Handling chameleon

[dodolah]

hey i got a question for people who owns veiled chameleon...or perhaps panther chameleon also exhibit the same symptoms.. anyway..

Today I notice something weird happened to my veiled cham..
I went to a vet.
(He is very nice guy and VERY knowledgeable of cham)..
Kammerflage recommend him to me.
So, I have an absolute trust that he knows what he's doing.

He check my cham's jaw and mouth to see if there is something wrong with it.
He rub his tummy to see whether it's soft or hard (the soft one is good i believe).

then I realize that my cham has a weird coloration afterward..
Every spot that the doc touch is dark.. (so around the lips and the tummy there are dark brown finger size spots where everywhere else is green)...
i thought "Dang! the vet probably bruised him." but, the funny thing, after I return my cham to his enclosure... within second that "dark" spot is gone..
and come back normal..
So, it couldn't be a bruise..

WEIRDDDDD!!!
Never seen a chameleon like that before..
Does your chameleon do the same?

 

[westcoastchameleons]

Actually, it was bruising. Chameleons bruise by turning black in the bruised area, and then changing to normal color afterward.

Jake

 

[dodolah]

Actually, it was bruising. Chameleons bruise by turning black in the bruised area, and then changing to normal color afterward.

Jake

how long does it take to heal?
cause mine just take about 10 mins
the vet seem to handle the cham pretty soft..
Well, if it is bruising, then i gotta be careful..

 

[westcoastchameleons]

Chameleons get those black bruise marks easily, but they usually go away fast. There isnt any reason to worry, its normal.

Jake