Hi All! I am a newer Chameleon owner. I got my little guy not too long ago and while I have a few small concerns I will post a little later I have one that is on my mind right now.
I came home today to see my Cham with a white powder coming out of his nostril. Thanks to this forum I quickly figured out he is releasing excess minerals or salt and it is nothing to be too worried about, however my worry is that it is quite a large deposit and appears to be obstructing one nostril, as well as the other one is partially clogged up.
I am wondering if I should be doing any wiping or misting to get rid of it. I don't want to loosen anything up and have it go back into the nostril and I also don't want to cause him any stress as he is not fond of people (yet).
He has been breathing normally and his activity doesn't seem altered at all. The blockage hasn't even impaired his ability to hiss at me!
Should I leave him be for a bit or help him out?
Chameleon Info:
Cage Info:
Current Problem
Little guy has so power on his nose, not concerned for cause but should I be doing steps to help him breathe through the nostril again
I came home today to see my Cham with a white powder coming out of his nostril. Thanks to this forum I quickly figured out he is releasing excess minerals or salt and it is nothing to be too worried about, however my worry is that it is quite a large deposit and appears to be obstructing one nostril, as well as the other one is partially clogged up.
I am wondering if I should be doing any wiping or misting to get rid of it. I don't want to loosen anything up and have it go back into the nostril and I also don't want to cause him any stress as he is not fond of people (yet).
He has been breathing normally and his activity doesn't seem altered at all. The blockage hasn't even impaired his ability to hiss at me!
Should I leave him be for a bit or help him out?
Chameleon Info:
- Your Chameleon -Male Veiled. 4 months old. I have had him for about 2 months now
- Handling - 1-2 times a week for cleaning and sunbathing/ getting used to us
- Feeding - Phoenix worms 3 or so a day. 2 week old crickets 10-15 crickets 2 times a day. crickets are fed lettuce potato, orange, carrot and repashy gut loader
- Supplements -Exoterra Calcium ever feeding, Extorra Multi Vitamin once every two weeks and Zoo Med Repti Calcium with D3 once every two weeks
- Watering - Mistking system mists 3 times a day for 5 minutes each
- Fecal Description - Poops pretty regularly, fecal looks firm and a little moist, urate is usually white and maybe a little yellow at the tip at times
- History - He eats a lot, but I feel he is a little skinny, seems to poop a decent amount. I don't know who he is so scrawny as I make sure he can find his food until he is full
Cage Info:
- Cage Type -Screen 18x18x36 - will upgrade when he is a little bigger
- Lighting Mega Ray Mecury Vapor Build 75 watt - I am aware these can get high in heat ad UV but where we were climate wise we were haven't a really hard time with the incandescent freezing him. The MV bulb was recommended by a specialty reptile supplier in the area
- Temperature -basking is between 82-86, ambient is between 75-80 and our house goes down to about 68 at night
- Humidity - 30-60% I try to keep it up there but our climate it can prove difficult
- Plants - live plants, umbrella, dracena and pothos
- Placement - Cage is in our bedroom so limited traffic and none during the day. His cage is along one wall and on an end table, top of the cage is at the 4 foot mark or around
- Location - Alberta Canada
Current Problem
Little guy has so power on his nose, not concerned for cause but should I be doing steps to help him breathe through the nostril again
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