one eye wont open

[aarondm]

One of my Melleri's eyes wont open, any idea how to help my big friend out??

 

[SRTtoZ]

Warm shower.

 

[chameleon97]

Is your UVB light a tube or a coil?

 

[Syn]

Let's make this simple. Instead of having more people ask questions, why not just fill this out?

Cage Info:

• Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
• Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
• Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
• Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
• Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
• Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor?
• Location - Where are you geographically located?

Chameleon Info:

• Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
• Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
• Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
• Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
• Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
• Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
• History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
• Current Problem - The current problem that you are concerned about.

Pictures are helpful

 

[aarondm]

Let's make this simple. Instead of having more people ask questions, why not just fill this out?

Cage Info:

• Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
• Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
• Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
• Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
• Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
• Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor?
• Location - Where are you geographically located?

Chameleon Info:

• Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
• Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
• Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
• Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
• Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
• Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
• History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
• Current Problem - The current problem that you are concerned about.

Pictures are helpful

I just picked him up at the Tinley Park show a week ago. I'm in Mn and I have a prefab screened enclosure about 3'x18"x18" but have him in a room with my ball pythons on a 6 ft. schefflera with a misting system. The room is 83 during the day and 73 at night. Humidity is about 60% from a humidifier. The room gets very little traffic, i'm in there a few times a day. I have a 160w Exoterra Solar Glo lamp about 18" above the top of the Shefflera, set on a 12/12 schedule. Since I just got him home I am not handling him much, every couple days i'll pick him up for a minute or two. I'm using repti-calcium to coat my crickets. I noticed that his eyes werent open for 24 hours so I took a closer look. one eye had a little booger in it so I was able to carefully get that out and now that eye is open. The other eye is still closed and I cant see any booger/obstruction in it. Thanks for any help. He is a Melleri about 18 in. long

 

[Julirs]

How are you watering? Mellers-especially the wild caughts like you get at the shows-need a ton of water initially to get them hydrated-and that is why the shower was suggested.

 

[aarondm]

I spray him and the plant about 4 times a day

 

[aarondm]

Let's make this simple. Instead of having more people ask questions, why not just fill this out?

Cage Info:

• Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
• Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
• Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
• Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
• Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
• Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor?
• Location - Where are you geographically located?

Chameleon Info:

• Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
• Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
• Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
• Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
• Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
• Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
• History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
• Current Problem - The current problem that you are concerned about.

Pictures are helpful

I just picked him up at the Tinley Park show a week ago. I'm in Mn and I have a prefab screened enclosure about 3'x18"x18" but have him in a room with my ball pythons on a 6 ft. schefflera with a misting system. The room is 83 during the day and 73 at night. Humidity is about 60% from a humidifier. The room gets very little traffic, i'm in there a few times a day. I have a 160w Exoterra Solar Glo lamp about 18" above the top of the Shefflera, set on a 12/12 schedule. Since I just got him home I am not handling him much, every couple days i'll pick him up for a minute or two. I'm using repti-calcium to coat my crickets. I noticed that his eyes werent open for 24 hours so I took a closer look. one eye had a little booger in it so I was able to carefully get that out and now that eye is open. The other eye is still closed and I cant see any booger/obstruction in it. Thanks for any help.

 

[Lovereps]

I wonder if the 160w Exoterra Solar Glo is the cause of the problem.
If it emits too much UVB for a cham, perhaps?
I also suspect that his cage is way too hot.
If your room temp is 83, how hot is it inside his cage?

To quote briefly from MelleriDiscovery.com

Comfort Day range: ambient 65°F to 80°F
Night range: 70°F down to 50°F
Heat spotlight only: 80-90°F
Heat stress is observed when the ambient temperature reaches 83-90°F

You may wish to check-out Melleri Discovery for Melleri-specific info:
http://www.melleridiscovery.com/index.html

 

[aarondm]

Thanks, I'll lower those ambient temps. He's not in a cage for now tho, I have him in a 6 ft. schefflera

 

[bradmeyer57]

I rescued a panther and one oif his eyes was always shut and has some crusty stuff around the edges i used a surynge with warm water and did the best i could to wash the eye out then put him in the shower for 20 minutes ever dayand in 4 or 5 days the problem was gone. Not saying it s a definate solugton but its worth a shot

 

[Affordable Exotics]

big guy.....

The Mellers definately like a more montane cooler atmoshere......vitamin A is a big cause of eye problems in big chams...they are born with plenty,but it is depleted as they grow.The big chams grow fast and use much more.The wild caught/farmed animals are not properly fed when being held for shipping and not for a short while after recieved here. Its something he will adapt to unfortunetly.....if it was a lighting issue it would be both eyes and would show some stress signs of sleeping alot. Just gonna guess,is it the left eye? They do like it rather dark in the inclosure....

Jonathan Jones