Why does this keep happening?

[Hannah_tomes]

Hello! I had a question about why my panther chameleon keeps getting this white stuff on his eyes causing them to close up? I have an ointment for him that I got from the vet and I’m not putting a lot of his eye and the same thing happens with that too. Does this happen for anyone else? And why it’s happening and what I can do to fix it.

 

[LizardLurkin]

What's your supplementation schedule like?
Lack of vitamin A can cause a lot of weird things to happen with the eye. You'd need a specific kind of vitamin A they can utilize, which is present in reptivite multivitamin or Repashy calcium plus LOD.
Is it like, a white crusty film over his pupil? My chameleon got this too around shedding time, and I sort of wonder if it's related. But he was also poorly supplemented for some time in his life, being a petco baby.

(I should also add, you only give this at one feeding, bi weekly. So...Twice a month!)

 

[kinyonga]

Welcome to the forum and the world of chameleons.

Photos please…of your chameleon and the whole cage including the lights on top of the cage.

 

[Hannah_tomes]

What's your supplementation schedule like?
Lack of vitamin A can cause a lot of weird things to happen with the eye. You'd need a specific kind of vitamin A they can utilize, which is present in reptivite multivitamin or Repashy calcium plus LOD.
Is it like, a white crusty film over his pupil? My chameleon got this too around shedding time, and I sort of wonder if it's related. But he was also poorly supplemented for some time in his life, being a petco baby.

(I should also add, you only give this at one feeding, bi weekly. So...Twice a month!)

I have one supplement without vitamin D3 and then another one for vitamin Repashy vitamin A Plus. Vitamin D3 I use once or twice a week the other I use once a week too. And yes it is a white crusty film.

 

[LizardLurkin]

Calcium without D3 is used for every single meal, while repashy is used twice a month. On the two days that you use repashy, you won't use the calcium without d3. So pick a day that works best, personally I'm doing every other Saturday. Doing this, you may see his eye health start to fix itself.
Kinyonga asked about your lighting, and I figure what she's getting at is that chameleons need linear UVB bulbs for the correct UVB output. Often times, people use a dual UVB and heat lamp fixture, and it puts out insufficient UVB. Lack of UVB can also cause general health issues, such as problems with eye health.
If you can, it would help to show pictures of your entire enclosure setup and the chameleon itself!

 

[Hannah_tomes]

Calcium without D3 is used for every single meal, while repashy is used twice a month. On the two days that you use repashy, you won't use the calcium without d3. So pick a day that works best, personally I'm doing every other Saturday. Doing this, you may see his eye health start to fix itself.
Kinyonga asked about your lighting, and I figure what she's getting at is that chameleons need linear UVB bulbs for the correct UVB output. Often times, people use a dual UVB and heat lamp fixture, and it puts out insufficient UVB. Lack of UVB can also cause general health issues, such as problems with eye health.
If you can, it would help to show pictures of your entire enclosure setup and the chameleon itself!

I use ReptiSun T5.

 

[LizardLurkin]

That sounds good...I assume it's this one?
More information would help. Do you mind filling this out?

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• Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
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• Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
• Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
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• Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
• Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
• Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
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• Location - Where are you geographically located?

Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.

 

[MissSkittles]

I have one supplement without vitamin D3 and then another one for vitamin Repashy vitamin A Plus. Vitamin D3 I use once or twice a week the other I use once a week too. And yes it is a white crusty film.

Hi. Can you please post some pics of what supplements you are currently using? It would be great to see some pics of your chameleon and the eye problem too. It does sound like a vitamin A problem, but possibly an overdosage of it.