I was away for a whole month:/ and I can see that there is crust on his eyes which is why they are shut. They're not swollen though. I saw somewhere that you can give them fish oil? Is that true? Thank you for your help! :)
While I was in Japan I left my chameleon for my dad to take care of. When I got back both of his eyes were closed shut. My dad said he did not dust any crickets with vitamins when he fed him. I assume that is why they are shut. I've been able to feed him fine by gently opening his mouth. It had...
I gave him some butter worms today and he seemed to like them!:D his urate is yellow and white.... i assume thats a bad thing?:eek: his one eye seems to be a little clearer, ive been using saline on them. :)
Thank you so much for the info! his cage is not glass so the sunlight is getting directly to him. Should i put worms in a cup when i feed them to him? Here are some close up pics of his eye.
Your Chameleon - VEiled cam, male, 6.5 monthes. in my care for 2 weeks.
Handling - at least 5 times a week
Feeding - 12 1/2 inch crickets in the morning. I let the crickets eat potatoes, carrots, and lettuce the night before for gut loading.
Supplements - twice a week. Repashy superfoods...
After the second or third day i got my chameleon his left eye started to get wrinkley and was a little sunken in. I spray his eyes with water so he can clean them out but it hasnt been helping. I use reptisun 5.0 for his uvb and a day time bulb my zoomed. His lights are on and off for 12 hours...