update
hey everyone
made another trip to a different vet yesterday who has 20 years exp. with reptiles. he gave him a shot of fluids because he felt his eyes weren't openning because of dehydration. it has now been 24 hours and still no eyes openning. i am now giving him carnivor care though...
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ilooked at the pics of your cham and it doesn't look like whats going on with mine. your guy has his eyes open and mine doesn't. when he does open them the vet said they look fine. i had a poop smear done yesterday and his coccidia is back so i started treatment for that last night. i was...
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i ditched the 10.0 a couple of days ago now. today he is openning his eyes more than yesterday. i think the food that he ate yesterday is starting to help him out a lot. i have been trying to feed him in a box so it is easier for him to catch the crickets. it worked yesterday but so far not...
i left his uv light out most of the day. the only time he openned his eyes all day was at the vets office. it's hard to monitor where his is spending his time because he can't see where he is going and it appears to me like he is just wondering around aimlessly
vet visit
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went to the vet twice today. both times he openned his eyes at the vet. the second time he ate 3 crickets and had a poop. but both times when i arrive home he continues to keep his eyes shut. the vet said his eyes look fine and are not infected or anything.
does anybody have...
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thanks for your suggestions. i shut his uv lights off and i'm going to monitor him for the next while to see if his eyes open. from now on i'll just go with the reptisun 10.0
i hope this helps
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - veiled chameleon, male, i've ahd about 4 months, he is about 8 months old
Handling - he is handled about once every 10 to 12 days
Feeding - he eats crickets loaded with zoomed gut load and fresh carrots, meal worms fed worm food, superworms fed carrots and...
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his grip is fine but he can't see where he is going so that makes me a little concered. the shower perked him up a little got him moving faster. the lights are tube, and i have a vet appointment for tomorrow morning.
hope you can help me
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i have a veiled chameleon about 8 months old. for the last two days he has openned his eyes very rarely and because of this he is not eating. i gave him a shower yesterday so i don't believe he is dehydrated. he is in a 2' wide 2' deep 41/2' tall screen enclosure with a large ficus tree and...