Ok so im fairly new having chameleons and i bought 2 a male and female the male is a jackson not sure off the female.. So the female got a mouth infection meaning the corners off her mouth both got blood in them then one side puffed up and filled with puss i took her to the dr but it was to late... Now a month later the exact same thing is happening to my male and since buying them i have bouth two more so i don't know if it's conteigous or something they ate could the wrong temperature cause this i don't think it's hot enough in my cage .... I put some moss ment for frogs in the bottom wich i took out ..... Any sugestions will help, and for those off you who will suggest take him to the vet.. Yes i know but i don't have the money... I lost my job so would appreciate any comments except that thank you....
I´ve been in the exact situation that you are with jacksonii, mouth rot, out of money, you have 3 alternatives, borrow money, take a loan, talk to the vet if you can pay later somehow and leave some sort of insurance that you will actually pay and the third is puting your animal down.
you need antibiotics and the vet is the only one who can prescribe it, you need a vet to give you the brand of antibiotics, the amount and how often you should give it.
If you are going with the third one, then dont get any chameleons until you are sure you can take care of it, you have a stable job, time and space.
Mean while read. Read as much as you can about what causes diseases in chameleons, what is bad for them, how did you enclosure look like and why did that happen. Read about how gut loading affects your chameleon what is bad to gutload with, what should one gutload with just now and then, read about light cycles around the year,, read about temperatures. write down all the mistakes you have done with chameleons and how can you do so it doesn't end in the same again. do it for a couple of years until you are able to take care of a new chameleon, thats what I did
