Part of Head Enlarged?

[Chameleon Loco]

I just noticed this in my chameleon near his face is kind of swollen or puffed up in a spot of both sides of his face I dont know what it is.

 

[Ace]

WOAH!!!! that casque is huge, do you feed your veiled alot? if you overfeed the fat deposits go to their cask and too much, they bulge out like that, if its going to the cheecks i think you are overfeeding is my guess, they should feel soft

if they feel hard could be a grouth?

 

[Chameleon Loco]

Yes the bulge feels soft

I will cut back on feeding then

 

[Ace]

no worries dude, it will take along time before the casque goes down, feeding every other day is fine, maybe even every 2 days lol

 

[Chameleon Loco]

Thanks for the help

His old feeding scheduele was every other day. Looks like he is going to miss out on alot of the Goliath worms I just bought.

 

[Ace]

LOL well if you have other pets to feed the worms it be best, but if he is your only cham, why waste expensive worms

 

[Solid Snake]

I have no veiled experience, but I agree. He looks a little "husky" all over.
Get him some exercise!
I would say every couple of days on the feeding for a while sounds good. Its not going to hurt him.

 

[camimom]

My male veiled is a year old, and he only eats every other day to every two days.

By his choice.

But some chams, can and do pig out, so I would just cut his food back.

 

[Kodos2150]

his eyes seem puffy to me... what do you gutload your feeders with?

 

[Chameleon Loco]

I gut load

my crickets with romaine lettuce apples oranges and carrots
my superworms with oatmeal and apples
and I gutload my dubias with oatmeal apples oranges carrots and mixed greens
What could the puffy eyes mean?

 

[camimom]

the puffy eyes could be a lack of/overage of a vitamin.

what do you supplement with?

 

[Chameleon Loco]

I use

zoo med repti vite without d3 for vitamins
rep cal without d3 for calcium
zoo med repti cal with d3
zoo med repti vite with d3

 

[camimom]

zoo med repti vite without d3 for vitamins
rep cal without d3 for calcium
zoo med repti cal with d3
zoo med repti vite with d3

Ok i think you are over supplementing, which could be causing the eye puffys.

do the calcium without d3 for every feeding,
ONE calcium with d3 for twice a month.
and one multivitmain for twice a month.

 

[Chameleon Loco]

Got it

I dont use the last two very much though

 

[Dean Pulcini]

Over supplementation or fat deposits relax on the vitamins for a few weeks and increase water intake.

 

[justjumpit621]

I picture an Arnold Schwarzenegger voice with him "Hasta La Vista, Baby"

 

[Chameleon Loco]

Update

His puffy eyes seem to have gone down a little about how long should they take to go away? Also i heard that puffy eyes are a sign of uri is that true?