Ezekais
New Member
Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice about my chameleon Gara and a problem he’s having with his left eye. I noticed something seems wrong with it, and I want to make sure I’m doing everything I can to help him and figure out what might be causing it.
I have noticed Gara rubbing his eye on branches sometimes, which is what has me concerned. I don’t see anything in his eye that could be irritating him or any swelling. However, he is still eating normally, basking, and exploring his cage like a normal chameleon. He doesn’t seem to have lost his appetite or stopped acting like himself, but I want to make sure I catch any possible problems early.
Gara stays in an enclosure inside my room. I try not to bother him too much and leave him alone as much as possible because I don’t want to stress him out. I usually only open his cage when I need to feed him or do something important. I’m not in my room all the time, so he gets a lot of quiet time.
I have the right lighting setup with the correct UVB and heat fixtures, and I keep track of his temperatures and humidity to make sure his enclosure is set up properly. Right now, I’ve only been feeding him crickets because I wasn’t able to get other feeders yet, but I already ordered more variety from Dubia.com and they are on the way.
I also want to mention that I’m 16, so I don’t have a lot of money or an easy way to afford a vet visit. But if this is something serious and Gara really needs to see a vet, I will do everything I can to find a way to get him the help he needs.
If anyone has experience with chameleons having eye problems, I would really appreciate any advice on what I should check, what I might be doing wrong, or what I can do to help him.
The photo I sent is a photo of the eye he is scratching and closing, I wasn’t able to get a photo of him closing it, he opens it the second I get close enough to take a photo.
I have noticed Gara rubbing his eye on branches sometimes, which is what has me concerned. I don’t see anything in his eye that could be irritating him or any swelling. However, he is still eating normally, basking, and exploring his cage like a normal chameleon. He doesn’t seem to have lost his appetite or stopped acting like himself, but I want to make sure I catch any possible problems early.
Gara stays in an enclosure inside my room. I try not to bother him too much and leave him alone as much as possible because I don’t want to stress him out. I usually only open his cage when I need to feed him or do something important. I’m not in my room all the time, so he gets a lot of quiet time.
I have the right lighting setup with the correct UVB and heat fixtures, and I keep track of his temperatures and humidity to make sure his enclosure is set up properly. Right now, I’ve only been feeding him crickets because I wasn’t able to get other feeders yet, but I already ordered more variety from Dubia.com and they are on the way.
I also want to mention that I’m 16, so I don’t have a lot of money or an easy way to afford a vet visit. But if this is something serious and Gara really needs to see a vet, I will do everything I can to find a way to get him the help he needs.
If anyone has experience with chameleons having eye problems, I would really appreciate any advice on what I should check, what I might be doing wrong, or what I can do to help him.
The photo I sent is a photo of the eye he is scratching and closing, I wasn’t able to get a photo of him closing it, he opens it the second I get close enough to take a photo.
