What's Wrong??

[Bmaggio]

Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Reggie is a male veiled chameleon. This is day 3 in my care
Handling - He is handled everyday.
Feeding - Currently feeding crickets, he has had wax worms and superworms before. I've been feeding him 18-25 crickets everyday gut-loading crickets with "total bites". He eats them all.
Supplements - He is given Reptivite, ReptiCal with D3 once a week.
Watering - I have a misting system that comes on every hour and one minute.
Fecal Description - N/A on parisite testing. But his fecal matter seems normal, except there has been very "watery" white matter. I'm assuming thats from the water he has drank?
History - I worry he has had many pervious owners. I have been in contact with the past 2. I don't believe he was in good care... Bailey is his most recent owner. the other was Adam, I believe Adam wasn't very nice to him.. Bailey took him in to take care of him and get him away from Adam.

Cage Info:
Cage Type - ReptiBreeze screen cage, 16"x16"x30" (he has been in this cage since the past 2 owners) I've attached pictures, the temp and humidity in the pic is right after i finished the set up. just barley turned on the lights before i put reggie in there.
Lighting - UVB is Reptisun 5.0 Exo Terra Daytime heat lamp 60w. Both in double dome.
Temperature - basking is 80, lowest is 65. turns on at 7am off at 7pm
Humidity - 40% is the average, I have one live plant (pothos) and I have 3 sides of the cage covered with plastic wrap.
Plants - one pothos
Placement - very large closet. away from distractions. I feel he is very timid and skittish.
Location - Rock Springs, Wyoming

The gal I got him from (Bailey) took him to the vet on monday 1/23/17. because his right eye was full of puss. his left has a bump that has been there for over a month, the vet said he is very dehydrated. she wasn't worried about his left eye with the bump because is was soft. but she also said he isn't getting enough food, which seems weird considering she would feed him 18-25 crickets a day!.... I've been working on getting him hydrated. and cleaning out his right eye when it has puss coming out.

Current situation..... I don't know what to do.. or explain what happened... there is absolutely nothing in his cage that would have caused this.. and the sides of his veil is starting to do the same thing.

 

[Virgil1972]

What could have caused that is a burn and no the dead flesh is detaching from the live flesh. That is what I have seen happen to others with velieds that had a burned casque. I myself have no first hand experience with this and not an expert. Just something to think about.

 

[Bmaggio]

Thank you!

 

[Rapunzel's Pascal]

I am not an expert by all means either, but it does look like a possible burn to me also. How close is his basking bulb and temps? What did the vet prescribe for him?

 

[Bmaggio]

I called my vet. Cuz this just happened. It was closing hours. She wasn't sure what it was. I'm taking him in on Monday day. Because he doesn't act in pain. And is still eating and drinking and is just as active as before. His lights were pretty close to the top of his cage. Just had my husband build a taller stand for them

 

[Lathis]

That's a healing burn, happened before he came into your care. Definitely check your temperatures, but that was not your fault. Looks like he wasn't kept in the greatest conditions before - work with your vet and focus on getting him really well hydrated and treating the eye infections. Good luck with him.

 

[Bmaggio]

Is there anything I can apply to the wound other than what the vet says? And I've put a very small piece of medical tape to hold his veil on... is that okay? I just don't want him to get it hooked on anything and have it ripped off.

 

[Lathis]

Honestly, I wouldn't put anything. It's looks like it's healing well. There is a possibility that he could catch the loose but and tear it off, but I suspect it is healed underneath and detaching. Keep an eye on it for any open wounds, bleeding, or swelling. He's through the worst of it and the burn should finish healing fine.