New feet problems!!!

[lzoronz]

We are just having one problem after another at the moment! The previous problem that he was dehydrating, and we found (with help from here-Thank you) that I was not spraying the tank for long enough to stimulate drinking, we also just found by trial and error that putting a Pothos plant in there was easier to drink from than a ficus.

He is in a mesh tank not a glass aquarium by the way

Now!!! Because the tank is wetter for longer, little red marks have come up on his feet! they look like little red sores about 2mil across and there was about four of them on three of his feet. I'm worried that they are foot rot. We are down to 2 marks now and they appear to be getting smaller but still look sore. He has just shed his skin by the way, and marks came up a day or 2 later, would shedding make the feet more vulnerable?

I only spray the pothos and not the wood or rubber vines and nowhere near his bathing spot now and it seems to have helped a bit but I'm not sure he is drinking as well!!! Its a bit of a juggling act!! I was wondering whether that reptile Iodine for burns and stuff would help his feet?

Any advice?!?!?

 

[Dave Weldon]

Because the tank is wetter for longer, little red marks have come up on his feet!

He has just shed his skin by the way, and marks came up a day or 2 later, would shedding make the feet more vulnerable?

I only spray the pothos and not the wood or rubber vines and nowhere near his bathing spot now and it seems to have helped a bit but I'm not sure he is drinking as well!!!

I was wondering whether that reptile Iodine for burns and stuff would help his feet?

Howdy,

If a chameleon's feet stay wet too long, the skin is susceptible to softening and then movement can quickly wear it off leaving red sores. Depending on the location of the sores, it may also be tied to the diameter of his branches. If the sores are located at the foot-fold then the branches that he uses most often are too small in diameter. Freshly shed feet are more susceptible until they toughen-up.

Giving him two ~15 minute misting sessions a day will give him a long enough chance to drink while also giving the enclosure time to dry-out in-between sessions may help solve the problem.

Reptile iodine might help limit the potential for infection. I'll make a wild guess that you are located in the UK. That's where reptile iodine is mentioned more often .

Post a few photos of his setup and his feet.

Here's a foot photo for comparison:

 

[ciafardo 4]

nice foot for those of us with reptile foot fetish hahahaha

 

[summoner12]

nice foot for those of us with reptile foot fetish hahahaha

lol it is a nice looking foot....

 

[lzoronz]

Thank you for the advice, attached is a photo of his feet. on his left foot (at the right of the picture) we think he had an old burn because it has always been pink and lacked scales.

 

[Amanda S]

Aw poor little guy, his feet look sore. Good luck fixing him up!

 

[lzoronz]

Thanks, I will do my best. Is there any other ointments or anything that promote fast healing that I can look into?

This thread has pictures and info about the tank by the way.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/any-ideas-locale-13633/

 

[BocaJan]

Just an FYI, when a veild sheds and you see a big hunk hanging off their feet, do not be tempted to pull it off. It can cause sore feet. I'm not saying you did this, but I thought I would use this as an FYI to anybody interested.

 

[lzoronz]

Thanks for the advice, I didn't pull the skin off his feet but he did and you could see that it was really annoying him and also the skin around his eye he was ragging around so hard that it worried me but that turned out ok.

I think he had some problems shedding the skin around his feet, they seemed to shed twice and he was pulling at it without doing much good so perhaps that had something to do with it.

 

[summoner12]

Maybe you should give this guy a few showers. When he starts to shed again give him a nice long shower every day or every other day. This will help the skin come off.

My two veileds seemed to have issues with feet sheds. My male Panther hasn't had any issues.

 

[Dave Weldon]

Howdy lzoronz,

Now might be a good time to post photos of his enclosure along with detailed photos of the environment inside it. Something is providing too much abrasion to his feet. This may be compounded by a lack of desirable horizontal perches. He may benefit from having secure, horizontal perches, where he might relax his grip yet still stay in position. Maybe even close together parallel perches that he could straddle might get him to ease-up on the feet. Perches that are 1/2" to 3/4" in diameter may change his grip pattern and allow him to reduce the pressure on the sores. Silvadene cream, or its generic equivalent, has had some success in speeding-up healing skin sores. Your vet may recommend something better for this type of pressure/abrasion sore.

Products like "New-Skin" liquid bandage http://www.newskinproducts.com/

Or available at Petco: http://www.petco.com/product/103675/3M-Liquid-Bandage-For-Dogs-and-Cats.aspx

Here's Melissa Kaplan's discussion of wound management. She mentions liquid skin for reptiles too: http://www.anapsid.org/emergency/firstaid.html

Maybe it's time for socks and shoes .

 

[Dave Weldon]

Howdy Izoronz,

This post of Kristina Francis' tied into yours a little bit...

https://www.chameleonforums.com/warning-about-overfeeding-young-15428/#post127921