Please help urgent!!!!!

[OldChamKeeper]

Yes, I am aware, but the crotons only seem to be an issue when chameleons eat vegetation. Tricky, being a Jackson chameleon, never eats vegetation. Never bites on the leaves, only drinks water off of them. But after this incident, just to be safe, I am going to look into getting a better plant for him.

I have seen Jacksons take the rare bite out of a plant. So for what's that worth there it is.

I asked if maybe he got bit by a spider due to a few things... it happened at night (when most spider bites happen)...and his behavior.

Your picture is not the greatest, no biggy since perfection is not needed, however he looks downright sick in that picture (only if he should be awake) but I can't tell from the picture if those are sleeping colors. What time was the photo taken at since I want to know if he should be sleeping or if it was at a time he should be wide awake.


Make sure he stays hydrated at the least and check his body over for any visible swellings. If it was not a spider, and if that picture is NOT a picture of him sleeping, then I'd say he ate something he shouldn't.

 

[gofroggy08]

My Cham did something similar to this a while back. In my case it ended up being a hermit crab escaped and climbed the side of the tank scaring Paco in his sleep. He was sleeping high so he fell and caught himself on leaves then ran around panicked. He went back to sleep shortly after we took him out to check on him then put him back. Not sure if it helps I hope your Cham is ok.

 

[SilverWolf]

Well like I said I will be switching plants soon. I don't think he got bit by a spider. There are no signs of that but I will take a closer look. No swelling.

I know in that photograph he doesn't look very good, I agree he looks sick. But about an hour afterwards (this was around 12 - 2 AM, when he is normally sleeping) he was back to his actual sleeping colors, for certain. Just a very light, pale brown color, like he always is when he sleeps. Either way, he woke up in the morning, starting climbing around and drinking.

He is also shedding, and it seems to be going well. I think he'll be finished today. Here is a picture right before he started shedding today.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/att...401467142-disorientation-tricky-day-53-1-.jpg

 

[kinyonga]

One more bought on plants...just because he chameleon doesn't eat them doesn't mean the insects don't...so if you're free ranging the insects its important to think about it.

 

[Camsofcali]

Glad he's doing better.. Jackson's LOVE flies so those blue bottles will come in handy

 

[sharp229]

Glad to hear he's doing well. He looks good in that picture.

 

[SilverWolf]

@Kinyonga

Yes that is a good point. I keep that in mind. I only free range his insects with supervision, and never leave them unattended in the enclosure. So I wait and make sure he eats them. If he does't, I usually can grab them and put them back with the rest of the crickets for the next feeding. He eats by being hand fed or out of a feeding cup otherwise.

Nevertheless…as I've said before, I am going to get a new plant. Any recommendations that would work best for him?