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Cute chameleon. Can we see a picture of the whole setup? What are your basking temps?

Since this seems to be an ongoing issue, you just need to learn from your mistakes and triple-check that he isn't anywhere near the door when you open/close it. It is entirely in your power to prevent this from happening. Agreed that pics would help

Always better to be over-worried than under-worried imo! As long as any remaining shed isn't wrapped around a limb or area of the body where it risks cutting off blood flow, there is nothing to be worried about :)

I've been wondering about these chams, too... The male in the picture posted looked to be on death's door. Eyes that are that sunken in tell me the chameleon was dying, not that it was simply dehydrated. That, combined with the extremely blanched colors does not bode well imo. I hope the female...

It's nothing to worry about. It will come off on its own

My best guess is that this is heat related. I'd lower the basking temp if I were you. It doesn't look very bad at this point, but definitely keep an eye on it

Only when they are young. You will need to upgrade to an adult-sized enclosure of 24"x24"x48" in a short handful of months. I always recommend getting the adult size cage to begin with

The top 1/3 is completely empty. That's the most important part of the enclosure, where your cham should be spending most of its time. As it is set up now, your cham cannot get nearly close enough to the basking or uvb lights to benefit from them. The foliage is great, but everything needs to be...

There isn't a branch to perch on underneath the basking spot. That's the biggest failing of the setup to me

Unless the substrate is bioactive (which it does not look like it is), it should be removed entirely. It will harbor dangerous bacteria and make your chameleon sick. Bare bottom is much safer, or else put some time into researching how to convert it to bioactive

Very popular and well known podcast around here, but it's always worth bringing up for anyone who hasn't found it yet!

You were lied to unfortunately. Absolutely no lights on at night of any color, ever.

Absolutely do not feed or bathe your chameleon in pedialyte unless you have been given explicit instruction by a qualified exotics veterinarian. Your chameleon is very sick and this is no time to be experimenting with random "treatments" to help. You will only do him harm by stressing him out...

Looks like he forgot to put sunscreen on his face!

Sounds to me like you just don't have much of an understanding of genetics. You pick chameleons from a certain sire for a higher possibility that your chameleon will turn out somewhat similar to the sire. It is in no way guaranteed and you were absoutely not scammed. That is just plain offensive...

We still need pictures. And for you to reply to the other questions asked of you, which you have not yet answered.

There is no one particular wattage that you should use. It is completely dependent on your individual environment and it is up to you to make the right choice by using a reliable thermometer to ensure the bulb you use gives you the basking temp you need

Just set it on top?

Chameleons are living animals, not an art project. Hard no.

This is honestly unbelievable. Your previous threads are all littered with people telling you "Go to the vet!!!" to which you kept saying "Soon, soon, I'm tying my hardest I swear." That was at minimum two weeks ago. You need to stop lying if you actually value this animal's life and start...