Orange/Rust color on my chams eyelids?

[Bracken76]

I noticed today on my chameleon, that around the top part of his eyelids, closest to his head, it appears to have an orange or rust color to it. Also at the edges of his mouth he has from time to time an orange color. He just said for the first time since I have had him, which is now a month, so I thought maybe the colors around the edges of his mouth are just him coming into his colors. Please let me know if there's any information needed to help answer any questions. Thank you.

 

[jpowell86]

What species is it?

Pictures would make answering your question much easier.

 

[Bracken76]

What species is it?

Pictures would make answering your question much easier.

He's a veiled chameleon . I will try and get some pictures when I get home. I'm not promising a helpful shot due to the colors' location. it's only visible when he looks down really.....

 

[Bracken76]

Here is a pretty good shot. I hope this helps.

 

[Bracken76]

Here is one showing the color around the edge of his mouth...

 

[serenaj25]

his eyes seem somewhat sunken and i've never seen anything like this. maybe you should take him to the vet before the signs get worse. hope this helps and best of luck to you and your cham

 

[jajeanpierre]

I noticed today on my chameleon, that around the top part of his eyelids, closest to his head, it appears to have an orange or rust color to it. Also at the edges of his mouth he has from time to time an orange color. He just said for the first time since I have had him, which is now a month, so I thought maybe the colors around the edges of his mouth are just him coming into his colors. Please let me know if there's any information needed to help answer any questions. Thank you.

Those look like pretty normal colors for a veiled. How old is he? They go through a really "muddy" stage as they reach young adulthood.

I can't tell by your pictures whether his eyes are sunken in or not, but the dry-looking skin and dull colors suggest maybe he needs a boost of fluids (lots of misting several times a day and live plants) or improvements in your husbandry.

Where did you get him from? I would be suspect of his nutrition and care before he came to you so would take extra special care to get everything perfect now just to be sure.

 

[Decadancin]

Doesn't look like anything wrong with the colors from those pics.

 

[Bracken76]

Those look like pretty normal colors for a veiled. How old is he? They go through a really "muddy" stage as they reach young adulthood.

I can't tell by your pictures whether his eyes are sunken in or not, but the dry-looking skin and dull colors suggest maybe he needs a boost of fluids (lots of misting several times a day and live plants) or improvements in your husbandry.

Where did you get him from? I would be suspect of his nutrition and care before he came to you so would take extra special care to get everything perfect now just to be sure.

I'm not sure how old he truly is. He was pretty small when I got him from the pet store , and that was a month ago.

I have an automatic mister that is set to go for 15 secs, every hour. I don't have any real plants, just fake ones hanging. I was hoping he was getting water from the "plants" after they were being misted, or even the drops of water from the mister nozzle.

Up until now he didn't show any signs of dehydration. He's been active, colors have been vibrant, he's been eating well. but the colors above his eyes gave me concerns, so I bought a dipper yesterday. He was watching me install it, and when I was finished, he started "shooting" with his tongue, the drops of water from where he was lol.

 

[Chameleomom]

Just letting you know the fake plants dry out really quickly. Try and get you one or two real plants (pothos is a great choice)...as they hold the water droplets and help with humidity

 

[jajeanpierre]

I don't think a veiled is going to be really happy with 15 seconds of misting every hour. I think he would much rather have a few minutes once or twice a day.

Try to get a real plant. My local Home Depot sells big pothos for $15. They hold the moisture for a longer time because they are alive and breathing, so the air around the plant is much more humid than it would be with fake plants.

 

[Bracken76]

I don't think a veiled is going to be really happy with 15 seconds of misting every hour. I think he would much rather have a few minutes once or twice a day.

Try to get a real plant. My local Home Depot sells big pothos for $15. They hold the moisture for a longer time because they are alive and breathing, so the air around the plant is much more humid than it would be with fake plants.

Thanks for the advice. I am curious about my enclosure though. I am considering getting an Exo Terra rainforest terrarium. They have that ventilation coming in from the front of the terrarium and a mesh top. The rest is glass. It's kind of difficult to keep the humidity up in my current enclosure. That's the reason for such frequent misting. Do you think a real plant would be the most cost-effective way to help keep up humidity in my mess and closure?