Something is in her eye!!

[MatthewTran]

I am not sure if something is in her eye, but she is keeping one eye closed and kind of pushing it in and out a few times... is something in her eye or is there a problem?

She has been doing this since last night. I have been misting the cage a lot today to help with her eye, and I also put the humidifier on.

Someone please help me


Your Chameleon - Veiled Chameleon, Female, About 8 weeks old, I've had her for 3 days.
Handling - I have not handled her.
Feeding - I am cup feeding with crickets always available, she eats about 8-10 a day.
Supplements - Repcal calcium and calcium d3 and minerall o. calcium everyday, cal d3 2x a month, minerall 2x month.
Watering - I mist several times a day for a few minutes with warm water and I haven't seen her drink
Fecal Description - I haven't seen any droppings
History - bought from tiki tiki reptiles at a reptile expo


Cage Info:

Cage Type - Screen cage 25x15x10
Lighting - zoomed powersun 100w raised above the cage
Temperature - The lower temperature of the cage is 70 degrees Fahrenheit and the basking temperature is about 85-90 degrees
Humidity - I am not sure about the humidity
Plants - Ficus tree
Placement - The cage is on my dresser almost 4 feet off the ground in my bedroom
Location - I live in las vegas, nv

 

[seanUTD]

Chams use water to clean their eyes.. so try putting her in the shower for a bit or mister her and getting her wet... either way see if water can clear it out... That is if it is in fact something in her eye... Senior members may have a different idea but thats what I would do just in case

 

[laurie]

I agree with the shower. I would lower her temp. It seems to me 90 is too hot for a baby. You can check JannB's blog on baby veileds.

 

[MatthewTran]

Okay, I will shower her right now.

Should I bring the whole plant into the shower? and direct the water to the wall?

Thanks

 

[Texas Ranger]

You can hold her or use a plant or stick. Really anything for her to stand on. Make it a indirect mist. At room temp. Dont point the water right at her. My chams love showers. Its good for this exact reason. Let her stay in for 15-20 minutes. If she can handle it.

 

[MatthewTran]

She is currently in the shower right now and I'm keeping a close eye on her.

She doesn't seem to like it, she is running away from the water with both of her eyes closed... I haven't seen her drink yet so hopefully she will in the shower.

I will update you all on how she does after the shower.

 

[Texas Ranger]

Ya some of our guys did that same thing it took a few short showers and then they are fine with it. I have 2 that will not drink in the shower.

 

[MatthewTran]

I took her out of the shower and let her get some sun from outside.

She fell asleep on her plant outside I then brought her in she was fine and ate a cricket and now she is closing her left eye again, i also saw her rub her eye on a branch... Maybe tomorrow I will have to shower her again until she can clear her eye

 

[Treyton]

Try covering two sides of her cage, mine had the same problem but in both eyes, i just covered two sides of her cage with a garbage bag ( on the outside ) to keep a little more humidity in and it seemed to help her eye alot. And i also used an eye dropper and would ri se her eyes with distilled water and she would drink from that too.

 

[kinyonga]

Some lights can cause eye problems. I don't know if the one you're using does or not.

 

[MatthewTran]

That's a good possibility too. Right now I'm using powersun, but I think next week I'm going to get the reptisun 5.0 and a 60 w basking bulb. If it is the light causing problems, is it reversible? Or has the damage already been done