Lainemhurst
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My 1 year old chameloen male has a lump on his tail near his back. It has been there a couple weeks, I was hoping itd go away but it hasn't. Any idea what it could be???
Lumps?!
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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.
Cage Info:
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.
Lainemhurst
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Kate
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Hi there welcome to the forum. That lump could be an abscess or cyst. I would recommend a vet visit. Could he have been bitten by a cricket? There a few things in your husbandry you might want to change.
Orange cubes and lettuce are very poor gut loaders. However if it is romain lettuce that does have some good stuff in it. You might want to check out sandrachameleons blogs on gut loading. A good guide to supplements is plain calcium without d3 daily. Calcium with d3 twice a month and a multivitamin twice a month. A variety of feeders are good as well. Does he have a basking light? An ordinary household bulb is fine. Temps of 90-95 would be fine, yours are a little low. Heat pads are not recommended as heat is maintained 24 hrs a day and he needs a good temp drop overnight in order to slow down his metabolism in order to let him sleep. If you go to the forum home page, on the right hand side you will see Chameleon care . Click on there and you will find lots of info that will be helpful.
Orange cubes and lettuce are very poor gut loaders. However if it is romain lettuce that does have some good stuff in it. You might want to check out sandrachameleons blogs on gut loading. A good guide to supplements is plain calcium without d3 daily. Calcium with d3 twice a month and a multivitamin twice a month. A variety of feeders are good as well. Does he have a basking light? An ordinary household bulb is fine. Temps of 90-95 would be fine, yours are a little low. Heat pads are not recommended as heat is maintained 24 hrs a day and he needs a good temp drop overnight in order to slow down his metabolism in order to let him sleep. If you go to the forum home page, on the right hand side you will see Chameleon care . Click on there and you will find lots of info that will be helpful.
Lainemhurst
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Hi there welcome to the forum. That lump could be an abscess or cyst. I would recommend a vet visit. Could he have been bitten by a cricket? There a few things in your husbandry you might want to change.
Orange cubes and lettuce are very poor gut loaders. However if it is romain lettuce that does have some good stuff in it. You might want to check out sandrachameleons blogs on gut loading. A good guide to supplements is plain calcium without d3 daily. Calcium with d3 twice a month and a multivitamin twice a month. A variety of feeders are good as well. Does he have a basking light? An ordinary household bulb is fine. Temps of 90-95 would be fine, yours are a little low. Heat pads are not recommended as heat is maintained 24 hrs a day and he needs a good temp drop overnight in order to slow down his metabolism in order to let him sleep. If you go to the forum home page, on the right hand side you will see Chameleon care . Click on there and you will find lots of info that will be helpful.
Thank you for the response! I scheduled a vet visit for this weekend. I do give my chameleon romaine lettuce, and I just started to add shredded carrots to the cricket's food. Thank you! I will get him set up with a basking light this week. I can always unplug his heating pad for the night when I need to, but he usually just sleeps on the opposite side of the cage and it seems to be fine.
ReptileLove18
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hope the vet visit goes well! i dont have much experience in this area, so i dont have advice to offer but i hope whatever it turns out to be it can be dealt with fairly easily
please let us know how the vet visit goes
please let us know how the vet visit goes
Lainemhurst
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The vet took a sample, said it seems to be either a scratch or an insect bite that got infected. They gave me anti biotics to rub on his bump twice a day for 3 weeks. Hope this works! They said if he doesn't get better to bring him back.
