White stuff coming out of nose????

[Reyrots8]

Hey my chameleons been producing this white stuff out of her nose looks like shed but gives to easy to be shed, every time I see it I wipe it off because it looks like its clogging up her nostrils. I’ve heard it can be from over dusting I dust every day with calcium and twice per month with vitamins plus D3. Shes 7 and half and I give her drip water near one of her fav climbing spots as well as misting at least 3 times a day sometimes more i also use a mister for 30 minutes at night. I don’t have a photo of her with the stuff but here’s some photos from google that seem to have the same issue.

 

[ehdee6]

This is what's known in cham land as snalt. A mixture of salt and water that chameleons secrete from their nasal salt glands. It's normal and harmless; using tap water seems to cause it more than if you use reverse osmosis, or distilled water.

 

[Reyrots8]

This is what's known in cham land as snalt. A mixture of salt and water that chameleons secrete from their nasal salt glands. It's normal and harmless; using tap water seems to cause it more than if you use reverse osmosis, or distilled water.

Ah I use distilled water my area has kinda hard hard water tho

 

[Beman]

She is 7.5 years old? It can also be linked to heavily dusting your insects. When you get a chance post a picture of your chameleon instead of the googled images you used.

 

[Gloriawood]

She is 7.5 years old? It can also be linked to heavily dusting your insects. When you get a chance post a picture of your chameleon instead of the googled images you used.

Looking back at some of OPs older postings, I think they meant 7.5 months. Back in early October, they mentioned they estimated 6 months.

 

[Beman]

Looking back at some of OPs older postings, I think they meant 7.5 months. Back in early October, they mentioned they estimated 6 months.

Thank you

 

[Beman]

info on females as she is at the age where we start reducing food intake.


Females

As she matures you will have to start cutting back her food. By about 6-7 months she should be getting about 5-8 small feeders each day. At about 7-8 months you want to slowly reduce by cutting down feeder amounts so that she is on a feeding schedule of 3 days a week with 3 feeders. You want them to be on this schedule by the time they are 9-10 months old.


You will not ever want basking to be over 78-80 for her. The hotter the temp the more their metabolism speeds up so we have to keep the temp lower since we are doing lower food intake.

A lay bin should be added as a permanent fixture by the time they are 6 months old so they get used to it and it does not cause stress.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/laying-bin-set-up-educational-video.77225/

https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/veiled-chameleon-laying-101.2488/