Please help!

[buddah]

Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?Panther. Male. 10-11months
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?every other day.
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?Crickets, locusts. as much as he can eat in 15 mins. every other day. gut loaded on bug grub and carrots.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?cali dust. calcium + d3 exo terra multi vit. cali dust every day. + d3 on sat swicthed between multi vit every weekend.
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? drinks from bottle when dripped in front of him. 4 times a day. yes.
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? slightly huey. no
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. no

Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? its mesh. 48" high x 36" x 24" deep
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? 100watt basking bulb. arcdica 5.0 uvb strip bulb.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)?basking spot is 29c-33c overall tank temp. 22c-27c Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? night temp. 18c. i use digital thermometer
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? from 40% to 80% after spraying. i use a water sprayer. hydrometer
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? plam plant and umbrella plant.
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? near a radiator. not drafts or windows near.
Location - Where are you geographically located?Devon UK

YESTERDAY:
My problem. for the last few days my cham has had a swollen tongue, it basically falls out of his mouth when he trys to eat and then he struggles to get it back in. hes finding it super hard to eat. and he cannot shoot his tongue, it seems to heavy for him to it just falls. he hasnt drank anything in a day or 2 either, not that ive seen anyway! i know everyone will say VET ASAP. but dont worry. hes there right now. when she had a look at him she said something about seeing a blister on his tongue? do chams get this? but shes got to put him under antithetic to have a good look in his mouth and give it a clean and any other treatment he needs. i would like to know if anyone has a problem like this and if it got better? quite worried about the poor guy cheers for any replies!

TODAY: he seems worse! im pretty sure hes swallowed his tongue twice. and now has a sticky/gummy built up in the sides of his mouth??? his tongue is also stilll very swallowen.

 

[Psychobunny]

Sorry to hear about your sick cham

As he is getting worse, did you take him back to vet yet?

Sounds more like a toxin injested by accedent then a parasite

What's the latest with your cham now?

 

[buddah]

Sorry to hear about your sick cham

As he is getting worse, did you take him back to vet yet?

Sounds more like a toxin injested by accedent then a parasite

What's the latest with your cham now?

havent taken him back yet. but going to see how he is tomorrow. hes seemed to of clammed down now and is under is basking spot.

toxin injested? what could that be??

the first problem was his tongue was very swollen and he couldnt shoot it so he couldnt eat properly it was just falling out of his mouth.

 

[camimom]

what bugs has he eaten recently?
has he gone outside at all?
what plants do you have?

 

[buddah]

what bugs has he eaten recently?
has he gone outside at all?
what plants do you have?

hes had only a few crickets before it swelled up.
no its to cold outside.
i have a plam plant and umbrella plant.

this situation is getting worse! really need advice! im think im going to call the vet again because he keeps swallowing his tongue! hes done it like 3 times in a hour im hesitating calling my local vet because i dont know how much experience she has with chameleons but having him back for 24hours and the situation has gone from bad to fatal the closest reptile specialist to me is 2 hours away. so the vet i used has some experience because of the wildlife park around the area.she treats the reptiles. i just dont know what to do

 

[camimom]

you need a vet.
if its getting worse... we cant fix much.

 

[Olimpia]

If he is swallowing it then there's nothing left to do, the tongue will need to be amputated. Just the stomach acid will keep making the tongue worse and worse, that's why it keeps looking worse.

I had a veiled that swallowed her tongue once, kept doing it, and it was amputated the next day because there was nothing left to do. She lived another 8-9 months and other tongue-less chameleons have gone on to live for years.