my cham has a lump on her chest

[checkmate]

hi all ,
my cham is a female sambava (panther)she is about 8 to 9 months old, ive hs
ad her since 2 months.
i hold her mabye 2 times a week (cleaning)
she is eating crikets and mealworms dusted with reptavite w/o d3 5 times a week with d3 2 times a month and the feeders eat real well
as for watering she drinks very well right off the screen when shes misted 3 to 4 times a day
my lighting is 75 watt zoo med basking light 10 hrs a day and a 20 inch repti sun 5.0 ubv also 10 hrs a day
her dukee(droppings)seems fine small orange red cap white the green?
her cage is a 18x18x36 screen cage its top is about 7 ft from the floor in a lo traffic area and i live in ny i am not using live plants but using sphagnum?moss for humidity
she had recently grown a bump beneath her right front leg any ideas what the hell it might be
any help would be great (a trip to the vet is not in the cards $right now )

 

[camimom]

need a picture.
and her dukee (cute) should be brown/black and a white part.

 

[Elizadolots]

Right. Orange suggests she might be dehydrated. In addition to pictures you might want to complete the How To Ask For Help form.

 

[laurie]

Your set up looks good but I would lose the moss, it can cause an impaction if she were to eat it. If you don't want/can't use live plants, you can mist longer or more often or add a dripper. Also she does need more water to get her poop the the white & brown as said above. Without a picture it is not possible for us to give you any ideas about the lump. Can you get pictures of the lump?

 

[checkmate]

im having troble uploading but im workig on it

 

[laurie]

im having troble uploading but im workig on it

Ok i will keep checking back as I can.

 

[Elizadolots]

Is this the bump?

If so, it sort of looks like an insect bite or sting, but closer pictures from a couple of angles would be helpful.

Live plants would help tremendously with humidity, you might want to give them a try.

 

[checkmate]

i just took some more pics she was pissed

 

[camimom]

it could be a cyst.
is it soft to the touch, or hard?

 

[checkmate]

it feels hard

 

[camimom]

if its hard, its probably not a cyst. cysts are normally filled with fluid, which would make the lump feel squishy.

Ill let others comment on it, but it might require a trip to the vet for a biopsy... i know the vet thing isnt what you wanted to hear, but... it migh tneed to happen.

 

[Elizadolots]

When did you notice the lump? Did it start small and get bigger or did you suddenly notice it was there and this size?

 

[laurie]

When did you notice the lump? Did it start small and get bigger or did you suddenly notice it was there and this size?

This is just what I planned to ask, if you give us this info we may have ideas.

 

[checkmate]

the bump was just the way it is now i noticed it 3 days ago

 

[Elizadolots]

I'm inclined to think it's an insect bite or sting. You should definitely keep an eye on it (take pictures of it every couple of days). If it hasn't gone down in a week, I think you'll need to consider a vet.

 

[OldChamKeeper]

1 - Is there anykind of small injury in the center? That can indicate a bite.

2 - I've seen parasites do something similar, however the shape is very symetric so I'm not inclined to think it is one.

3 - Keep an eye on it. If it gets larger or doesn't begin to shrink in the next 10 days. You need to have somebody with more experience (vet) take a good look at it.

 

[checkmate]

ive looked real close and theres no sign of a bight im gonna keep close watch and make a vet trip thank you all

 

[Elizadolots]

Please let us know what the vet says.