Veiled Chameleon has a purple tint

[ykspinz]

Another thing I’m concerned about is his shedding, it’s been 2 days and he still hasn’t fully shed, do I help him get it off? Do I give him a warm bath? Any help is appreciated!

 

[ERKleRose]

Another thing I’m concerned about is his shedding, it’s been 2 days and he still hasn’t fully shed, do I help him get it off? Do I give him a warm bath? Any help is appreciated!

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The longer shedding could have to do with his care previous to you getting him. Where did you get him from?

Chameleons are dry shedders, so you just keep his husbandry the same as the rest of the time, super easy! You don’t want to ever bathe or shower a chameleon, that's old, inaccurate info, and warm water to us can be scalding hot to chams. If there is stuck shed around limbs/feet/tail/etc. causing circulation issues, that’s the only time you intervene if needed. Otherwise you don’t touch the shed at all

 

[ykspinz]

The longer shedding could have to do with his care previous to you getting him. Where did you get him from?

Chameleons are dry shedders, so you just keep his husbandry the same as the rest of the time, super easy! You don’t want to ever bathe or shower a chameleon, that's old, inaccurate info, and warm water to us can be scalding hot to chams. If there is stuck shed around limbs/feet/tail/etc. causing circulation issues, that’s the only time you intervene if needed. Otherwise you don’t touch the shed at all

I got him from Petco, okay thank you for telling me! I thought it was okay to bathe them, but good to know. There is some on his ankles I’m gonna take off, is there a certain way to take them off?

 

[ERKleRose]

I got him from Petco, okay thank you for telling me! I thought it was okay to bathe them, but good to know. There is some on his ankles I’m gonna take off, is there a certain way to take them off?

That’s most likely the issue then

Is the shed one piece fully encapsulateing his ankle and causing circulation issues or anything like that?

 

[ykspinz]

That’s most likely the issue then

Is the shed one piece fully encapsulateing his ankle and causing circulation issues or anything like that?

No not really, it’s just a little spot, there is some on his eyelids though, I’ll post a picture below this

It’s mainly just little things like this

 

[ERKleRose]

I’d just leave those be

 

[Beman]

Unless shed is constricting we do not mess with it. When we say constricting it looks like a rubber band tightly wound around all sides of the skin and squeezing it. You typically will see this happen on the tail tips when it does. Otherwise do not pick at their shed. This can not only be stressful but if you try to pull a piece that is not ready to let go it can be very painful for them.