Umbilical cord?

[VerteX]

Hello everybody,

I don't think this is a health problem but please have a look at this. I believe he has an undried part of his umbilical cord still attached to him. I very gently tried to push it off to the side with a cotton swab but it stayed. He did not seem to be in pain when I tried that. It has a consistency of a mole that is raised 1-2 millimeters.

Here are two pictures from different angles. Please click on the pictures to see them in full resolution.

What do you think?

 

[kinyonga]

It should fall off on its own. I don't recommend trying to help it fall off.
How old is the chameleon?

 

[VerteX]

He's 6.5 weeks old.

 

[cowchick]

Umbilical cord is something that helps the little guys feed when attached to the mother....I'm new to reptiles...but anything born in an egg should not have an umbilical cord...so unless I'm missing something...any chance this could be a hernia? Do lizards get hernias?

 

[boothy]

cowgirl
Umbilical cord is something that helps the little guys feed when attached to the motherI'm new to reptiles...but anything born in an egg should not have an umbilical cord

Cowgirl i think you need to do some more reasearch , the umbilical cord is attached to the baby but not attached to the mother, how can that be when its in a egg? and you said "anything born in a egg shouldnt have a umbilical cord, not trying to be mean but the babies have a umbilical cord attached to its egg sac inseide the egg and that is what feeds the baby over the 6 or 9 month incubation time depending on what species of cham your doing, but im not tryin to be mean , i know you meant good but bad advice isnt the best advice to give, so go do some reasearch and jam that brian of your with as much knowlegde as possible

 

[VerteX]

Thank you for the constructive feedback bothy.

kinyonga: I've never seen umbilical cord piece stay this long. I guess his belly will have a little bump. We shall wait and see.

 

[cowchick]

Sorry I wasn't meaning to give advice, I was sort of more posing questions, Any information I have read hasn't resulted in findings of a lizard with an umbilical cord. Have you seen anything born from an egg with an umbilical cord? There are lots of pictures on the internet and in my University books depicting chickens...and they are attached to their yolksac through early stages of development, but as they prepare for hatching, the yolk sac absorbs into their abdomen. An umbilical cord is something that a live birth animal is attached to the mother's uterus and yes it is a means of feeding. But there is no such cord in a hatchling from an egg.

Most animals lose their umbilical cords within 48 hours. 6 weeks old shouldn't still have umbilical cord still attached to them...hence why I questioned if it was a hernia. I'm just trying to give the Vertex good feedback here, because I do have a background and University degree in Animal Science...so I know a few things!

 

[Jeweledchameleons]

Semantics aside, lets call it
"The direct extension of the developing chameleons circulatory system to it's embryonic food source".
Better known as TDEotDCCStiEFS. but personally i'll use "Umbilical cord" for laymans_speak

Don't worry,
This is more like a "belly button" for the kid
I had several with "cords attached" as they emerged from their eggs
after absorption of whatever yoke is left the cord dries and is separated
at this juncture. if you look closely you can see "the zipper" that will slowly envelop
that little "belly button plug"
as long as theirs no signs of infection (there isn't)
you'll continue to have a happy little chameleon.
but you're correct it's been quite some time
I would dab it with a little ointment to help it along.

you just might wanna name him outtie for the time being

 

[VerteX]

Thank you for your reply Jeweledchameleons. I can say that the bump has gotten a tad bit smaller or he grew up a little. I can easily relate him to myself as I have a little bump too but definitely not like his.