hiihenry
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Chameleon Info:
* Your Chameleon - Ambilobe Panther Chameleon, Male, and I've had him since Aug of 09. He is 1 year old.
* Handling - Maybe once a week on a normal schedule.
* Feeding - He normally will eat about 5-9 large crickets a day, even more if I give him more. If not crickets he will eat around 3-5 superworms a day. I don't free-run crickets because they can climb out of the top screen.
Now though with the problem he will eat 4-5 large crickets, and maybe one or two superworms. He still eats, but has a lowered appetite.
* Supplements - 2x a week I'll dust with Calcium powder with D3, and every other day or less I'll dust with vitamins without D3. I ran out of calcium powder without D3, and haven't been able to find any at my local pet stores..
* Watering - My chameleon will drink directly from the water bottle, so I usually 2x a day will give him a long drink of water from the water bottle. I mist 1-2x a day, and every other day I'll put a humidifier on for 2-3 hours.
* Fecal Description - My chameleon has not been tested for parasites, but his poops are normal and full, and the urine part will be white w/ a small piece that's orangeish attached to it.
Important:* History - I moved houses on April 22nd. During that week he was without his normal schedule, and I was not able to fully mist him like usual and feed him like usual. The house for 2-3 weeks went under construction and there was crowning and painting done in my room. I opened the window all the way when they painted, but with the construction there has been a lot of plaster dust...this is one of the man things that concern me towards the problem.
Cage Info:
* Cage Type - Screen cage with a wood backing. 3x2x3 (lxwxh)
* Lighting - I have a reptisun 5.0 (or 10.0) can't remember. and a regular light bulb that is 57. I recently had switched his bulb out to a 100w flood bulb..the ones with the reflective silver all around. I am thinking that this was too bright for him as the eye problem created after.
* Temperature - I use a temp gun, and during the day the top is 76-78F. Bottom is 69-70 F
Lowest overnight temp is probably 60-65F
* Humidity - The humidity level without misting or using a humidifier I would say is between 40-50%, when I mist overall i would say it jumps to about 60-70% and with the humidifier on it goes to 70-80%
* Plants - I have three pothos, a ficus, and a schflerra (sp)
* Placement - The bottom of the cage is about a foot from the ground, it is on the side of my room where the window is, so it beside the window.
* Location - I am located in the Bay Area of CA
Current Problem - Recently his eyes have not been the normal roundness they used to be. He has never had very sunken eyes or any other kind of eye problems. It started about 2 weeks ago. Usually his eyes are very round, and the eyelid circles perfectly around his pupil.
Lately however, the eyelid has began to droop. His eyeballs are also less round and infront and underneath his eye is a little saggy. This is pretty much what the right eye looks like. He still looks around a lot with this eye and it stays pretty "inflated"
His left eye is much more sunken in. He closes it a lot, and doesn't like to open it. When he does open it, it looks the same as the right eye with the odd shape and droopy eyelid.
I have seen him also rub his eyes on a branch also.
I have been rinsing his eyes with saline solution and luke warm water for the past two days.
Thank you for your time to help me & my chameleon Henry
* Your Chameleon - Ambilobe Panther Chameleon, Male, and I've had him since Aug of 09. He is 1 year old.
* Handling - Maybe once a week on a normal schedule.
* Feeding - He normally will eat about 5-9 large crickets a day, even more if I give him more. If not crickets he will eat around 3-5 superworms a day. I don't free-run crickets because they can climb out of the top screen.
Now though with the problem he will eat 4-5 large crickets, and maybe one or two superworms. He still eats, but has a lowered appetite.
* Supplements - 2x a week I'll dust with Calcium powder with D3, and every other day or less I'll dust with vitamins without D3. I ran out of calcium powder without D3, and haven't been able to find any at my local pet stores..
* Watering - My chameleon will drink directly from the water bottle, so I usually 2x a day will give him a long drink of water from the water bottle. I mist 1-2x a day, and every other day I'll put a humidifier on for 2-3 hours.
* Fecal Description - My chameleon has not been tested for parasites, but his poops are normal and full, and the urine part will be white w/ a small piece that's orangeish attached to it.
Important:* History - I moved houses on April 22nd. During that week he was without his normal schedule, and I was not able to fully mist him like usual and feed him like usual. The house for 2-3 weeks went under construction and there was crowning and painting done in my room. I opened the window all the way when they painted, but with the construction there has been a lot of plaster dust...this is one of the man things that concern me towards the problem.
Cage Info:
* Cage Type - Screen cage with a wood backing. 3x2x3 (lxwxh)
* Lighting - I have a reptisun 5.0 (or 10.0) can't remember. and a regular light bulb that is 57. I recently had switched his bulb out to a 100w flood bulb..the ones with the reflective silver all around. I am thinking that this was too bright for him as the eye problem created after.
* Temperature - I use a temp gun, and during the day the top is 76-78F. Bottom is 69-70 F
Lowest overnight temp is probably 60-65F
* Humidity - The humidity level without misting or using a humidifier I would say is between 40-50%, when I mist overall i would say it jumps to about 60-70% and with the humidifier on it goes to 70-80%
* Plants - I have three pothos, a ficus, and a schflerra (sp)
* Placement - The bottom of the cage is about a foot from the ground, it is on the side of my room where the window is, so it beside the window.
* Location - I am located in the Bay Area of CA
Current Problem - Recently his eyes have not been the normal roundness they used to be. He has never had very sunken eyes or any other kind of eye problems. It started about 2 weeks ago. Usually his eyes are very round, and the eyelid circles perfectly around his pupil.
Lately however, the eyelid has began to droop. His eyeballs are also less round and infront and underneath his eye is a little saggy. This is pretty much what the right eye looks like. He still looks around a lot with this eye and it stays pretty "inflated"
His left eye is much more sunken in. He closes it a lot, and doesn't like to open it. When he does open it, it looks the same as the right eye with the odd shape and droopy eyelid.
I have seen him also rub his eyes on a branch also.
I have been rinsing his eyes with saline solution and luke warm water for the past two days.
Thank you for your time to help me & my chameleon Henry