Pododermatitis HELP !!

[MilotoMillie]

So my girl Cham has a hurt front right paw. I googled and saw an image that looked about right and it said she had pododermatitis. I read it could be from being overweight or too small an enclosure. I’m ordering her grown up enclosure now because she is an adult now and laid 40 eggs for the first time (I thought she was a boy before this) is it possible she developed pododermatitis from being overweight while she had the eggs inside her? Does it heal on its own? Can I put something on it? I notice since she laid the eggs she hasn’t been as active, but she is still eating. I’ve attached a photo.

 

[MilotoMillie]

So my girl Cham has a hurt front right paw. I googled and saw an image that looked about right and it said she had pododermatitis. I read it could be from being overweight or too small an enclosure. I’m ordering her grown up enclosure now because she is an adult now and laid 40 eggs for the first time (I thought she was a boy before this) is it possible she developed pododermatitis from being overweight while she had the eggs inside her? Does it heal on its own? Can I put something on it? I notice since she laid the eggs she hasn’t been as active, but she is still eating. I’ve attached a photo. I also want to note there’s no pus or blood. Just this discoloration at the nail. She climbs up the mesh. Could they have got yanked?

So my girl Cham has a hurt front right paw. I googled and saw an image that looked about right and it said she had pododermatitis. I read it could be from being overweight or too small an enclosure. I’m ordering her grown up enclosure now because she is an adult now and laid 40 eggs for the first time (I thought she was a boy before this) is it possible she developed pododermatitis from being overweight while she had the eggs inside her? Does it heal on its own? Can I put something on it? I notice since she laid the eggs she hasn’t been as active, but she is still eating. I’ve attached a photo.

I also want to note there’s no pus or blood. Just this discoloration at the nail. She climbs up the mesh. Could they have got yanked?

 

[janjan20]

Welcome! Definitely going to need some more pics of the foot. I would highly recommend filling out the health form. This can pinpoint the cause and prevent anymore problems. Also, husbandry is KEY to being a successful keeper so it helps to have it reviewed. Just copy and paste and fill it out in detail with pics of the enclosure, lights, etc.
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[kinyonga]

Did she dig a hole and bury the eggs? If so, what substrate did she dig in?

It could be from getting caught in the screen....or from digging if she did dig.

Chameleons pus is like cottage cheese not thinner like ours is. It looks like it's infected so you will need to take her to a good exotics vet and get it cleaned out and she will likely need to be put on an antibiotic. To determine the right antibiotic you will need to do a culture and sensitivity test. The vet can talk to you about that.
Good luck.