Small lump on baby veiled's left eye.

stasisb5a4

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Small lump on baby veiled's left eye. (Picture)

Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Veiled Chameleon, Male, 2-3 Months. Got him a week ago.
Handling - Almost everyday to clean the cage.
Feeding - Small size crickets. I put about 20 of them in his cage to roam freely, during the morning/afternoon. I'm gutting them with cabbage and carrots.
Supplements - Rep-Cal Calcium w/o d3 everyday, Herptivite Multivitamins once a week, Tetra ReptoCal w/ D3 twice a week.
Watering - I have the monsoon misting with 1 nozzle and a bottle water dripper, misting 4-5 times a day for 20 secs. I have NEVER seen him drink any water.
Fecal Description - Color seems ok, never tested for parasites.
History - Got him at a reptile shop a week ago.

Cage Info:
Cage Type - Exo-terra 18x18x24 glass terrarium.
Lighting - Exo-Terra canopy with 2 reptiglo 5.0 compact florescent bulbs. Have them on 12 hours a day.(8am-8pm)
Temperature - Floor temp 70F, basketing temp 82.5F. Lowest overnight temp I've seen is about 68F. Measuring them with 1 digital thermometer/hygrometer and flooring temp with regular exo terra gauge temp.
Humidity - Currently 48%. Creating it with monsoon misting and live plants, measured with digital hygrometer.
Plants - Live plants include Umbrella, Bromeliads, and a Fern.
Placement - Cage located on my computer table, almost near a window. At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor? - 5 Ft.
Location - Los Angeles, California.

Current Problem - He keeps on closing his eyes and there seems like a small lump on front of his left eye. Never seem him drink water.

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Welcome to the forums and congrats on that cute little guy. You have a few things you need to change in your husbandry. I think the lights could be causing him to close his eyes. I'm going to attach my blog for general care and you can read that and see the other things besides the lights that you need to change such as your gut load and supplements.

As far as the bump on his eye I would recommend a vet visit. Take a fresh poop for a fecal when you go. There's a couple of good Cham vets in the LA area. I'll attach links to the vets also.

My blog
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blo...-keepers-young-veiled-panther-chameleons.html

Dr. Greek
http://gavh.net/

Dr. Stein
http://www.vcahospitals.com/mcclave/our-team/veterinarians
 
Vet visits for both of you.

SOunds like it could be an abscess, or an infection.

which require a vet.

Jann already touched on everything else.
 
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