Knysna dwarf chameleon

[Knysna Dwarf]

Hey all.
My Chameleon has fell and hurt his eye. But its not sunkend or anything. But he won't open it. And he does not want to eat anything. Can anyone help me please?

 

[chameleonneeds]

Hey Im guessing you're South African?
You should post some pictures so we can see what the problem is and see how the problem can be fixed.
When chams fall they bruise, where the bruised area will be blackish. He might have a swollen eye which could be stopping him from opening it. I just hope something hasnt gone into his eye because that could then cause an infection. If he is scratching his eye against everything then it could irritated, if he does that then in the mean time I would just drip some water or spray the water onto the eye so if theres anything in there he can maybe get it out a bit easier.

But like I said if you can post some pictures that would be great.

And welcome to the forums.

 

[Knysna Dwarf]

Hey yes i'm from S.A
He does not scratch his eye. But there were blood around his eye. I've cleaned that already with water. Thanks for the help

 

[Kaorin]

Same problem

My chameleon fell yesterday morning, too! Only a short distance but she must've caught her eye it looks slightly swollen, and a very faint bruising mark has surfaced at the top of her eye. She keeps closing it a lot, but is also opening it regularly, and I know she can still see out of it okay as I moved my finger side to side to see if she'd follow it, and she did.

I hope this doesn't mean another trip to the vet, as I only took her the day before the fall! She always seems to have something wrong with her

As for your chameleon, I'd suggest getting him to a vet. I'm obviously no expert, but since he isn't opening his eye at all, I think it is the safest option.

 

[Knysna Dwarf]

Wel the vet is not a opion. I live on a farm. And the closest vet is almost 1000km. I dont want him to lose his eye. Wish i could do something

 

[chameleonneeds]

Where abouts do you stay? And I was wondering where/who did you get the chameleon from? I am up in JHB Westrand if you are somewhere near I can help you find a vet and I can maybe check him out for you.

How is he doing now anyway? Any improvement or is he looking worse? Have you seen him bump his eye lately, and how did he react when it was bumped?

 

[Knysna Dwarf]

I live in the northen cape. So i'm very far from u. I found the little guy 8 months ago trying to cross the street in knysa. Anyway. I did not see him bump his eye. But he was very calm. "normal". It does not look like that he got stress or is in pain. His eye still not open and its n little sunked. But i can see he is moving that eye in the inside. But it does not open. He is eating again and loving his showers. I hope that he won't lose the eye