Veiled chameleon weird spots

[DrRhymes]

Hi my 5 month old veiled chameleon had some weird dark spots on her face and hind legs on one side can anyone id this.

 

[okiroo]

fill out the how to ask for help. has she shed anytime soon? im trying rule out bruiseing but idk. mabey burns.

 

[DrRhymes]

veiled chameleon female 4-5 months old i have had her for 2
handling is minimal
i feed her every day 5-6 crickets with vitamins and calcium
i mist 2wice a day and have a repti fogger
her poop is brown with a white end

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i have a a florescent zoo med uv light and a heat bulb also zoo med i think 75wtts it is raised 5 in off the cage
the temp is 84ish and the bottom is around 74ish
it is 60% humidity of the day
i have an umbrella plant pothos and ficus
the cage is 4 feet of the ground in my room
i live in nor cal

 

[DrRhymes]

and im not quite sure if she has shed i have been gone for 3 weeks

 

[okiroo]

it could be shed that stuck*not likely* from what u say the light hasnt burned her. mabey she fell. is this only on one side of her body>?

 

[okiroo]

i found this for you. i dont know how helpful it will be https://www.chameleonforums.com/chameleon-black-spots-9853/

 

[DrRhymes]

yes and on herface in that thin line specificly is the worst

 

[DrRhymes]

its also not spreding though

 

[okiroo]

ok. im thinking she fell or is rubbing. watch her closely and c if u notice her rubbing. she could have shed and been itchy.

 

[okiroo]

if its not spreding than just observe her closely for a few days. if it starts to dissapear than i wuddnt worry about it. if it starts to spread and u dont notice her rubbing than id post again and show this post now.

 

[DrRhymes]

she did get suck once when i wasnt here and i believe she was thrashing around this could be the cause

 

[AESara]

I think they look like bruises. They can bruise quite easily, and the bruises usually go away quickly (in my experience, within a day or two, and even more often within hours). Keep an eye on her to make sure the marks go away.

The fact that they are all on the same side means that if they are bruises, she probably fell, so be sure to watch for excessive falling as well. If she falls often, it could be an early sign of MBD. I'm not saying that's a definite thing, just something to keep an eye on.

 

[DrRhymes]

Thank you i think i did see her fall actually from a weak leaf i thought it was not so high so i did not take much note and what else is there to prevent melibolic bone disease just for peace of mind

 

[okiroo]

are u supplamenting a gutloading? you need cal with d3 twice a mnth and without about 4 times a week (she looks a little older for everyday) and multies once a mnth. gutload crikets supers horns skilies ect with high cal foods. theres multiple forums about that.

 

[DrRhymes]

whenyou say feed criketsfood and minerals and vitamins then yes ill also use some multi vitamin dust sometimes

 

[okiroo]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v156/krynzpeaches/GS%20stuff/repcal.jpg the bottem 3 you need and they need to be dusted on the food you feed your cham. the food before that needs to eat food that will also be good for the cham.

 

[DrRhymes]

i havent been useing d3 like i should but thanks is the middle just calcium

 

[okiroo]

np at all! gr8 luck with your female! shes a beautiful girl

 

[AESara]

Right, you want calcium without D3 most feedings, calcium with D3 twice a month, and multivitamins twice a month (the amounts of calcium with D3 and multivitamin vary depending on your chameleon's needs).

Here are a couple of blogs that give very good information for gutloading:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blo...sphorus-ratios-common-good-gutload-foods.html
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/ferretinmyshoes/446-basics-gutloading.html

You want to give the feeder insects foods that have a lot of calcium before they are fed to the chameleon. If you aren't sure you understand something in one of the blogs, feel free to ask me (or the bloggers themselves) for verification.

In preventing MBD, it's also very important to make sure you have proper lighting. You need one light which puts off UVB and another for heat. The UVB is the one related to MBD. They need UVB, which they would usually get from the sun, in order to process calcium and keep their bones healthy. For UVB, most keepers here suggest either Reptisun or ReptiGlo 5.0 fluorescent tube lights because some past models of the spiral UVB bulbs have been found to harm chameleons' eyes. It is also very good for your chameleon to get occasional real sunlight if you can provide it. Remember that UVB will not travel through glass or plastic.

Edit: My apologies if you already knew all this, but I thought I would cover the bases.

 

[Eliot]

Hi my 5 month old veiled chameleon had some weird dark spots on her face and hind legs on one side can anyone id this.

u cant have chams to close to heat lamps that maybe that