger and 3 parts water, you need to put 3 parts water in a pan and bring to a boil with the repashi bug burger dust, stir thoroughly until you can't see any water left. Once it's all stirred quickly pour it into a container - it sets like gelatin for the bugs to eat, put the container in the fridge for a few minutes and it'll set into a jello like substance, place whatever container/mould you want into the container. You have a couple options as far as serving goes. Personally I prefer serving dishes for my bugs, however alternatively (I'm considering moving to using moulds instead of leaving in a dish, because I have some dubia roach larvae that won't be able to climb in or out of the food dish) you can release the bug burger you just cooked up (once it's done setting) from whatever container you pour the mixture into.
Hi. I am aware of how bug burger works and I use it accordingly. I dust my bugs with Repashi NO D and use LoD once every 2 weeks. I grow greens for them and feed them bug burger as well. They are healthy and well gutloaded, I assure you, but thank you for taking the time to make sure. I know people are at all stages here and perhaps this will help someone else too! I order all of my bugs from bug breeders also, rather than getting them from local stores. I find the quality of the bugs here are at our local stores is awful!
I have had the vet wash his eye out twice and have been doing drops for over a month with him. I am happy to mist him, but I was feeling pretty confident the light change was going to help more at this point. He has had one shed since this eye issue began also. Am I barking up the wrong tree? He has only been in his new bigger cage, with better light distance and a better bulb for one week. I just don't know how fast this might correct if that truly was the problem. Our vet is not sure on this one either.
