Veiled chameleon urgent advice needed!

[milo182]

I have been away for a few weeks and my veiled chameleon was left in the care of my housemate, who fed and misted him every day for me.

When I left, he had a bit of stuck shed on his nose. Now, the scales on his nose appear to have been rubbed off, showing pink skin underneath. There are black patches, and a bit of bleeding.

I have called the vet and they don't have any appointments available until Monday! I'm really worried. Has anyone heard of this before??

 

[milo182]

He does seem to be his normal self. He is active and still puffs up and hisses when I put my hand in his tank (as he always has). He is eating, drinking and pooing as normal.

 

[qdude46]

Could you post some pictures,ask your house mate if he ever feeled the skin off himself because that could be why. You should never peel shedding off manually.

 

[milo182]

My housemate is in bed right now, I will ask him if he peeled it or not.

 

[qdude46]

I'd say wait for the vets opinion and some other people can help. Also, I recommend you don't handle him like that, I get the pic may be hard to take but they can be very sensitive to people.