Puffy eyes

[Bro Bott]

In the last photo she is walking back down to her fern

 

[Bro Bott]

when I came to check on her later her eyes were closed

 

[kinyonga]

You said…”Shoot I forgot also I feed her 4-5-7 feeders every other day supplemented with the calcium every time and multivitamin 2 times a month because Simone told me to on here. Although I did hear that I should feed her every day until she is 1 year old and she’s 3 months away from that”…do you have an egg laying bin in her cage?

Do the supplements have vitamin D3 in them? What form of vitamin A is in the vitamin powder? What do you feed to all the insects? Please be specific.

A vet visit with a good exotics vet IMHO is a good idea when the eye issue is not going away.

 

[Bro Bott]

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The multivitamin has d3 and vitamin A acetate we are falling a vet today

 

[Bro Bott]

And she has a laying Ben. I feed the insects carrots, kale, apples, any other good things that I can find like sweet potatoes

 

[Bro Bott]

And I’m hoping she is hiding in her fern because it is new

 

[Bro Bott]

And for some reason her humidity is at 69 this morning and won’t go down. I am trying to lower it for the rest of the day

 

[Bro Bott]

Man this whole fiasco is becoming a lot to handle. Just ordered silkworms for Marge when she stops hiding in her fern

 

[MissSkittles]

Man this whole fiasco is becoming a lot to handle. Just ordered silkworms for Marge when she stops hiding in her fern

Caring for animals can be challenging and chameleons are said to be one of the more challenging. What I do when I notice something not quite right with any of my critters - I give it a short amount of time (usually a few days) to see where it goes. Some things go away quickly and are never seen again. Depending on the problem, I may try a bit of first aid, or I may jump right to making an appointment with a vet. If the issue resolves, I can always cancel the appointment or use it for a general wellness check and maybe a fecal.

 

[Bro Bott]

I think I have done the thing by waiting a couple days but still keeping close eye on her and then doing a bit of first aid and now the e vet. We go tomorrow at 9:30.

Caring for animals can be challenging and chameleons are said to be one of the more challenging. What I do when I notice something not quite right with any of my critters - I give it a short amount of time (usually a few days) to see where it goes. Some things go away quickly and are never seen again. Depending on the problem, I may try a bit of first aid, or I may jump right to making an appointment with a vet. If the issue resolves, I can always cancel the appointment or use it for a general wellness check and maybe a fecal.

 

[ehdee6]

I'm super happy you got the vet visit, please let us know how it goes.

You've done everything to try and treat her eye issues the best you could. But, eye issues with chams is tricky to diagnose, once it's been established.

You're taking the best care of Marge as you can give, and you deserve credit for that! Just had to say that, my friend.

 

[Bro Bott]

Thank you very much. The appointment went great! They gave me prescription eye drops and I go back in 14 days. Marge didn’t use the bathroom at all so I didn’t have a fecal sample but the vet recommended some fatty foods to fatten her up because she was skinny (39 grams) I feed her black soldier fly larvae and horn worms so that I can get her weight up and get a fecal. Once she is at a healthy weight I go back to feeding healthy bugs but still I need to have a lot of variety. She is eating like a pig now and all I hear is the sound of her thick tongue hitting the plastic cup as she slurps up her slimy juicy thick worms I also put I dropper in the day on a leaf in the corner so there is a constant water source for HyDrAtIoN. Thanks for all the help everyone and that encouraging message!

 

[MissSkittles]

Thank you very much. The appointment went great! They gave me prescription eye drops and I go back in 14 days. Marge didn’t use the bathroom at all so I didn’t have a fecal sample but the vet recommended some fatty foods to fatten her up because she was skinny (39 grams) I feed her black soldier fly larvae and horn worms so that I can get her weight up and get a fecal. Once she is at a healthy weight I go back to feeding healthy bugs but still I need to have a lot of variety. She is eating like a pig now and all I hear is the sound of her thick tongue hitting the plastic cup as she slurps up her slimy juicy thick worms I also put I dropper in the day on a leaf in the corner so there is a constant water source for HyDrAtIoN. Thanks for all the help everyone and that encouraging message!

Glad to hear it! To help with nutrition and hydration at the same time, try some silkworms and you could add a dessert of a wax worm or two for some pure fat. https://framschams.com/collections/live-feeders-silkworms/products/small-silkworms Silkies look to be available.

 

[Bro Bott]

I got silkworms already. They come tomorrow