NickM87
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I know chameleons eyes get sunken in when they are dehydrated, but I keep my tank well humidified and with a dripper. Everyday I feed him water out of a syringe and he drinks a lot. Are my chameleons eyes considered sunken?
Deflated eyes?
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Prince of Duval
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A little hard to tell. Not bad if they are. Can you take a photo from above? Why are you giving water through a syringe, are you misting, what supplements and lighting are you using and what is his stool like? If you haven’t done so, you should fill out one of the “how to ask for help” forms to better evaluate husbandry.
NickM87
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The only reason we are giving water through through a syringe is because my girlfriend is worried he is dehydrated. We give him reptivite and multivitamins once every few days. He have uvb and 100 w heat. The basking spot is around 79.5 degrees.
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janjan20
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They don’t look terrible and he looks ok. Basking branch temp should be a little higher about 85-87. Looks like you have the wrong kind of uvb lights as well. T5s 6% are the recommended lighting for proper uvb distribution throughout the enclosure.
My chameleon does something similar with his eyes. I’ve had him since he was 2 months and he’s now over a year old. He never sticks his eyes out unless he cleans them or rubs them on a branch, it’s very weird. Most of the time they are sunken in. But that being said I know it’s normal for my Cham (but not really normal probably genetic lol) just because I’ve had him for so long. Your’s could be different. JacksJill is right some times they retract their eyes. How long have you had him? Did his eyes look like that from the beginning? Here is a pic of mine.
My chameleon does something similar with his eyes. I’ve had him since he was 2 months and he’s now over a year old. He never sticks his eyes out unless he cleans them or rubs them on a branch, it’s very weird. Most of the time they are sunken in. But that being said I know it’s normal for my Cham (but not really normal probably genetic lol) just because I’ve had him for so long. Your’s could be different. JacksJill is right some times they retract their eyes. How long have you had him? Did his eyes look like that from the beginning? Here is a pic of mine.
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Do not over supplement him you can make him very sick he should only get D3 and multivitamins of any kind every 2 weeks or twice a month. More is not better.
"Calcium and other vitamins are very important to your chameleon's health. Feeder insects should be lightly dusted with powdered supplement before being fed to your chameleon. Many keepers successfully use calcium (without D3 or phosphorus) at nearly every feeding, multivitamin once every 2 weeks, and calcium with D3 once every 2 weeks."
NickM87
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I’ve had him for about 6 months and I just recently started checking his eyes for the last couple months. I’m sure he is okay because they always look like that.
Abbie'sAnimalMagic97
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His eyes don’t look too bad to me but would make sure he drinks everyday,
what colour are his urates? Yellow/orange dark urates is a sign of dehydration
what colour are his urates? Yellow/orange dark urates is a sign of dehydration
