Thank you! Her name is Ivy and yes I contacted one a while ago in case I need to make an appointment. I had a feeling it could have been a fungal infection but I wasn't too sure since I couldn’t find images that resembled what she has. What would be the main cause of fungus? When I first received her it was a tiny yellow spot but since i’m new to owning one I didn’t know what to expect.
I’m not too knowledgeable on fungal infection sources, but I know two are old injuries and contagion from another animal. Do you have any other reptiles? Fungal infections can turn deadly depending on the type of fungus and level of infection, so I’d take her in ASAP. Do you know if your vet has chameleon experience?
Thank you! And i don’t yet, not really too sure how to set one up for her or any idea what they would look like but im open to any advice!
Have you been washing your hands in between handling them and not cross-contaminating any supplies, tools, feeders, etc? Reptile experience vs chameleon experience is very different in vets. Where do you live? A member might have a good vet near you!
Here’s a great tutorial and info by @MissSkittles
Here’s a blog I did on the special care our little ladies need. https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/veiled-chameleon-laying-101.2488/
I have actually and have been careful to not handle one or the other within the same day. I stay in fort worth so if there any good recommendation I would highly appreciate them!
I also thought she was hydrated but i’ve seen her drink water from a cup i have suctioned cupped up against the wall. And thank you for the dripper idea I never thought of that! And to be honest I don’t know how old she is and it’s my fault for completely forgetting to ask when i first purchased her :/
Do you only use a cup for her hydration needs?
I have a mister inside of the cage and have it set on a timer to spray every so often and I turn it off at night before i turn off her lights, the small cup I use for her to drink out of and I change out her water on a daily.
How long is each misting, and at what times during the day is she misted?
It has a setting based off seconds for example (15s, 30s, 45s and 60s). Right now i have it set to 30s every 8hrs but im not sure if it’s too much or too less. I clean the cup every day in the morning before going to work and refill it with clean water. I just read someone’s comment on this post about making a dripper out of a plastic cup so i just got done creating one and setting it on top of the terrarium.
For chameleons, each misting should be at least 2 minutes long (or longer), as that is the minimum amount of time to trigger a drinking response. I’m guessing you have a ReptiRain? Those are sadly no good, so you’ll want to get either a CliMist or MistKing automatic misting system (if you can afford it) and/or a pressurized sprayer (the chemical pump sprayers at Harbor Freight, Lowe’s, Home Depot, etc are cheap and hold lots of water!) instead. Misting times should be around lights on and lights off, but if your humidity is dropping too much during the day, you can add in a late afternoon misting, as well. You can also do short spurts of misting during the night to help with humidity if there’s enough air flow in your cage.For drippers, make sure the water droplets hit a plant /leaf at/near the top of the cage and hit multiple other leaves on the way down so she has different options!
If it doesn’t offer at least a 2 minute setting, it’s no good, I’m sorry! Do you know if the humidifier is cool mist or warm mist? May I ask what type of cage she is in, and if the new hygrometer you ordered is digital?
