scratching his eye and closing

[kev barton]

hi

my chameleon is scratching his eye quite a lot on leaves and branches he then closes his other eye for around 5/6 secs. i think he is starting to shed his skin, would this cause him to do this or could it be something else?

 

[kev barton]

Cage Info:
Cage Type - AX22 Vavarium
Lighting - Lucky Reptile Bright Sun UV Jungle
Temperature - 85-95 in basking and 70-80 at bottom
Humidity - i spray the vavarium twice a day, but i don't have anything to measure this
Plants - benamin fig and some plastic
Location - it has 4 air vents in back and is positioned on a table so the top of the cage is around 6ft high

Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - veiled, male and 3 days
Handling - i have not handled yet as want to make him settled first
Feeding - locusts and crickets i put around 6/7 twice a day. i am gut loading with carrots and gut load formula.
Supplements - nutrobal and calypso
Watering - i mist 2/3 times a day and he drinks the water from him and leaves
Fecal Description - pale clean green occassional darker spots but only rarely
he has not been tested for parasites
History - only had 3 days
Current Problem - scratches his eye on leaves and branches and then closes eyes for long spells

 

[chameleon97]

mine did this too. it went away soon. she might b trying to shed skin on/around eyes.
boost up humidity and get a hydrometer. if it persists, tell us.

 

[beeze]

Be sure to give her some nice long very warm mistings.

 

[kev barton]

ok any tips on humidity, i spray water in 2/3 times a day
should the water be warm?

what can i get to monitor humidity, i do have 2 thermoeters

 

[BMXICAN]

ok any tips on humidity, i spray water in 2/3 times a day
should the water be warm?

what can i get to monitor humidity, i do have 2 thermoeters

In my experience, warm water is way better. Even my chams that don't like to be sprayed let me spray them if I usa hot water. When the water mists, it cools so don't worry about using hot water. Just not boiling...

My chams always rub their eyes when they first start to shed, or shed around the face. Hope this helps.