Betadine Treatment??

[Lizardlover]

I was told by someone, im not naming names incase they want to remain anonymous if they are completely wrong (just kidding ) that a 1:1 betadine-water solution will help my cham...he has a sore/scab/thing on his lip and i was just wondering if anyone else has used this, for what, and if it worked.

Thanks in advance.
Danny

 

[CleaTheChameleon]

Sounds like it could

 

[FaunaBgirl]

Betadine is a surgical scrub. It kills bacteria/germs in the area for only 15 minutes. How long has the sore been there? Polysporin would be a better idea. You could first clean it with the betadine, have it completely dry before applying the polysporin. If the sore gets worse, might need some Baytril from the vet.

 

[Lizardlover]

oh thanks for that.

the sore was from a cricket leg in his lip. its been there for about a 2 weeks now.

 

[martyllian]

I use a betadine mixture on horse wounds(and mine) that might work for chameleons, as long as they don't eat the mixture. I am a big proponent of using sugar mixtures instead of artificial things to speed healing. (I like caring for animals)

Mix betadine solution with sugar mix in sugar until it is peanut butter consistancy, bring it to a boil, it will melt into a honey type mixture. Put this into a jar and seal it and let it cool overnight. Or you can mix honey with the betadyne and skip the cooking.

This stuff lasts forever.

The mixture helps the betadine last a long time. sugar or honey mixed with providone-iodine (Betadine) increases the rate of healing, promotes healthy drainage, and reduces the amount of scarring of open wounds, draining abscesses, and some types of burns in humans and animals, compared with other treatments. Bacteria bind themselves to and are attracted to tissue by the proteins on the cell surface, when overwhelmed with another sugar source it reduces the bacteria's binding ability to tissue

I wouldnt put it on a mouth wound, though

I swear by the stuff. I use it on my cuts and scraps, and on horse scrapes, bites and cuts. It also cures thrush in horse hooves

Enough of my rambling. I was excited to see a topic that I know something about.

 

[AJA]

That's a great tip Marty, mixing betadine with honey. Didn't the Egyptians use honey on wounds? Maybe the Vikings too. It is an anerobic to bacteria?

Do you mix that as a 1:1 as well? How do you store it?

 

[Lizardlover]

ahhh science memories aerobe and anaerobe bacteria lol. Any way the sore is on his lip, not his mouth. if he doesnt have a problem with the stuff 1:1 with water im sure he wouldnt mind it the other way, or eat it. hold on a sec ill post a pic.

 

[martyllian]

Mason Jars, sealed and in cupboards out of the light. It has an added effect of getting the betadine to stick to wounds instead of running off If you put it in the light


Sugar I do 2-3 parts sugar, one part betadine (povidone iodine is the generic name and cheaper) to the right consistancy. Honey is more of a one to one thing. but as we all know, recipes arent always exact, since sugar ALWAYS comes in different consistancy in the bags.

One tip.. dont try microwaving the sugar/betadine mix. Most times it works, but when it doesnt work, it turns into the burned, smoking, burping casserole from hell, and it STINKS. so I dont recommend it. cook it, or do the honey.

And yes, Ancient cultures used honey, especially Aztecs.

 

[Lizardlover]

 

[AJA]

I had a little uromastyx with the same thing (orange crud on his lips).
I dabbed Neosporine on it twice a day and it went away...took a week or so, but it worked. Had no idea what caused it.

 

[Lizardlover]

and the neosporin worked?

if i mixed in honey would it attract ants??