zelink14
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Hi all!
I got my Ambrose in November, and he's wonderful and growing like a weed! While he's generally healthy, he's had a constant issue that doesn't seem to go away.
Since a week after I got him he's had an issue with his left eye. Initially, he kept it shut most of the time and it turned out my UVB light was way too close to his branch. Elevating that and giving him some misting treatments seemed to help.
While he doesn't keep his left eye shut often anymore, it's still shut for about an hour every morning, and most times the eye turret is significantly smaller than the right; the eyelid also appears droopy.
When his tongue accuracy seemed to be affected, I took him to the vet last week. I've been dripping an antibiotic saline drip in the left eye since and, while it seems to help a little bit, the issue still persists.
It hasn't seemed to hugely affect his overall health as he basks, eats, poops, and roams quite happily every day, but this issue is a bother to me. I want him to be as healthy as possible! Has anyone had an issue like this? Is it as simple a fix as increasing the humidity somehow? (I've toyed with the idea of buying a small humidifier to run in the cage for a couple hours every day.) I live in Los Angeles so, while it's plenty warm, it can get pretty dry.
Thank you for your help! I'd love to figure this out.
Here are some photos!
His neutral colors. Beautiful!
Ambrose sitting on my head, looking in the mirror.
Taken yesterday, in his cage.
An old photo (about 1 month ago) but still accurate to the appearance of his eyes. His left eye is slightly sunken compared to the other and the eyelid is droopy.
Care Info:
Your Chameleon - Male panther chameleon, 5 months old.
Handling - I take him out twice a week to bask by the open window.
Feeding - Primarily dusted, gut-loaded dubia nymphs, with crickets, mealworms, and superworms for variety.
Supplements - Repashy Calcium Plus, every day (recommended by breeder)
Watering - Misting the cage at least 3-4 times a day till everything is coated.
Fecal Description - Poops regularly. I suspect he isn't drinking as much as he should, though, as I see semi-orange urates often.
Cage Type - I'm using the mesh reptarium from LLLReptile, about 17"x17"x30". The back and sides of the cage are covered in vinyl to hold in moisture, with 4-5" exposed at the top for ventilation. In the next two months or so I suspect he'll need a larger cage.
Lighting - Reptiglo 5.0 UVB tube light and Repti Basking Spot Lamp, 50w. On from 8 AM - 8 PM.
Temperature - Range is about 90-70 degrees F. At night it gets as low as 65.
Humidity - It's been between 40%-70% at different times. I run a dripper for 2-3 hours every day.
Plants - Pothos & Ficus
Placement - The cage is against a wall in the middle of the room - there are no vents or windows immediately next to it. The top of the cage is about 5'8" above the floor.
Location - Los Angeles, CA
Current Problem - His left eye turret has consistently been smaller than the right, and the eye lid droopy. This seems to come and go; right after shedding or having the saline dripped into his eye it sometimes seems to improve, but never for long.
I got my Ambrose in November, and he's wonderful and growing like a weed! While he's generally healthy, he's had a constant issue that doesn't seem to go away.
Since a week after I got him he's had an issue with his left eye. Initially, he kept it shut most of the time and it turned out my UVB light was way too close to his branch. Elevating that and giving him some misting treatments seemed to help.
While he doesn't keep his left eye shut often anymore, it's still shut for about an hour every morning, and most times the eye turret is significantly smaller than the right; the eyelid also appears droopy.
When his tongue accuracy seemed to be affected, I took him to the vet last week. I've been dripping an antibiotic saline drip in the left eye since and, while it seems to help a little bit, the issue still persists.
It hasn't seemed to hugely affect his overall health as he basks, eats, poops, and roams quite happily every day, but this issue is a bother to me. I want him to be as healthy as possible! Has anyone had an issue like this? Is it as simple a fix as increasing the humidity somehow? (I've toyed with the idea of buying a small humidifier to run in the cage for a couple hours every day.) I live in Los Angeles so, while it's plenty warm, it can get pretty dry.
Thank you for your help! I'd love to figure this out.
Here are some photos!
His neutral colors. Beautiful!
Ambrose sitting on my head, looking in the mirror.
Taken yesterday, in his cage.
An old photo (about 1 month ago) but still accurate to the appearance of his eyes. His left eye is slightly sunken compared to the other and the eyelid is droopy.
Care Info:
Your Chameleon - Male panther chameleon, 5 months old.
Handling - I take him out twice a week to bask by the open window.
Feeding - Primarily dusted, gut-loaded dubia nymphs, with crickets, mealworms, and superworms for variety.
Supplements - Repashy Calcium Plus, every day (recommended by breeder)
Watering - Misting the cage at least 3-4 times a day till everything is coated.
Fecal Description - Poops regularly. I suspect he isn't drinking as much as he should, though, as I see semi-orange urates often.
Cage Type - I'm using the mesh reptarium from LLLReptile, about 17"x17"x30". The back and sides of the cage are covered in vinyl to hold in moisture, with 4-5" exposed at the top for ventilation. In the next two months or so I suspect he'll need a larger cage.
Lighting - Reptiglo 5.0 UVB tube light and Repti Basking Spot Lamp, 50w. On from 8 AM - 8 PM.
Temperature - Range is about 90-70 degrees F. At night it gets as low as 65.
Humidity - It's been between 40%-70% at different times. I run a dripper for 2-3 hours every day.
Plants - Pothos & Ficus
Placement - The cage is against a wall in the middle of the room - there are no vents or windows immediately next to it. The top of the cage is about 5'8" above the floor.
Location - Los Angeles, CA
Current Problem - His left eye turret has consistently been smaller than the right, and the eye lid droopy. This seems to come and go; right after shedding or having the saline dripped into his eye it sometimes seems to improve, but never for long.