Wart like spots on panther chameleon

[Yoshi13]

For what it's worth I'm glad this thread came under discussion again I posted about a concern over this same sort of spot on our 9 month old ambilobe panther. We are now debating about whether to get a biopsy or not. He only has one spot now.

 

[molnarp]

humidity approx. 60%. This fungal infection? What is the name of the disease ? Betadine is a good replacement ? Totally going to be okay ? thanks for the answer!

How are humidity lvls in your cage? I would recommend a full disinfection of your cage https://www.google.com/shopping/pro...d=0ahUKEwiMkvPlubfLAhXrtoMKHf6nD6gQ8wII6AIwAw. And try some Lotrimin Ultra Antifungal Cream but talk to your vet before you apply they should know how many times to apply and where

 

[JGuinan007]

humidity approx. 60%. This fungal infection? What is the name of the disease ? Betadine is a good replacement ? Totally going to be okay ? thanks for the answer!

thats only if it is fungal and you should still check with a vet

 

[JGuinan007]

JGuinan007...as far as I know most of these viruses are species specific....so we shouldn't get it from a reptile...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papillomaviridae

Did you read the whole thing some forms are species specific here is a chart Vertebrates is a very large group it includes reptiles and Humans

Genus Host Details Tissue Tropism Entry Details Release Details Replication Site Assembly Site Transmission
Dyoxipapillomavirus Vertebrates None Cell receptor endocytosis Lysis Nucleus Nucleus Contact
Dyodeltapapillomavirus Vertebrates None Cell receptor endocytosis Lysis Nucleus Nucleus Contact
Omegapapillomavirus Vertebrates Epithelial: mucous; epithelial: skin Cell receptor endocytosis Lysis Nucleus Nucleus Contact
Dyomupapillomavirus Vertebrates None Cell receptor endocytosis Lysis Nucleus Nucleus Contact
Dyozetapapillomavirus Vertebrates None Cell receptor endocytosis Lysis Nucleus Nucleus Contact
Upsilonpapillomavirus Vertebrates Epithelial: mucous; epithelial: skin Cell receptor endocytosis Lysis Nucleus Nucleus Contact
Dyoetapapillomavirus Vertebrates None Cell receptor endocytosis Lysis Nucleus Nucleus Contact
Sigmapapillomavirus Vertebrates Epithelial: mucous; epithelial: skin Cell receptor endocytosis Lysis Nucleus Nucleus Contact
Taupapillomavirus Vertebrates Epithelial: mucous; epithelial: skin Cell receptor endocytosis Lysis Nucleus Nucleus Contact
Dyoepsilonpapillomavirus Vertebrates None Cell receptor endocytosis Lysis Nucleus Nucleus Contact
Rhopapillomavirus Vertebrates Epithelial: mucous; epithelial: skin Cell receptor endocytosis Lysis Nucleus Nucleus Contact
Dyothetapapillomavirus Vertebrates None Cell receptor endocytosis Lysis Nucleus Nucleus Contact
Dyoomikronpapillomavirus Vertebrates None Cell receptor endocytosis Lysis Nucleus Nucleus Contact
Dyolambdapapillomavirus Vertebrates None Cell receptor endocytosis Lysis Nucleus Nucleus Contact
Dyosigmapapillomavirus Vertebrates None Cell receptor endocytosis Lysis Nucleus Nucleus Contact
Dyorhopapillomavirus Vertebrates None Cell receptor endocytosis Lysis Nucleus Nucleus Contact
Psipapillomavirus Vertebrates Epithelial: mucous; epithelial: skin Cell receptor endocytosis Lysis Nucleus Nucleus Contact
Dyokappapapillomavirus Vertebrates None Cell receptor endocytosis Lysis Nucleus Nucleus Contact
Phipapillomavirus Vertebrates Epithelial: mucous; epithelial: skin Cell receptor endocytosis Lysis Nucleus Nucleus Contact
Dyonupapillomavirus Vertebrates None Cell receptor endocytosis Lysis Nucleus Nucleus Contact
Dyopipapillomavirus Vertebrates None Cell receptor endocytosis Lysis Nucleus Nucleus Contact
Dyoiotapapillomavirus Vertebrates None Cell receptor endocytosis Lysis Nucleus Nucleus Contact
Deltapapillomavirus Ruminants Epithelial: mucous; epithelial: skin Cell receptor endocytosis Lysis Nucleus Nucleus Contact
Iotapapillomavirus Rodents Epithelial: mucous; epithelial: skin Cell receptor endocytosis Lysis Nucleus Nucleus Contact
Kappapapillomavirus Rabbits Epithelial: mucous; epithelial: skin Cell receptor endocytosis Lysis Nucleus Nucleus Contact
Omikronpapillomavirus Porpoises Epithelial: mucous; epithelial: skin Cell receptor endocytosis Lysis Nucleus Nucleus Contact
Alphapapillomavirus Humans; monkeys Epithelial: mucous; epithelial: skin Cell receptor endocytosis Lysis Nucleus Nucleus Sex; contact
Nupapillomavirus Humans Epithelial: mucous; epithelial: skin Cell receptor endocytosis Lysis Nucleus Nucleus Contact
Betapapillomavirus Humans Epithelial: mucous; epithelial: skin Cell receptor endocytosis Lysis Nucleus Nucleus Contact
Gammapapillomavirus Humans Epithelial: mucous; epithelial: skin Cell receptor endocytosis Lysis Nucleus Nucleus Contact
Mupapillomavirus Humans Epithelial: mucous; epithelial: skin Cell receptor endocytosis Lysis Nucleus Nucleus Contact
Zetapapillomavirus Horses Epithelial: mucous; epithelial: skin Cell receptor endocytosis Lysis Nucleus Nucleus Contact
Pipapillomavirus Hamsters Epithelial: mucous; epithelial: skin Cell receptor endocytosis Lysis Nucleus Nucleus Contact
Lambdapapillomavirus Cats; dogs Epithelial: mucous; epithelial: skin Cell receptor endocytosis Lysis Nucleus Nucleus Contact
Xipapillomavirus Bovines Epithelial: mucous; epithelial: skin Cell receptor endocytosis Lysis Nucleus Nucleus Contact
Epsilonpapillomavirus Bovines Epithelial: skin Cell receptor endocytosis Lysis Nucleus Nucleus Contact
Thetapapillomavirus Birds Epithelial: mucous; epithelial: skin Cell receptor endocytosis Lysis Nucleus Nucleus Contact
Etapapillomavirus Birds Epithelial: skin Cell receptor endocytosis Lysis Nucleus Nucleus Contact

