Baby panther chameleon eye issue

[Tannervan20]

Hey I'm new on here and I recently added a baby panther chameleon which I bought from lllreptile to my collection of two veilds.. Upon arrival I noticed its eye wouldn't open so I put drops of water in it to see if it helped at all but it didn't do much... It opens it every once in a while but the pupil looks way smaller than the other eye and it seems like the eyeball isn't lined up with the hole of the eye... I have a 3x1.5x1.5 all screen cage with a 75 watt heat lamp and a 24 inch reptisun uvb 5.0 bulb(which it shares with my female veiled) I've only had him for 3 days so please any help would be great!!!! Thanks!!!!

 

[KingJulian]

I would contact the breeder and see what they say. It's never a good thing when they can't open their eyes.

 

[Riktor Scale]

Right, that normally means some serious is wrong with him/her. The breeder should have not sent you a cham with an eye closed. Follow these instructions below
Sometimes, a chameleon might keep an eye closed without the
symptoms of a URI. You may see "gunk" in or around the eye. When
this happens, the chameleon more than likely has an eye infection.
This is also caused by improper husbandry. Make sure your cage
dries out completely between offering water, and keep everything
clean!

The first thing to do is give your chameleon a shower and follow up
with a gentle cleaning. Follow the steps below:

1. Turn the shower on and ensure that the temperature is at room
temperature. Keep in mind that if it is warm to you, it is hot to
your chameleon.

2. Point the Shower Head at the wall so that your chameleon gets an
indirect mist.

3. Place either the entire cage (if it will fit), or a plant inside
the shower along with the chameleon.

4. Observe that the chameleon stays relaxed. If he starts to
panic, then the water is either too hot or too cold. They will
also panic if the water is blasting them. He should attempt to
clean his eye by bulging it out. You may see the eye "bubble"
up. This is normal so don't panic.

5. Stop the shower after 30 minutes and use a moist Q-tip to clean
up any visible "gunk" on the outside of the eye. Do this by gently
sweeping the outside of the eye from left to right. Be extremely
gentle to avoid damaging their eyes.

6. Repeat Steps 1-5 for 5 days.

If the eye continues to stay closed, you will need to pick up an
antibiotic eye-drop from the vet. In experience, the eye drops
work better than the eye ointments/creams. The ointments tend to
build up on the inside of the eye, which makes matters worse.
While treating your chameleon with the eye drops, continue with the
showers. This will allow the chameleon to flush the eye out
between doses.

 

[Tannervan20]

Thanks!!!! He is rubbing both eyes on his branches also... But thanks ill make sure to give him a nice long shower right now

 

[Tannervan20]

Just took him out and his eyes were wide open and looking around. He also drank a lot of water. Thank you so much for the advice!

 

[szpond]

Just took him out and his eyes were wide open and looking around. He also drank a lot of water. Thank you so much for the advice!

Good! Have any pics of him?

 

[Tannervan20]

Yes!!!!!! Managed to catch a pic before he went to bed... Sorry about the quality