Little nun at the end of his tail?

[Adriang33]

Chameleon info:

• Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? (Veiled, male, 5ish months old, since December 23)
• Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?(not very much he’s not very social)
• Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? (Medium crickets, 10 to 15 a day, I give the crickets strawberry papaya (took out seeds) 2 apples (took out cores) 3 quarters of a big orange.a bunch carrots. a sweet potato. a yellow and green squash. basil. raw sunflower seeds. sesame seeds. wheat germ all blended up. )
• Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? (Repti calcium with d3 and zoomed Reptivive with out d3 twice a month. And Repti calcium with out d3 with all crickets everyday )
• Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? (I spray the cage with a mister a few times a day. Also, when I shower the humidity fills the the room)
• Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? (Never been tested, but it is brown with white on top)
• History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.(I got it from a reptile store near my house)

Cage Info:

• Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?(all screen 16x16x30)
• Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? (Repti basking 75w and a reptisun 5.0 uvb. Light is on from 8am to 9pm)
• Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? (Basking is around 85. Bottom of the cage is from 70 to 73ish I use a zoo med little thermometer)
• Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? (I spray multiple times a day with a homedepot sprayer and when I shower it makes my room humid. Some times it gets to the 80s in humidity but it is usually in the 40s to the 60s)
• Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? (A Schefflera and a few fake plants and vines)
• 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? (In my room near a fan that I run at night sometimes. No ones really goes in my room and the top of the cage is around 5ft 10 inches
• Location - Where are you geographically located? (Tallahassee Florida)

• He has a little nub at the end of his tail. I think that skin didn’t properly shed off and it ended up killing his tail off right there. What do I do about it?

 

[timw1]

If that was my Cham, I'd bring him/her to the vet. That dead flesh may need to be removed so it does not spread.

 

[Darthroastcoffee]

Yea just letting things go is risky vet is always the way to go. just try to find an exotic pet doctor nearby and just find out a price may not be to much good luck..

 

[jajeanpierre]

@Adriang33 You do not need a vet for that, even if the tail tip had died.

It looks like a bit of shed that didn't come off. Tail tips and toes are common areas where shed can get stuck. A ring of retained shed around a tail, leg or toes can cut off the blood supply, causing tissue death.

Soak the tip of the tail with water for a few minutes to soften the skin and then try to just pull off the dead skin. If it doesn't come off easily, try to just open up the ring so it doesn't cut off the blood supply. Keep doing it. You can soak the tail and then run the tail tip between your fingers. There might be black marks after the shed comes off which will likely fade over time.

If you need to restrain him, wrap him in a light towel, leaving the tail exposed.

If the tail is actually dead, just leave it and let it dry and fall off on its own. That's a common injury that shouldn't need a vet.

 

[Adriang33]

@Adriang33 You do not need a vet for that, even if the tail tip had died.

It looks like a bit of shed that didn't come off. Tail tips and toes are common areas where shed can get stuck. A ring of retained shed around a tail, leg or toes can cut off the blood supply, causing tissue death.

Soak the tip of the tail with water for a few minutes to soften the skin and then try to just pull off the dead skin. If it doesn't come off easily, try to just open up the ring so it doesn't cut off the blood supply. Keep doing it. You can soak the tail and then run the tail tip between your fingers. There might be black marks after the shed comes off which will likely fade over time.

If you need to restrain him, wrap him in a light towel, leaving the tail exposed.

If the tail is actually dead, just leave it and let it dry and fall off on its own. That's a common injury that shouldn't need a vet.

Appreciate it jajean! I took him out of the cage and lightly played with it a little bit to loosen it up and yesterday it fell off!

 

[Graves923]

Glad to hear the stuck shed came off. This is something I like to keep an eye out for anything my reptiles start shedding. Soaking the area in water is the best remedy for this problem if it occurs.