panther chameleon temporal gland infection?

[floydsmom]

I know that there are problems with Jackson's chameleons getting temporal gland infections but do panther chameleons ever get them?

Chameleon Info:

• Your Chameleon - Male 3 year old panther, been in my care for just under 3 years
• Handling - daily to take him outside for sun time
• Feeding - mainly crickets and black soldier fly larvae. Occasional hornworms, silkworms and butterworms. Crickets are gutloaded with Repashy's superload, bee pollen and veggies such as dandelion greens and papaya etc
• Supplements - calcium no d3/phosphorus almost every feeding. currently getting sun daily so no d3 but in the colder seasons calcium with d3 twice a month. Herpitive multivitamin twice a month.
• Watering - Water is monsoon set to go off for 120 seconds every 3 hours. Big dripper drips into a watercup in the bottom of his plant for several hours a day (about 6 cups of water)
• Fecal Description - Negative for parasites, normal solid and healthy
• History - No previous injuries or problems.

Cage Info:

• Cage Type - XL reptibreeze
• Lighting - Reptisun 5.0 and incandescent light bulb on timer for 6:30AM-8:30PM
• Temperature - 85-75 measured with infrared heat gun drops to about 76 in my room at night
• Humidity - humidity between 60-80 percent using little humidity gauge thing
• Plants - Two pothos and two hibiscuses
• Placement - In my bedroom, minimal traffic not near any vent or window. No other people living here and no dogs/free roaming pets
• Location - London ontario canada

Current Problem - When I went to put my chameleon in his outdoor enclosure I noticed something in the corner of his mouth. It almost looks like ear wax. He is acting completely normal otherwise.

 

[Decadancin]

The temporal gland is prone to infection because I believe it is a "scent" gland of sorts that basically excretes decaying matter. I'm not 100% sure if panthers have them. (I'm no authority on this. BTW) Baytril can often be prescribed, but it doesn't always work due to the types of bacteria that can cause the issue, but I would get a sensitivity culture done by a vet to get the best course of action and medicine type. Hope this helps a bit.

 

[Carlton]

IMHO, the gland area itself doesn't look infected, but there is a buildup of what may be the material the gland produces (don't know what that's called). You may well be able to remove this material with a wet Q tip. I recall there was a very interesting thread about the so-called "temporal gland" in chams recently but I couldn't find it. Ferret...was it from you?