Seriously worried.
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summoner12
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Looking good, glad hes going better!
haleybobl
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That is great that he is doing so much better! Did you happen to take pictures to your vet when Fred was having his skin issues? I would be curious as to what the vet thought it would be caused by. Hopefully something you won't have to worry about again.An update:
Fred is completely fine. The scabs healed before I had taken him to the vet today. There are still black spots on him but the vet said they were part of his color. His poop is no longer orange, he had a regular one as of this morning. My vet gets cuter and cuter every time i see him. He cleared Fred. Fred is fine, just going through maturity and getting some funky colors. Here's a picture taken today:
leid
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While I didn't take the pictures, I did mention what his skin -had- looked like and the peeling incident. His hypothesis was that his torso was peeling and he might have rubbed up on a vine too hard, or against the branches and tore some of his own skin with it. He didn't think it was fungal or parasitic, which is a relief.
Chameleon Company
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Leid
I am very late to this thread, and the problem with the cham seems to have subsided. Wanted to add a few late thoughts to some of what I read:
1) Doesn't matter squat how many carrots you feed your crickets. Will not help or hurt your chameleon, unless you had expectations of the carrots to address a Vitamin A need, or did not provide other gut-load. Carrots aren't much more than fill and a moisture source. Fresh leafy greens are a far better source of everything a carrot can do.
2) All arrows point at the water-soluble Vitamin A injection. Kudos to members who provided some very good insight there.
3) In our experience, most skin-fungal issues require an excess of moisture to be present, such that the chameleon doesn't get an opportunity to dry out after misting/raining, etc. I bring this up only because the possibility of a fungus was raised. Treating the fungus would certainly be vital, but so would be changing the conditions that fomented it. Put another way, in looking for culprits, if your cage isn't wet, the chance of it being a fungal issue drops accordingly. Kind of like that phantom burn.
Difficult thread to wade through .....
I am very late to this thread, and the problem with the cham seems to have subsided. Wanted to add a few late thoughts to some of what I read:
1) Doesn't matter squat how many carrots you feed your crickets. Will not help or hurt your chameleon, unless you had expectations of the carrots to address a Vitamin A need, or did not provide other gut-load. Carrots aren't much more than fill and a moisture source. Fresh leafy greens are a far better source of everything a carrot can do.
2) All arrows point at the water-soluble Vitamin A injection. Kudos to members who provided some very good insight there.
3) In our experience, most skin-fungal issues require an excess of moisture to be present, such that the chameleon doesn't get an opportunity to dry out after misting/raining, etc. I bring this up only because the possibility of a fungus was raised. Treating the fungus would certainly be vital, but so would be changing the conditions that fomented it. Put another way, in looking for culprits, if your cage isn't wet, the chance of it being a fungal issue drops accordingly. Kind of like that phantom burn.
Difficult thread to wade through .....
leid
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Hi Jim!
I was also skeptical about a fungal infection, as fungus likes to grow in warm, moist places. His viv was never moist enough for a long period of time for this to occur.
To also clear up gut load and carrot feeding, I gutload my crickets and supers with kale, mustard and collard greens along with the carrots. I don't just feed him or them carrots.
Thanks everyone for your help I'm glad Fred is healthy and happy again!
I was also skeptical about a fungal infection, as fungus likes to grow in warm, moist places. His viv was never moist enough for a long period of time for this to occur.
To also clear up gut load and carrot feeding, I gutload my crickets and supers with kale, mustard and collard greens along with the carrots. I don't just feed him or them carrots.
Thanks everyone for your help
I'm glad Fred is healthy and happy again!
