Love his new stripes!

[Avkidd1980]

Pascal recently shed and he now has really cool stripes and darker patterns. He's a bit aggitated here because he was disturbed from his basking perch. Only problem is now that it seems one of his eyes is bothered he keeps closing it and moving it around and then opening it. I wonder if it was from his shed. Like maybe he got something in it while shedding or something. Is that a common issue?

 

[alphakenc]

Please look into his "closed" eye under a bright light,if u find some shed skin stuck in or around his eyes,I will wet a q tip with luke warm water and be very extra "gentle" and try to lightly remove the shed skin,or try the shower method and hopefully the piece shed skin will come off easily after when he cleaning around in his own eye

 

[gotwqqd]

Don't they like long mist or rain and wash their eyes?

 

[Avkidd1980]

Thanks..... Yeah I looked earlier to see if I could see anything but did not notice anything out of the norm as far as particles and anything seen with the naked eye. Looks the same color and clarity as the other. I'm worried maybe it's under the lid? Do they have an "under the lid"? Lol

 

[alphakenc]

Unless the eye problem that your chameleon is experiencing could be something other than hypovitaminosis A, so I do recommend that you consider taking your chameleon in to be evaluated by a qualified herp veterinarian as soon as possible. It may take several weeks before the positive effects of beta-carotene supplementation(more gutload) become evident, so I wouldn’t advise waiting that length of time to see if vitamin supplementation is helping. We are each only given one pair of eyes and they are irreplaceable, and a blind chameleon will probably not thrive or even survive, as its hunting skills will be negligible. I have heard of an owner that hand-fed a blind chameleon twice a day for its entire life after it became blind, but that is a huge commitment. With the best-case scenario, your herp vet can diagnose the problem and prescribe appropriate medication, either topically (into the eye or eyes) and/or systemic therapy.

 

[Avkidd1980]

Unless the eye problem that your chameleon is experiencing could be something other than hypovitaminosis A, so I do recommend that you consider taking your chameleon in to be evaluated by a qualified herp veterinarian as soon as possible. It may take several weeks before the positive effects of beta-carotene supplementation(more gutload) become evident, so I wouldn’t advise waiting that length of time to see if vitamin supplementation is helping. We are each only given one pair of eyes and they are irreplaceable, and a blind chameleon will probably not thrive or even survive, as its hunting skills will be negligible. I have heard of an owner that hand-fed a blind chameleon twice a day for its entire life after it became blind, but that is a huge commitment. With the best-case scenario, your herp vet can diagnose the problem and prescribe appropriate medication, either topically (into the eye or eyes) and/or systemic therapy.

ok. Thank you.

 

[alphakenc]

You are more than welcome