My vield won't open her eyes and I have been hand feeding her for about a week now and I've been giving her showers and the proper supplements /vitamins , but I have cought her open them quickly say to blink then shuts them and than walks around her cage blindly .her cage is glass Terriam With a screen lid and it's about 3foot (L) 2foot (H) and 2foot (W) (could be a bit bigger )also have a fan on very low blowing air In one corner of the tank , she rubbed her eyes today and I noticed she recently had a kinda runny but still hard poop with a little bit of yellow where the white part is I and she's about 5 mounts maybe less not sure petsmart never told me really anything about her ... Cage temps are around 70-75 , humidity goes to about 80% and I let it drop to about 50-40% before I spray it again misting about 4 times a day . Calcium is exo terra w/d3 every 2nd day and the reptivite with vitamin A every 4days or so water also condition water with reptisafe .(going to buy top for tube light when payed ) but for now I have an exo terra 5.0 compact on with a 50w zoomed white basking bulb [soft]
My female vield won't open her eyes!! (please help )!!
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zlew
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So it sounds like you may have been misinformed on the proper are of a chameleon. Please read this and change your setup and care accordingly.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/caresheets/veiled/
https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/caresheets/veiled/
She needs a basking temperature in the low 80's F. Your cage temperatures are too cold if there is no basking area warmer than the temperature you said.
It's recommended to dust the insects before feeding them to the chameleon with a phosphorous - free calcium powder at most feedings and with a phosphorous - free calcium D3 powder twice a month and with a vitamin powder that contains a beta carotene (prOformed) source of vitamin A twice a month. It's also recommended that you feed / gutload the insects with a wide assortment of greens such as collards, escarole, endive, dandelion greens, kale, etc and veggies such as carrots, sweet red pepper, squash, zucchini, sweet potato, etc.
The fan should not be blowing on the cage directly IMHO.
It could be the cause of her shutting her eyes combined with the low temperatures. Does she gape or make sounds with her mouth open?
She may be having other issues due to the supplementing and husbandry.
Does she have an egglaying site in her cage? They can lay eggs once sexually mature without having mated. Does she have mustardy yellow splotches or bright blue dots on her?
It's recommended to dust the insects before feeding them to the chameleon with a phosphorous - free calcium powder at most feedings and with a phosphorous - free calcium D3 powder twice a month and with a vitamin powder that contains a beta carotene (prOformed) source of vitamin A twice a month. It's also recommended that you feed / gutload the insects with a wide assortment of greens such as collards, escarole, endive, dandelion greens, kale, etc and veggies such as carrots, sweet red pepper, squash, zucchini, sweet potato, etc.
The fan should not be blowing on the cage directly IMHO.
It could be the cause of her shutting her eyes combined with the low temperatures. Does she gape or make sounds with her mouth open?
She may be having other issues due to the supplementing and husbandry.
Does she have an egglaying site in her cage? They can lay eggs once sexually mature without having mated. Does she have mustardy yellow splotches or bright blue dots on her?
Mike Fisher
Established Member
No fans. They don't like wind and it messes up your thermal gradient.
She's only about the size of my finger so rn for humidity I have paper towels and the fan is blowing at the wall with a piece of cardboard directing the wind so it's more of a slight breeze , the basking temp is 75-80 and she did do that gapeing thing and it kinda sounded like a cough but that was when she first closed her eyes and that was about a weekand a half after I got her . And she's a very nice green and she is showing her pattern a little.
Djturna4thakidz
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I am sorry you are having problems with your cham.
First off, no fan. You dont need wind or a breeze, nothing.
Temperatures need to be corrected. 70-75 is great for a cage temperature but you need to maintain your basking temp between 80-83.
You also need to stop giving Calcium w/ D3. you are giving it too much and this alone can cause the eyes to close. You need to provide plain calcium with no D3 4-7 times a week. You need to dust D3 twice a month and a multivitamin twice a month. This needs to be done in conjunction with good gutoading. You need to feed your bugs greens like dandelion and kale.
Your cham needs a proper screen cage.
If your cham was gaping and making the popping noise, they most likely have a RI. Since your cham is young, I would take it to the vet asap and get all the health issues cleared up. Make sure to correct your husbandry too!
First off, no fan. You dont need wind or a breeze, nothing.
Temperatures need to be corrected. 70-75 is great for a cage temperature but you need to maintain your basking temp between 80-83.
You also need to stop giving Calcium w/ D3. you are giving it too much and this alone can cause the eyes to close. You need to provide plain calcium with no D3 4-7 times a week. You need to dust D3 twice a month and a multivitamin twice a month. This needs to be done in conjunction with good gutoading. You need to feed your bugs greens like dandelion and kale.
Your cham needs a proper screen cage.
If your cham was gaping and making the popping noise, they most likely have a RI. Since your cham is young, I would take it to the vet asap and get all the health issues cleared up. Make sure to correct your husbandry too!
