withersshila
New Member
Okay y'all, here goes.
I'm a first time chameleon owner. I've got a male veiled chameleon that I believe is about 6 months old; I've had him since mid February. He's got a decent sized vertical open enclosure, as in it's sort of mesh-ish? That's a terrible explanation but point is it's got lots of circulation of air, which I know he needs.
The back wall is mostly fake plants, some longer than others for optimal climbing and such. He also has quite a few branches and vines and he seems to enjoy them.
I'm feeding him medium sized crickets, dusted with calcium with D3. The crickets eat Flukers (which today I've learned should be fresh fruit and veggies and will be added to their diet asap; I'm learning I swear).
There is substrate at the bottom. Just a solid green one, primarily for cleaning purposes.
He's watered via a plastic cup with a hole in the bottom. ie, a drip system. He seems to love it and I know he's drinking, I can see recent feces and urates.
He has a UVB light and a regular day time light. His UVB is on for the better portion of 10 hours, sometimes 12. Unsure how hot it gets under the actual lamp but the rest of the cage is typically 71 or 72, so I imagine the lamp is getting almost 80 if not, at it's hottest. He typically basks around 4 inches under it, directly.
No lamps are on an night. His enclosure is approximately 67 degrees at night, give or take. Humidity is at about 60%.
His grip is tight. His tail curls accordingly. I've seen him eat, and drink.
He's moving plenty and such.
But his eye is weird.
Like it seems to be rolling but without the socket. And it looks slightly sunken in.
And I'm very very concerned.
Any ideas?
I'm a first time chameleon owner. I've got a male veiled chameleon that I believe is about 6 months old; I've had him since mid February. He's got a decent sized vertical open enclosure, as in it's sort of mesh-ish? That's a terrible explanation but point is it's got lots of circulation of air, which I know he needs.
The back wall is mostly fake plants, some longer than others for optimal climbing and such. He also has quite a few branches and vines and he seems to enjoy them.
I'm feeding him medium sized crickets, dusted with calcium with D3. The crickets eat Flukers (which today I've learned should be fresh fruit and veggies and will be added to their diet asap; I'm learning I swear).
There is substrate at the bottom. Just a solid green one, primarily for cleaning purposes.
He's watered via a plastic cup with a hole in the bottom. ie, a drip system. He seems to love it and I know he's drinking, I can see recent feces and urates.
He has a UVB light and a regular day time light. His UVB is on for the better portion of 10 hours, sometimes 12. Unsure how hot it gets under the actual lamp but the rest of the cage is typically 71 or 72, so I imagine the lamp is getting almost 80 if not, at it's hottest. He typically basks around 4 inches under it, directly.
No lamps are on an night. His enclosure is approximately 67 degrees at night, give or take. Humidity is at about 60%.
His grip is tight. His tail curls accordingly. I've seen him eat, and drink.
He's moving plenty and such.
But his eye is weird.
Like it seems to be rolling but without the socket. And it looks slightly sunken in.
And I'm very very concerned.
Any ideas?