 

[kinyonga]

You might like to read this...
https://veterinaryresearch.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1297-9716-42-100
"the risk of transfer of viruses between reptiles and humans is negligible due to the thermoregulatory differences between reptilian and mammalian hosts which would limit the suite of pathogens able to grow in both temperature regimes."

This...
http://www.provet.co.uk/health/diseases/viruszoonosesreptiles.htm
Read the summary and the line that starts with an asterisk.

 

[JGuinan007]

Ok I agree it is very slim and needs a vector like a flea, tick, or mite but it is possible but not so much as I thought

 

[kinyonga]

In over 25 years of keeping reptiles I have never caught anything from any of them...even the ones that did have something that could have transferred to me. When I first started keeping them I worried about it until I learned more...and I took precautions as much as I could.

 

[JGuinan007]

In over 25 years of keeping reptiles I have never caught anything from any of them...even the ones that did have something that could have transferred to me. When I first started keeping them I worried about it until I learned more...and I took precautions as much as I could.

Well I read your posts you know your stuff and I'm sure your husbandry far superior to most but what about people starting out or people that really don't care? I know chances of people catching something is slim in fact I think it's more likely the other way around and the reptile would get something from the human.

 

[kinyonga]

My husbandry isn't far superior. I just kept what worked best as I went along. We all have a learning curve... its just that when I started keeping them there was very little information anywhere and no Internet like today so our curve was steeper. Most vet's hadn't treated a lizard then let alone a chameleon and the stores I convinced to order the chameleons for me thought I was crazy...said nobody could keep them alive for longer than a couple of weeks.

Hopefully people will learn more and more to search the internet when buying one and hopefully (in a perfect world) people will be given better information from whoever they get the chameleon from.
The main precaution is to wash your hands! Quarantine is important too.