What is this on the top of my chameleons mouth and how do I prevent it?

[Paulinuh]

So I'm curious as to what this is I'm thinking he's scratching up against the mesh but every time I check up on him he's no where near the screen. Can anyone help me out on how to prevent it please?
I posted a picture of him and his enclosure as well.
(He's dark from me handling him, he's usually a lighter green)

 

[Millz&Jukka]

I'm not sure sorry <3

 

[jajeanpierre]

It is a smooth pearly grey?

Your picture isn't very clear but it looks like a healed face rub to me.

Here's a picture of a really awful face rub injury in the process of healing. You can see the scar tissue forming on the outside of the wound. The second picture shows the wound healed two months later. (This was a newly imported wild caught.)

Does it look like that? Can you send a better close up picture?

 

[Paulinuh]

It is a smooth pearly grey?

Your picture isn't very clear but it looks like a healed face rub to me.

Here's a picture of a really awful face rub injury in the process of healing. You can see the scar tissue forming on the outside of the wound. The second picture shows the wound healed two months later. (This was a newly imported wild caught.)

Does it look like that? Can you send a better close up picture?
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Yes its smooth, white and pearly. I tried getting a decent picture hopefully this is better. He wouldn't sit still and hates the camera

 

[jajeanpierre]

That looks like scar tissue from a healed wound. I can't be 100% sure based only on a photo, but I am pretty confident that is what it is. If that's what it is, just ignore it and hope that eventually it shrinks down in size and becomes smaller.

My guess is that you just didn't notice it when you first got him. Sometimes the injuries don't show up until after a shed or after something flakes off the injury. From what I can see, it is completely healed and of no consequence.

Here's another picture of a really horrendous (healing) face rub of a recent wild caught to give you a reference. By the way, none of these animals were treated by a vet even though I consulted with vets about their injuries--they healed themselves.

 

[jajeanpierre]

Yes its smooth, white and pearly. I tried getting a decent picture hopefully this is better. He wouldn't sit still and hates the camera

One other thing is that he might be a little dehydrated. He just has that tight dry look to his skin.

Try and get a good close up picture. It isn't the end of the world to hold him and get someone else to take some good in focus shots. It also is a good way to keep an accurate record of the progression of it.

 

[Paulinuh]

One other thing is that he might be a little dehydrated. He just has that tight dry look to his skin.

Try and get a good close up picture. It isn't the end of the world to hold him and get someone else to take some good in focus shots. It also is a good way to keep an accurate record of the progression of it.

Well I don't have anyone to help me out with taking the picture. But I will once I can get a helping hand. But if I could get your opinion on him here's a better picture of his body does he look super dehydrated? I mist about 3 to 4 times a day and also have a dripper for him. If you can give me some tips I would appreciate it. (I'm a first time chameleon owner)

 

[jajeanpierre]

Use live plants, lots and lots of foliage. Mist more often and for longer. I have an automatic misting system and think it is an important piece of equipment even for a single veiled. If you go that route, spend the extra money and buy one that won't be destroyed if you run it dry, which you will. I have MistKing. Hope that helps.