Baby female veiled wont open eye and makes weird noises

[arishark]

I just received a veiled female chameleon for my birthday. They bought it at Petsmart, and she is 2 in. she keeps one eye closed and sneezes (i think) alot

(this is my second veiled the other got mbd and died, so i know somewhat of many common problems)

Chameleon Info:

Your Chameleon - Veiled Female, i don't know her age but she is around 2 inches long.
Handling - well, i handled her to try and get her to eat and to measure her
Feeding - I feed her crickets, they have a calcium food and are dusted i the store said to feed her 4/5 a day until she gets bigger
Supplements - the crickets food is "FLUKERS cricket quencher (calcium fortified)" and the calcium dust is "FLUKERS calcium with vitamin D3" and i don't really have a sched. i feed the crickets when needed and dust when i get new ones.
Watering - I mist the cage 2 times a day, (or whenever cage is dry). I have not seen her drink (yet) but my sister claims to have.
Fecal Description - No droppings yet.
History - I don't really know her history but i am very concerned because of my last cham.


Cage Info:

Cage Type - Screen cage (14x16)
Lighting - 2 day light basking lamps and 1 red light for night
Temperature - normally around 80. i have 2 therm. on top of her cage. one for humidity and one for heat.
Humidity - around 4/5 i have a humidity therm.
Plants - no live plants
Placement - on top of a bookshelf 5 ft from the floor. i have a fan at the top of my room.
Location - east coast US


Current Problem: only opening one eye (eye is bulging, she wants to open it but there's something wrong) so she sleeps alot, i hear her making weird noises (maybe sneezing)

 

[larrynevitt]

i think you should take her the vets as she is young and breathing like that i would get her checked over

 

[larrynevitt]

also to hydrate her bathe her in warm water for a good 30 mins keep her head above make sure he bottom is in the water she will be taking the water in from there

 

[squeekz1992]

Chameleon Info:

Your Chameleon - Veiled Female, i don't know her age but she is around 2 inches long.
Handling - well, i handled her to try and get her to eat and to measure her
Feeding - I feed her crickets, they have a calcium food and are dusted i the store said to feed her 4/5 a day until she gets bigger She needs to be fed about 10-15 crickets a day, dusted with calcium with NO D3.
Supplements - the crickets food is "FLUKERS cricket quencher (calcium fortified)" and the calcium dust is "FLUKERS calcium with vitamin D3" and i don't really have a sched. i feed the crickets when needed and dust when i get new ones.Fluker's is basically a polished turd, they have hardly any (if that) nutritional value. Try feed the crickets kale, mustard/collard greens, and other fresh vegetation like that. And give them oats, or unsalted crackers and sunflower seeds to much on As for a supplement schedule--it's important. You should be giving her Calcium with no D3 every feeding, Calcium with D3 once a month and a Multivitamin once a month. I know you have only had her a few days, thi sbit is for future reference
Watering - I mist the cage 2 times a day, (or whenever cage is dry). I have not seen her drink (yet) but my sister claims to have. She needs to be misted 3-5 times a day for 3-5 minutes each time.
Fecal Description - No droppings yet.
History - I don't really know her history but i am very concerned because of my last cham.


Cage Info:

Cage Type - Screen cage (14x16)
Lighting - 2 day light basking lamps and 1 red light for night Get rid of one of the basking lights, and the red night light. No light at night, it will disturb her sleep schedule. Do you have a UVB light? If not, you need a ReptiSUN ir ReptiGLO 5.0
Temperature - normally around 80. i have 2 therm. on top of her cage. one for humidity and one for heat.What kind of thermometer do you have? Analog? Digital? or the Gauges? Gauges and analog are crap, it is very important that your temps are accurate, I don't think that you temp can be 80 with two basking bulbs and a red light, she has to be overheated.
Humidity - around 4/5 i have a humidity therm.Again, analog, digital or guages?
Plants - no live plants
Placement - on top of a bookshelf 5 ft from the floor. i have a fan at the top of my room.
Location - east coast US


Current Problem: only opening one eye (eye is bulging, she wants to open it but there's something wrong) so she sleeps alot, i hear her making weird noises (maybe sneezing)

I would say she needs a vet. It sounds like a respiratory infection to me.

 

[arishark]

i have a uvb light, i just lost the box and don't know the names ^^" i will take her somewhere and get her checked out, what could be wrong with the eye?

 

[squeekz1992]

i have a uvb light, i just lost the box and don't know the names ^^" i will take her somewhere and get her checked out, what could be wrong with the eye?

Oh okay, good. Yes, good idea. It could be many things with her eyes. Anything as simple as lighting or getting something in her eye, or complex as infection it is kinda hard to guess. Can you get a closeup of her eye?

 

[arishark]

i have called the vet and am taking her in today, they told me not to handle her until i put her in the cage:/ her eye looks kinda normal except it's just closed

 

[squeekz1992]

Good deal. Maybe she scratched her cornea or something??

 

[arishark]

maybe. :/ she fell today because she couldn't see right.

 

[squeekz1992]

Well, at least you are taking her to the vet and they will figure out what happened or just make her better

 

[biochemnerd808]

Any news?
A good long misting, including spraying in the face a bit, can help the cham wash out its eye. Antibiotic eye drops may be necessary.
I hope the vet was able to help!