Veiled female eye problem

[Soponarradu]

Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Veled, female, bought from petstore 5 days ago, age unknown
Handling - daily
Feeding - meal worms, crickets, about 7 in the morning and 7 in the evening
Supplements - dusting once every 3 days with sera reptimineral, and with calcium once every 2 days or so.
Watering - waterfall, amd hand misting 2 or 3 times a day, yes she drinks daily.
Fecal Description -white part a bit dripy and dark browm-black part hard. hasnt been tested due to lack of exotic pets vet in my county.
History - 0

Cage Info:
Cage Type - Combo cage, top is screen, some ventilation holes in front, i keep the front open all the time, dimensions 18”18”18”.
Lighting - repti glo 5.0 bulb for uvb ,and a heat bulb from exoterra, 12 hours a day usage.
Temperature - 80 at cage floor and 87-88 at basking branch , measure with thermometer
Humidity - about 50-60%, with hiromether
Plants - yes a midget fern
Placement - cage in corner of the room on a desk. at aprox 1.7 meters.
Location - North west of Romania, temperate climate, worm summers and freezing winters.

Current Problem - i noticed after i bought her that she has a swelling on the left eyelid, and some dead skin bumps on an ankle, a pad and on tail.
I attached some pictures. Does anyone know what is wrong with her?

thanks for reading,
Radu Soponar

 

[Kmw]

I don't know much about the bumps, but the eye looks alot like my rescue veiled when we brought him home. Took him into the vet and she gave us some antibiotics to use if we felt we needed it, other than that she said it was probably nothing serious and his eye swelling did go away on its own. I made sure to mist him good though, and directly at him so he got every chance he could to clean out his eyes himself.

Sounds like you have her in a glass tank, it would probably be best to have a full screen enclosure.

i don't know what supplements you are using, the calcium sounds about right as long as it's plain calcium with absolutely NO d3. The other one sounds like a multivitamin and that could be over doing it. Here's a helpful post I just found though: https://www.chameleonforums.com/supplement-schedule-77659/#post732188

Mealworms also aren't recommended as a everyday feeder, only given very seldomly.

And I don't know what a midget fern is, I googled it to try and find out if it was okay or what it's scientific name was and one of the top results had something to do with midget strippers.

 

[Soponarradu]

thanks for the reply and advices!

well its a normal looking fern, but doesnt grow big, only about 30-40 cm, i dont know its scientific name either but i found a lot of ferns that are suitable for terarriums with reptles on a list.

i use some anti infection eyedrops on the eye , hope it goes away, regarding the bumps, i”ll put some better photos maybe someone knows if they are a concern or no.

have a nice day,
Soponar Radu

 

[Alexl]

I would definitely go to a vet with this chameleon due to his ankle. Looks like an old shed strangulating the foot. Maybe it's already an fungus or bacteria infected wound beneath the old skin.

 

[Soponarradu]

I would have visited the vet from starters, but as I said before, we do not a have vets who know about reptiles in my area...thats the big issue...
Another question is if she has an early stage of MBD , thats what others said to me on another forum, after seeing the pictures.

 

[Alexl]

Does she always keep her mouth a bit open? And does she often lay on the branches like she does in your first picture?

If your reptile vet isn't near, you need to drive further away. Sorry, but that's just our responsibility: If we want to keep chameleons, we'll need to assure proper health care, too. Would even be an (worse) option to ask your vet to call an experienced reptile vet. I'm sure you'll find those in Romania, too.

There are some things to chance about your cage, too. Chameleons don't need waterfalls, but they can become sick from stuffy air and a high bacterial pressure. Chameleons need very well ventilated cages, e.g. screen cages. Only a screen top and some holes in the front will not suffice to keep a chameleon successfully. About the food: You feed too much, mealworms are really little fat bombs. And even a non-reptile-vet can do a fecal from a chameleon (or you can send the fecal to an experienced vet). You could begin changing the cage setup while solving the vet problem.

 

[Soponarradu]

She doesnt always keeps it open, but for a day now she keeps it open almost all the time... is this a symptom to something too?
Yes she lays on the branches when shes staying still.
Regarding the vet problem, i am currently searching for a vet who sees reptiles like turtles or iguanas, and tomorrow il go to them...hopefully