Panther Chameleon, black lump on chin, help!!

[LouiseKelly]

I have got a 7 month old Ambilobe panther Chameleon, female, and she has got a weird lump come up on her chin, I was worried it could be something serious. Here is a picture.



the black marks around her face, knees and elbows are different and i have been informed they are bruises or could be stains from the back of her tank background as she gets behind it sometimes when im not looking

 

[ataraxia]

i dont see the lump on the chin. could you circle the lump?

the black dots, i dont see those as being bruises. how long have these been present?

do you have a red light on her?

 

[ataraxia]

nevermind i re-read your thread title for the lump. its the black spot that is a lump.

 

[LouiseKelly]

the red circle is the new mark the green circles are bruises from a fall




there is no red light this is her colour and the bruising marks have been present for around 2 weeks

 

[ataraxia]

when was her last shed? did she have these before the shed and did they lighten at all after the shed?

i honestly think she will be ok. id keep an eye on it and make sure it does not get larger. im going to suspect it will recover on its own.

 

[LouiseKelly]

looking at other posts it might be a bite from a locust but im not sure, she has not shed since we have had her but she was sheding the day before we picked her up about a 1.5 months ago

 

[ataraxia]

Every cricket bite that i have seen personally is actually open like a sore. It could be possible that the locust didnt pierce through the skin and basically pinched causing a bruise. I dont think this is the case but anything is possible.