Hello,
I recently got a Rainbow Jackson Chameleon. A good friend of mine at a reptile store I've been going to forever got him from the breeder. This process took basically a whole day so he spent one night at the store. When I picked him up this past Sunday he did look very stressed. He seemed to have one closed eye at the time but he would open and close it. I figured this may be related to stress, as he was very dark and I figured the transportation from the breeder would cause stress. Now its been about half a week. He definitely seems to be doing much better. he's very active in the afternoons, and while I haven't observed him eating I have seen a few decent sized poops in the enclosure that I have spot cleaned out. Even with all this he still has the one right eye shut or squinted. My main question is really at what point should I become concerned and take him to a vet? I've read online that there's a number of different reason that could cause this, those being vitamin a deficiency, some kind of irritation, poor husbandry, or at worst an eye infection. Here's a little about my setup to clarify things (although he's only been with me a few days):
Bioactive (cycled 6 months prior to getting him)
2 x 2 x 4 Reptibreeze
duel mist kings on top (goes off 3x a day with the morning and evening ones being a bit longer)
Jungle Dawn LED Bar
Arcadia t5 6% shade dweller raised 2.5 inches off top screen
Deep heat projector for basking with a thermostat to keep it at 85
Plants (umbrella tree, small ficus, pothos, purple waffle plant)
Using Arcadia Earth pro a and repashy multivitamin to dust feeders (crickets and superworms)
Home made dripper
Feeding station
If there's anything further i can try to provide info. I did my best to do my research before getting him, but I'm not sure if I'm just being paranoid or if there is an issue that needs attached a few pictures to try and help, and any advice would be very welcome. professional care. I've
I recently got a Rainbow Jackson Chameleon. A good friend of mine at a reptile store I've been going to forever got him from the breeder. This process took basically a whole day so he spent one night at the store. When I picked him up this past Sunday he did look very stressed. He seemed to have one closed eye at the time but he would open and close it. I figured this may be related to stress, as he was very dark and I figured the transportation from the breeder would cause stress. Now its been about half a week. He definitely seems to be doing much better. he's very active in the afternoons, and while I haven't observed him eating I have seen a few decent sized poops in the enclosure that I have spot cleaned out. Even with all this he still has the one right eye shut or squinted. My main question is really at what point should I become concerned and take him to a vet? I've read online that there's a number of different reason that could cause this, those being vitamin a deficiency, some kind of irritation, poor husbandry, or at worst an eye infection. Here's a little about my setup to clarify things (although he's only been with me a few days):
Bioactive (cycled 6 months prior to getting him)
2 x 2 x 4 Reptibreeze
duel mist kings on top (goes off 3x a day with the morning and evening ones being a bit longer)
Jungle Dawn LED Bar
Arcadia t5 6% shade dweller raised 2.5 inches off top screen
Deep heat projector for basking with a thermostat to keep it at 85
Plants (umbrella tree, small ficus, pothos, purple waffle plant)
Using Arcadia Earth pro a and repashy multivitamin to dust feeders (crickets and superworms)
Home made dripper
Feeding station
If there's anything further i can try to provide info. I did my best to do my research before getting him, but I'm not sure if I'm just being paranoid or if there is an issue that needs attached a few pictures to try and help, and any advice would be very welcome. professional care. I've
