female panther chameleon health problemm. Helpppppppp.Lots of picture

[chamillion]

Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Panther female. 10 months old. She is with me for 5 months.
Handling - Every day.(for get her out for the sun)
Feeding - With grasshoppers and morio worms. She eats 2 grasshoppers and 3 morio worms a day. I use exo-terra calcium without d3 every day on grashhoppers. I use exo terra vultivitamin every 2 weeks.

Watering - I use exo-terra monsoon rs 400. İt mists every 2 hours for1 minute lenght. . She never tested for parasites
Cage Info:
Cage Type - GLASS-exo terra 60*45*90
Lighting - Exo terra uvb 100 13 watt. It opens at 06:00 and it closes at 19:00
Temperature - I use spot light. 40 watt. 28C all day.
Humidity - I use exo terra monsoon for humidity.%70-80
Plants - Live plants. Ivy
Location - I live in Turkey, Istanbul. AND OUR COUNTRY DON'T HAVE REPTILE VET!!!!

So the problem is this:

it is with her about 3 months but I realised that it grows with her what can I do for her. Any recommended medicines ?? NO REPTILE VET in Turkey. (but she is really fine. She drinks and eats very well. She can shed normally. So what is blaack swollen thing on her ?

 

[Carlton]

Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Panther female. 10 months old. She is with me for 5 months.
Handling - Every day.(for get her out for the sun)
Feeding - With grasshoppers and morio worms. She eats 2 grasshoppers and 3 morio worms a day. I use exo-terra calcium without d3 every day on grashhoppers. I use exo terra vultivitamin every 2 weeks.

Watering - I use exo-terra monsoon rs 400. İt mists every 2 hours for1 minute lenght. . She never tested for parasites
Cage Info:
Cage Type - GLASS-exo terra 60*45*90
Lighting - Exo terra uvb 100 13 watt. It opens at 06:00 and it closes at 19:00
Temperature - I use spot light. 40 watt. 28C all day.
Humidity - I use exo terra monsoon for humidity.%70-80
Plants - Live plants. Ivy
Location - I live in Turkey, Istanbul. AND OUR COUNTRY DON'T HAVE REPTILE VET!!!!

So the problem is this:

it is with her about 3 months but I realised that it grows with her what can I do for her. Any recommended medicines ?? NO REPTILE VET in Turkey. (but she is really fine. She drinks and eats very well. She can shed normally. So what is blaack swollen thing on her ?

It could be a bacterial infection, a fungal infection, a tumor, a viral infection, or possibly a site where a parasitic worm is coiled under her skin. Is she a wild caught cham? I wonder if a normal vet could at least take a tissue sample from the growth and analyze it? That might be better than nothing.

 

[xephyr17]

Bring your girl to the vet. They can tell you exactly what it is...

 

[chamillion]

Ah. I don't know how did you read but NO REPTILE VEt IN MY COUNTRY. But thank you for replying

 

[junglefries]

I would guess parasitic worm, from the look. But seeing glass enclosure and monsoon, I am inclined to believe infection of sorts. As carlton said, without a vet, any number of things. Don't know if the rail runs thru Turkey or not, but maybe a trip to a nearby country is in order.

 

[sandrachameleon]

It could be a bacterial infection, a fungal infection, a tumor, a viral infection, or possibly a site where a parasitic worm is coiled under her skin. Is she a wild caught cham? I wonder if a normal vet could at least take a tissue sample from the growth and analyze it? That might be better than nothing.

I agree - many possibilities

Any vet lab tech (even one that looks at dogs or sheep) might be able to look at a sample and perhaps narrow the possibilities down.
But I think there likely ARE vets in your country who look at reptiles. for example: Istanbul Turkey Veterinary Hospital indicates they provide professional, compassionate care for all small animals, including dogs, cats, birds and reptiles
They list green iguanas specifically on their website, so chances are they could at the very least examine your chameleons skin lesion for parasite or infection. http://www.istanbulvet.com/index2.aspx

Its possible a non-prescription topical anti-biotic or anti-fungal ointment may help, but you'd just be guessing. Im not a big fan of a random shot-gun approach, but it that's the route you choose some options to look for are: Clotrimazole, Miconazole, bacitracin, polymixin B, Neosporin, Polysporin, Ultra Mide, amikacin, tinactin.

I suggest non-breeding panther females should be kept at a lower temp, closer to 80F/26C in the basking spot, and closer to 21C towards the bottom end of the cage.
Make sure the cage, especially the branches, dry out completely between waterings and are dry for the entire night.

 

[Djturna4thakidz]

Ah. I don't know how did you read but NO REPTILE VEt IN MY COUNTRY. But thank you for replying

There are veterinarians that will see exotic animals, check the link:

http://www.yellali.com/business/category/718/veterinaries