zmoore1980
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Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon – Female veiled. 5 months(Aug 2015). Bought from Petco.
Handling - Before she was sick twice per month when cleaning her enclosure. After she got sick every 3 days as directed by vet.
Feeding – Gut loaded crickets with Fluker’s calcium powder. Before she got sick she got 8 every other day. After she gets 3 every other day.
Supplements – Gut loading with Fluker’s high calcium cricket feed always available in the cricket holder
Watering –
Before she was sick: Spray her and cage 3 times per day (about 6-8oz of water each time)
After eggs laid: Was thirsty and drinking directly from spray bottle.
After she got sick: Spray twice per day 6-8oz, warm bath every other day (directed by vet) and use a syringe to put 1-2mL of water mixed with Kale and romaine lettuce juice in her mouth every other bath (also directed by vet). We do not see her drinking
Fecal Description – today’s BM was watery and green all others prior are solid brown with white thin layer. Never been tested for parasites. BM every 3-4 days.
History – She was very active and very hungry from the day we got her up until she laid her first batch of eggs. When she was ready to lay, as evident by her attempting to claw her way out of the bottom corner of her cage, we set up a large plastic container with prewashed sand in it and plants for cover. She spent about one month in it until she finally dug a hole and laid her eggs on Feb 2nd. After that she was hungry the first day and her eyes were open. The next day she seemed lethargic and was not eating. She had her eyes closed and was not moving at all. On Feb 4th we took her to the vet who flushed her eyes out with saline and gave us antibiotic eye drops. He told us to give her warm baths and to use the drops twice a day using tweezers to open them and get some of the drop in each eye. He also told us to give her fluids with the syringe every couple days. Since then we have taken her back to get her eyes flushed 3 other times and he keeps telling us to give it time and bring her back in a couple days. (He is not charging us for any of those extra visits, only the initial one so it’s not a money thing)
Cage Info:
Cage Type – Initially we had her in a glass tank with a screen top that measured 18” tall and 30-31” long. Once she started getting bigger and started to dig at the bottom of the glass tank we realized she was trying to dig holes so we bought a large plastic container that measured about 24” tall by 40” long. We added prewashed sand and a plant. She spent one month in the sand box and then laid eggs. After 2 days she had laid all her eggs. We moved her to a wooden box while we prepared a new larger wooden screen enclosure. She now lives in a 42” tall by 24” long screened enclosure.
Lighting –
Month 0-month 3: Exo Terra UVB 100, 26 watt + ZooMed nocturnal infrared 75 watt
Month 3- Now ZooMed Reptisun 5.0 UVB 13 watt + ZooMed 60watt heated moonlight reptile bulb
Schedule: On 6am to 8pm on a timer
Temperature – Measured with one (petco) thermometer attached to side of enclosure
Month 0-4: 80-85
Month 4 to now: 70-75
Lowest overnight temp: 70 (Home temp is set to 75)
Humidity – 40-50% Created by spraying 3 times per day and live plants measured by a humidity gage (petco)
Plants – Pothos
Placement – Located in the kitchen area near a sliding glass door. Traffic is high. 3 dogs and 2 adults. Cage is on a table that is 3ft from the ground. No fans or vents near it. Were some bite marks out of plant right after eggs were laid. None since.
Location – Indianapolis, IN
Current Problem – Her eyes remain closed since Feb 3rd. She will open them briefly and only slightly when flushed or disturbed. She is not eating unless forced fed. Probably wants to eat but can’t see. Vet does not seem to know the cause. Keeps thinking it is debris in her eyes. Performed imaging to rule out unlaid eggs. Imaging was unremarkable. No eggs, but a little debris, probably some sand, in stomach. Vet was not concerned and said it should pass naturally with time.
She will sometimes rub her left eye against a branch or if I’m holding her, she will rub against my sleeve. She bulges it out (left) and looks very different then it did before this started. She often rolls both eyes around when closed.
Once we finish giving her drops and bath she goes right back to the top of her enclosure and just sits in the same spot.
I’m mainly worried about her eyes never going back to normal and her decreased activity level. We can feed her if needed but is this ever going back to the way it was before? We appreciate any help. Thank you.
PS I posted this under health clinic but didn't get any looks...
