Panther black lines

jbarnes668

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Hello,
I am posting this because I just noticed today that my chameleon has some black lines on one side of his body and a small one near the base of his tail. I don't know if this is anything to worry about or if it might just be his color changing. He is about 3 months old, he eats about 15 crickets a day on average and I have him under a 5.0 uvb tube light and a basking light. His basking temp is 84 and the ambient temp is around 75. Please let me know if it is anything serious or if I am just overthinking this. Thank you for any responses. I uploaded a picture of each of the black lines and one picture of the side of his body that doesnt have the lines as a conparison.
 

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Phew, okay thanks just had to check to make sure nothing was wrong. Thanks for your help ChameleonRave!
 
Those look to be scarring from other chameleons. Scratch/Bite marks. It's not uncommon for babies to have that. I don't think it's bruising.

It will eventually go away after a few sheds.
 
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