2 Long of a shower

[Glittergloomgirl]

Yesterday my male 1 year old panther who has never had a problem and is big and strong was sitting with his eye closed. I looked for my syringe to rinse his eye but couldnt find it and I had to get to a babysitting job. So i put him in a cage in the shower. The warm water was running on half the cage so he could move to the other side if he didnt want anymore water. I was gone for 4 hours when I got back and took him out the eye was still closed and he was making popping noises and gasping to breathe I held him for sometime and he walked around some did a little open mouth breaths and then sat with his eye closed it was past his bedtime, I put him back in his cage with the light on to keep him warm per a senior reptiles persons suggestion. Do you think I should be worried about this? I mean it rains alot in the wild.....This must happen in the wild. Im just worried he's gonna get a URI. Im waiting to talk to my vet about it. Has this every happened to anyone here with watering to long?

 

[dodolah]

Yesterday my male 1 year old panther who has never had a problem and is big and strong was sitting with his eye closed. I looked for my syringe to rinse his eye but couldnt find it and I had to get to a babysitting job. So i put him in a cage in the shower. The warm water was running on half the cage so he could move to the other side if he didnt want anymore water. I was gone for 4 hours when I got back and took him out the eye was still closed and he was making popping noises and gasping to breathe I held him for sometime and he walked around some did a little open mouth breaths and then sat with his eye closed it was past his bedtime, I put him back in his cage with the light on to keep him warm per a senior reptiles persons suggestion. Do you think I should be worried about this? I mean it rains alot in the wild.....This must happen in the wild. Im just worried he's gonna get a URI. Im waiting to talk to my vet about it. Has this every happened to anyone here with watering to long?

4 hours of high humidity is excessive.
and the risk of getting URIs is certainly there.
i think you have to schedule vet appointment pretty soon.
early treatment of URI can vastly improve the chance of him surviving.

 

[Glittergloomgirl]

Thanks for the advice.

 

[Brad Ramsey]

There can't have been any hot or even warm water left after 4 hours.

-Brad

 

[bucky]

There can't have been any hot or even warm water left after 4 hours.

-Brad

Ya,jeez poor guy...but i have to ask this,why didnt you do it after you did your babysitting job? I dont mean to be a jerk or anything.

 

[Vegas Chad]

I don’t see anything wrong with a long shower… I set ALL my chams outside when the weather is warm enough to get them sun and water and often I will let the water run on them all day long, they can drink, clean, frolic and play in the water all they want. I am sure that in maddy it rains for extended periods of time which is no different in a shower. Sounds like a URI, if it is, I would say that the problem was already present and the jump in humidity and water just made it noticeable to you. Not a big deal I think, treat the URI and chalk one up to experience.

 

[Glittergloomgirl]

The water was just spraying lightly on one side of the cage kinda even just drizzling wasnt hard and the water was still warm. I have left other chameleons like this with water drizzling down from the shower to rehydrate, like a female after laying eggs and never has it been a problem... I took him to the vet today and she looked him over said that the reason his eye was closed was because he was already brewing a URI, and that the shower hadnt caused it. She put him on Baytril for 10 days she said Chams hide sickness well and yesterday was my first sign he was even sick closing his eye. She said he looked very healthy and pretty After a few days he should be fine.

 

[Kent67]

http://weather.yahoo.com/forecast/MAXX0006.html

Guys, there's nothing wrong with high humidity. Check the link to today's weather in Toamasina/Tamatave, Madagascar. March 6: thunderstorms and rain for the next 5 days straight, at least. What's the humidity there currently? 94% and unlikely to change anytime soon.

I leave chams outside in their cages for days at a time when it's raining here with no ill effects. Like Chad, I also put them out in the yard and mist/rain them for hours at a time some days. High humidity and stagnant air in combination and/or cold temps are what should be avoided. The moving water of a running shower would be moving plenty of air around.

 

[Justin Carl]

It rained all day today, and it is going to continue untill tomorrow.
Two of my chameleons are still outside.
Yes, I have checked the weather in Yemen and Madagascar before.

http://weather.yahoo.com/forecast/YMXX0002.html

 

[Dankmeleon]

my sister takes too long a shower

 

[ChromaChameleons]

Glittergloomgirl obviously recognized an issue with her Panther , due to closed eye. She addressed it as a probable debris in the turret and showered the cham. Uri was obviously started prior to the shower, once it became apparent . And getting the fellow to the vet was a very responsible thing to do.

Noelle, you did good....

 

[Glittergloomgirl]

Thanks all for your help and advice....

 

[OldChamKeeper]

Glittergloomgirl obviously recognized an issue with her Panther , due to closed eye. She addressed it as a probable debris in the turret and showered the cham. Uri was obviously started prior to the shower, once it became apparent . And getting the fellow to the vet was a very responsible thing to do.

Noelle, you did good....

I second this.

I've kept Chams in running water for long periods with no ill effects. The trick is simply making sure the temps are acceptable and the animal has the option to get out of the watering area. They do have to deal with it in the wild keep in mind.