Just had a shed and now eye is white and enflamed

[PenelopeGarcia]

PenelopeGarcia just had a full shed and it only took 2-3 days. At first I thought she just had some skin around her eye, today I decided to remove her from her enclosure and take a closer look (she does not like to be removed). Her color is usually a nice light green but in this picture she is dark because she is pissed...lol. Any thoughts to what this can be? As I was holding her I realize she must be having problems hunting because of her lack of vision in her eye. I will go get some worms today so she has an easy meal until I can figure out what is going on. Her habitat is good and temps have all been in the normal range.

I have attached two pictures. One of the "bad eye" and one of the good. On the good eye pix you can see how big the ring of the bad eye is on the other side. She is having to literally get on top of crickets to eat them, or roaches...but it was crickets today.

 

[PenelopeGarcia]

FYI:

Chameleon Info:

* Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? Female, veiled approximately 9 months old, we have had her 4 months.
* Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? rarely.
* Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? We gut load crickets and roaches and I feed approximately 12-15 bugs every other day. Gut load with various fruits and veggies on the approved list.
* Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? Calcium at every feed and Calcium with D3 on the 1st and 15th of each month.
* Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? Misting System and hand misting. I know she drinks because of her fecal discharge.
* Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? Never tested, and based on the "poop" pictures she poops normally and is hydrated.
* History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. Nothing out of the ordinary has occurred other than her shed.


Cage Info:

* Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? Screen Cage 18 X 18 X48
* Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? Lights on at 7:30 AM and off at 7:30 PM UVB-Reptisun 5.0 due to be changed May 15. Heat lamp to keep temps both on timers.
* Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? I have three sensors in the cage for temperature. Basking spot 88.5 degrees, although could be a tad warmer because of where the sensor is in relations to the highest part of the basking spot. Middle of cage high 70's to mid 80's, Bottom 75
* Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? Misting system, when it goes off humidity increases to 65-80%, it can get as dry as 30%. I also hand mist two times a day to battle dry times.
* Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? I do use live plants. Cast Iron Plants and split leaf phils.
* Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor? The top of the cage is about 2.5 feet from the ceiling and sits on a table. She is keep in a loft in our home, low noise and traffic. She is very private and does not like people looking at her...lol.
* Location - Where are you geographically located? Central Texas

 

[PenelopeGarcia]

I actually think it is just skin. I just checked on her again and when I had her out earlier I cuddled her up against my sweatshirt and took some saline solution and gently rubbed in that area. I just went up and she has gob of skin hanging from around her eye. It looks like when it falls off her eye will be back to "normal"

 

[zsazsa85]

Yes, It looks like skin. If it's still there tomorrow, try warm the shower! Put him on a plant in the bathtub, Shower head in the bathtub facing the sides and just make sure it is just a light mist reaching your cham!