nose blockage?

[Kristen99]

Hi I am a new Cham owner I'm not sure if I am stressing myself out or if there is a real concern. My baby Cham looks as if he has a nose blockage booth sides look the same.. any help!

 

[Kristen99]

Other side

 

[TCMontium]

It should not be a problem. Maybe a bit too much calcium?
White Crust on Nostrils part:

https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/health/head-neck/

 

[Kristen99]

Ok thank you I am wanting everything to be perfect for him so he can live a happy normal life.

 

[Melodie21]

Your baby chameleon is so cute

 

[Kristen99]

Thank you he has no name as of now I want it to be epic. He's my first one. He is much smaller than I expected him to be.

 

[Graves923]

What kind of water are you giving him during misting and dripping?

Reptiles have a gland in their nostrils that excretes salts when they take too much in. Most of the time exessive salt intake is from using a certain water source. I used plain tap water for a while and noticed this crust. Switched to filtered water and the excess salt excretion went away.

Its debated here on the forums that it is from too much calcium being supplemented but in my experience, this was not the case. As long as you are dusting your feeders lightly then I doubt its excessive calcium.

Try switching to filtered or RO (reverse osmosis) water before messing with your supplements.

 

[Kristen99]

I've been using filtered water that comes out of the fridge and then I also put some drops of the Reptile safe in it I was just thinking I should switch to distilled water

 

[kinyonga]

@TCMontium said..."Maybe a bit too much calcium?" and ....it's not from calcium it's from salts of other elements.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/thr...-cause-of-the-white-crusts-on-the-nose.75998/

 

[Kristen99]

Just got my shipment of fruit flies and pinhead crickets and he ate like 7 in a row and just got a 5 gal of reverse osmosis water we will see how he does!

 

[CJ's Exotics]

By the way, did he just shed? I'm not sure, but he looks like he has some on his feet, so make sure it does not get stuck.

 

[Kristen99]

He shed at the beginning of the week and if it is shed how do I get it out

 

[CJ's Exotics]

He shed at the beginning of the week and if it is shed how do I get it out

Update us if it is still there in maybe a week.

 

[Kristen99]

Ro water and his food and spray bottle I am using while I wait for my monsoon automatic mister his Vitamins and calcium d3

 

[Kristen99]

Just cleaned his enclosure

 

[CJ's Exotics]

Careful with the reptivite, it has preformed Vitamin A which can be overdosed.

 

[Kristen99]

Oh okay I haven't even givin it to him at this point I need to do some more research on what he needs but happy that he has been eating the fruit flys like crazy! And I switched to r o water and his nose is clear as of now

 

[Graves923]

A good supplementation schedule that I use, along with others here, is as follows:
Daily: Plain phosphorus free calcium dusted lightly on all feeders.
Twice per month: Calcium with D3 dusted lightly.
Twice per month: Multivitamins dusted lightly.

Pick one day during the week and rotate both the D3 and multivitamin each week so they are both on a twice per month schedule.

https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/food/

 

[Kristen99]

Thank you so much everyone has been so helpful. He is looking great eating consistently. He is a little nervous when I try to get him out to let him roam free on a plant I have but other than that looks very good to me.

 

[CJ's Exotics]

Thank you so much everyone has been so helpful. He is looking great eating consistently. He is a little nervous when I try to get him out to let him roam free on a plant I have but other than that looks very good to me.

She looks great!