Zilla23
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Chameleon Info:
Cage Info:
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about. I noticed this week that Ripley was in the corner of his cage under the basking light kind of a gray/brown color which is usual for him, he just finished shedding so I just assumed he was grumpy from that, which is normal. Yesterday I went to see if he wanted to come out to go to his outside enclosure since he likes to be outside during this time of year and I noticed that he has a bulge near his anus and base of his tail, as I tried to look closer you could tell that he was trying to defecate but nothing was coming out. I was worried he was constipated or maybe had an impaction, I also noticed that he looked a little dehydrated. I called my vet and took him in today, the vet tried to probe and see if he was impacted but could find no evidence of an impaction, he did express a sperm plug and he feels that maybe Ripley has an infection in his hemipene area or the hemipenes itself, he didn't was to stress him too much so he did not do any further exploration or try to express anything, he gave me antibiotics, pain medication and some antibiotic cream to apply to his anal area. When I got home I gave him the droppers with the antibiotics and the pain meds then put him back in his enclosure and he proceeded to kind of vomit up a bit glob of spit, so I doubt he even got any of the meds. I did notice that he started drinking water right away and he has continued to drink throughout this day. I even went and bought him some crickets (which are his favorite) but he has shown no interest in eating anything. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what this could be or if there is anything else I can do to maybe help him out. The vet wants me to do this routine for a week and then bring him back and see if he is better. I posted a photo, it's not easy to see as he won't really let me get a good photo, it opens up like this whenever I touch his tail, but otherwise it does close back somewhat but it still swollen.
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- Your Chameleon - Male Ambilobe Panther, 2 years old, I have had him for a year and a half
- Handling - only to let him go to his outside enclosure, maybe once a day in summer, he doesn't mind and comes to me.
- Feeding - Hornworms, superworms, black soldier flies, blue bottle flies, crickets. Flies and crickets gutloaded with Rapashy's Superload
- Supplements - Zoomed Repticalcium without D3 on hornworms and crickets, I give him vitamin A as retinal palmate on a superworm once a month, and then calcium WITH D3 about twice a month, I just let the flies hatch in his enclosure so those are not supplemented but I put a little of the superload in the bottom for them to feed on while they are in the enclosure.
- Watering - I have a MistKing mister, it is set for 1 min at 8:00 am, 5 min at 12:00, then 1 min each at 3 and 6
- Fecal Description - his last one was normal
- History - N/A.
Cage Info:
- Cage Type -I have a bioactive screen enclosure 48" high with two sides blocked by foam and plant materials on the walls
- Lighting - zoomed LED/T5 fixture with arcadia 6% UV T5 linear bulb and 6500K daylight LED lights as well as red and blue LED option, lights come on at 7:30 a.m. and go off at 7:00 p.m. Zoomed 74 watt Repti basking spot light, I also have a Jungle Dawn LED spotlight about mid way down the enclosure on the outside
- Temperature - basking spot stays around 90-92 degrees, 75 degrees at the bottom of enclosure
- Humidity - humidity stays around 65-70%, I have all natural plants, the mister and I run a humidifier outside the cage to maintain the humidity
- Plants - live plants, pothos mainly but also have a kroton, scheflera and dracena (SP??)
- Placement - cage sits on a stand about 2 feet high next to a window, there is a vent in the floor but I have a diverter directing it away from the enclosure. it is in my home office where I am everyday, but we close the door at night so no traffic
- Location - Alabama
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about. I noticed this week that Ripley was in the corner of his cage under the basking light kind of a gray/brown color which is usual for him, he just finished shedding so I just assumed he was grumpy from that, which is normal. Yesterday I went to see if he wanted to come out to go to his outside enclosure since he likes to be outside during this time of year and I noticed that he has a bulge near his anus and base of his tail, as I tried to look closer you could tell that he was trying to defecate but nothing was coming out. I was worried he was constipated or maybe had an impaction, I also noticed that he looked a little dehydrated. I called my vet and took him in today, the vet tried to probe and see if he was impacted but could find no evidence of an impaction, he did express a sperm plug and he feels that maybe Ripley has an infection in his hemipene area or the hemipenes itself, he didn't was to stress him too much so he did not do any further exploration or try to express anything, he gave me antibiotics, pain medication and some antibiotic cream to apply to his anal area. When I got home I gave him the droppers with the antibiotics and the pain meds then put him back in his enclosure and he proceeded to kind of vomit up a bit glob of spit, so I doubt he even got any of the meds. I did notice that he started drinking water right away and he has continued to drink throughout this day. I even went and bought him some crickets (which are his favorite) but he has shown no interest in eating anything. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what this could be or if there is anything else I can do to maybe help him out. The vet wants me to do this routine for a week and then bring him back and see if he is better. I posted a photo, it's not easy to see as he won't really let me get a good photo, it opens up like this whenever I touch his tail, but otherwise it does close back somewhat but it still swollen.
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, I don't want to try to force his mouth open. He is already so stressed, he used to like to come to me when I opened the door but now he tries to hide because I am basically traumatizing him every time I take him out 
