Knee sore

AstroHutt

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Hello! I have a 3 year old male panther chameleon who recently developed a scab or some type of infection on his knee that is not healing after 3 months. He has not had any health problems in the past. He developed it shortly before we moved and right after a shed. Picture is below

Enclosure:
Reptibreeze 2x2x4 that resides in a corner of a sunroom with lots of light. I changed his UV bulbs 6 months ago and he has a 75 W heat bulb with about 8-9” clearance from his perch. It’s a bioactive setup with a pitcher plant, scleffera (sp?), money tree, and a couple golden pothos. The mister goes off at 8 in the morning for 6 minutes and twice throughout the day for 2 minutes each.

Feeding: Crickets, super worms primarily with occasional wax worms, horn worms, and dubias. They are gut loaded and supplemented 1-2 a week with repashy calcium plus. Other than occasional strays, all food is in a feeder His feces are normal.

His old habitat location was in an office with little natural light, and handling was almost non existent as he would chainsaw and hiss whenever I even approached his enclosure. However, since the move (new habitat location has lots of natural light) he slowly stopped being aggro when I approached and then started wanting to come out of the enclosure and was totally fine with being handled. He even started hand feeding! Now, I’m almost worried because the last two weeks he’s been actively wanting out of the enclosure, even if we aren’t approaching it. I’ve handled him once per day since this change to take him out and let him get some natural UV. Let me know if you have any other questions, thanks for reading if you got this far, and I appreciate any input.

- Ryan
 

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Hello! Could you post a pic of the habitats and cage, please (as well as pics of the entire cham like @Lindasjackson said)? Does he have any UVB in his habitat rooms, as well? Do you have an experienced chameleon vet you can take him to near you? Filling out this husbandry form in as much detail as possible, including pics of your entire cham, entire enclosure(s), and lights, will be super helpful for us to help you!

Here is some recommended information to include when asking for help in the health clinic forum. By providing this information you will receive more accurate and beneficial responses. It might not be necessary to answer all these questions, but the more you provide the better. Please remember that even the most knowledgeable person can only guess at what your problem may be. Only an experienced reptile veterinarian who can directly examine your animal can give a true diagnosis of your chameleon's health.


Chameleon Info:
  • Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
  • Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
  • Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
  • Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
  • Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
  • Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
  • History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.

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  • Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
  • Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
  • Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
  • Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
  • Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
  • 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?
  • Location - Where are you geographically located?

Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.

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