All pics are current except the last one in the glass enclosure
Your Chameleon – Female veiled. 5 months(Aug 2015). Bought from Petco.
Handling - Before she was sick twice per month when cleaning her enclosure. After she got sick every 3 days as directed by vet.
Feeding – Gut loaded crickets with Fluker’s calcium powder. Before she got sick she got 8 every other day. After she gets 3 every other day.
Supplements – Gut loading with Fluker’s high calcium cricket feed always available in the cricket holder
Watering –
Before she was sick: Spray her and cage 3 times per day (about 6-8oz of water each time)
After eggs laid: Was thirsty and drinking directly from spray bottle.
After she got sick: Spray twice per day 6-8oz, warm bath every other day (directed by vet) and use a syringe to put 1-2mL of water mixed with Kale and romaine lettuce juice in her mouth every other bath (also directed by vet). We do not see her drinking
Fecal Description – today’s BM was watery and green all others prior are solid brown with white thin layer. Never been tested for parasites. BM every 3-4 days.
History – She was very active and very hungry from the day we got her up until she laid her first batch of eggs. When she was ready to lay, as evident by her attempting to claw her way out of the bottom corner of her cage, we set up a large plastic container with prewashed sand in it and plants for cover. She spent about one month in it until she finally dug a hole and laid her eggs on Feb 2nd. After that she was hungry the first day and her eyes were open. The next day she seemed lethargic and was not eating. She had her eyes closed and was not moving at all. On Feb 4th we took her to the vet who flushed her eyes out with saline and gave us antibiotic eye drops. He told us to give her warm baths and to use the drops twice a day using tweezers to open them and get some of the drop in each eye. He also told us to give her fluids with the syringe every couple days. Since then we have taken her back to get her eyes flushed 3 other times and he keeps telling us to give it time and bring her back in a couple days. (He is not charging us for any of those extra visits, only the initial one so it’s not a money thing)
Cage Info:
Cage Type – Initially we had her in a glass tank with a screen top that measured 18” tall and 30-31” long. Once she started getting bigger and started to dig at the bottom of the glass tank we realized she was trying to dig holes so we bought a large plastic container that measured about 24” tall by 40” long. We added prewashed sand and a plant. She spent one month in the sand box and then laid eggs. After 2 days she had laid all her eggs. We moved her to a wooden box while we prepared a new larger wooden screen enclosure. She now lives in a 42” tall by 24” long screened enclosure.
Lighting –
Month 0-month 3: Exo Terra UVB 100, 26 watt + ZooMed nocturnal infrared 75 watt
Month 3- Now ZooMed Reptisun 5.0 UVB 13 watt + ZooMed 60watt heated moonlight reptile bulb
Schedule: On 6am to 8pm on a timer
Temperature – Measured with one (petco) thermometer attached to side of enclosure
Month 0-4: 80-85
Month 4 to now: 70-75
Lowest overnight temp: 70 (Home temp is set to 75)
Humidity – 40-50% Created by spraying 3 times per day and live plants measured by a humidity gage (petco)
Plants – Pothos
Placement – Located in the kitchen area near a sliding glass door. Traffic is high. 3 dogs and 2 adults. Cage is on a table that is 3ft from the ground. No fans or vents near it. Were some bite marks out of plant right after eggs were laid. None since.
Location – Indianapolis, IN
Current Problem – Her eyes remain closed since Feb 3rd. She will open them briefly and only slightly when flushed or disturbed. She is not eating unless forced fed. Probably wants to eat but can’t see. Vet does not seem to know the cause. Keeps thinking it is debris in her eyes. Performed imaging to rule out unlaid eggs. Imaging was unremarkable. No eggs, but a little debris, probably some sand, in stomach. Vet was not concerned and said it should pass naturally with time.
She will sometimes rub her left eye against a branch or if I’m holding her, she will rub against my sleeve. She bulges it out (left) and looks very different then it did before this started. She often rolls both eyes around when closed.
Once we finish giving her drops and bath she goes right back to the top of her enclosure and just sits in the same spot.
I’m mainly worried about her eyes never going back to normal and her decreased activity level. We can feed her if needed but is this ever going back to the way it was before? We appreciate any help. Thank you.
PS I posted this under health clinic but didn't get any looks...
All pics are current except the last one in the glass enclosure
