injured female eye

[Dan]

I have noticed that my female has been keeping one of her eyes closed alot, and it seems to be sunken in a little bit. What could this be from? What can I do to help her?

Thanks!

 

[hawaiianice99]

what does the other eye look like?

 

[Dan]

The other eye looks fine, it is open, active and attentive. It isnt sunken in at all.

 

[skeeta]

Hard to tell without pics or details. Fill out the "form" and the seniors will have an easier time helping you.

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[Dan]

OK...well...I have ran my cage set up past the people on here before, and everyone said it was good...but here's a quick overview. it is a screen cage with a glass back. It is a 18x18x18inch. It has 2 ficus plants and a pothos. It has a 5.0 UV bulb as well as a basking light. I currently hand spray the cage 3-4 times a day. I constant feed gutloaded crickets dusted in calcium as well as multivitamins. I also periodically treat her to wax worms, phoenix worms, super worms and wolly worms..all of which get dusted as well. The chameleon is a ambilobe panther female that is almost a year old. I have owned her almost the whole time. She has been very healthy, although she is always very timed and shy around me so I dont get to see her eat much.

OK....so I think that covers most everything.....let me know if u need any more info.

 

[hawaiianice99]

your cage is to small for a near year old, you need to upgrade to a larger all screen enclosure.

*do you have pics of the enclosure?

 

[Dan]

The cage seems to be plenty big for her..she is only 4inches from nose to vent....I dont think that the cage size is causing her eye issue. However, I will try and get some pictures of the enclosure up tomorrow morning.

...any ideas on her eye problem?

 

[VerteX]

I've been battling with a similar problem for a while now. You can read the details here: https://www.chameleonforums.com/eyelid-swelling-11616/

It could possibly be an infection. I think it's vet time for you before it's too late.

 

[hawaiianice99]

The chameleon is a ambilobe panther female that is almost a year old. I have owned her almost the whole time.

The cage seems to be plenty big for her..she is only 4inches from nose to vent

So your nearly 1 year old is only 4 inches nose to vent! that is the smallest year old i have ever heard of. Where did you get her from?

 

[Eyal]

4 inches :S? 1 yr old? , My female 6 month cham is 20 almost from tail to nose

 

[Eyal]

Hmm , how much do you dust? I heard of eye sicknesses when given too much supplements. Cases of overkilling with calcium suppl. and multivits. Im not sure, could you post an eyepic ?

 

[hawaiianice99]

i still wanna see pics of your cham, i cant believe that she i only 4 inches nose to vent at nearly one year old.

 

[Dan]

I took these pics just now. I know they arent that good...but its the best I got. I cant seem to get a good pic of her eye. But you can see the enclosure and her size. her injured eye is the right one.

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[hawaiianice99]

which eye is the bad one, they both look ok to me.

can you post pics of her in the enclosure so we can see the size comparison, im still pretty sure that your cage is to small.