White spot on back… possible burn?

[chameleon100]

Can anyone tell me what this white strip on the top of his back is? I would assume a burn, we just replaced his ceramic night time light for a slightly stronger one because it is getting colder as it is getting in to winter; but I would assume if it was too hot he would just move lower? The white strip has been there for a few days, and I just noticed that the top scales/spikes now were lower, looked like they may have fallen off. Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks!!

 

[kinyonga]

You said…”but I would assume if it was too hot he would just move lower?”…they don’t move when it’s hot enough to burn sadly.

A cream like Silver sulfadiazine might help it heal and keep infection away. You’ll likely need a prescription.

You should test all heat bulbs by placing your hand inside the cage as close as possible to the screen…palm down. If you want to move the hand (and don’t be a hero), then it’s too hot and will burn your chameleon.

 

[chameleon100]

You said…”but I would assume if it was too hot he would just move lower?”…they don’t move when it’s hot enough to burn sadly.

A cream like Silver sulfadiazine might help it heal and keep infection away. You’ll likely need a prescription.

Alr thank you I will look into that. Appreciate it.

 

[ERKleRose]

Welcome on here! What are your nighttime temps? You don’t need heat at night unless it’s getting into the 50s (Fahrenheit)

 

[Beman]

Yep that is a thermal burn.... Major risk to using CHE bulbs with chams... Gonna need to get silver cream from a vet and immediately pull that bulb. as mentioned depending on your night time temps you may not need any form of heat anyways.

 

[chameleon100]

Welcome on here! What are your nighttime temps? You don’t need heat at night unless it’s getting into the 50s (Fahrenheit)

Night time temps are around 74-76…

 

[chameleon100]

You said…”but I would assume if it was too hot he would just move lower?”…they don’t move when it’s hot enough to burn sadly.

A cream like Silver sulfadiazine might help it heal and keep infection away. You’ll likely need a prescription.

You should test all heat bulbs by placing your hand inside the cage as close as possible to the screen…palm down. If you want to move the hand (and don’t be a hero), then it’s too hot and will burn your chameleon.

Yeah I did that, and my hand was completely fine. It was warm, but not too hot

 

[ERKleRose]

Night time temps are around 74-76…

If you don’t mind me asking, what are your daytime temps and basking temp? How do you measure them, and how far away are the bulbs (che and basking) from the basking branch?

 

[chameleon100]

If you don’t mind me asking, what are your daytime temps and basking temp? How do you measure them, and how far away are the bulbs (che and basking) from the basking branch?

Daytime in basking is 83-85, the bulb is about 5-6 inches away, the dome is pretty tall. Daytime temps not basking are about 75-80, but lower in the cage it’s about 70. I have a thermometer in there, that’s how I measure them

 

[ERKleRose]

Daytime in basking is 83-85, the bulb is about 5-6 inches away, the dome is pretty tall. Daytime temps not basking are about 75-80, but lower in the cage it’s about 70. I have a thermometer in there, that’s how I measure them

You want the basking bulb a minimum of 9”+ away from the basking branch, and you can take out the che, it’s not needed. Panther chams actually prefer, and need, a nighttime temp drop. If you could get your nighttime temps in the mid 60s (*F), that’d be perfect! Is your thermometer analog, digital, or digital with a probe?

 

[chameleon100]

You want the basking bulb a minimum of 9”+ away from the basking branch, and you can take out the che, it’s not needed. Panther chams actually prefer, and need, a nighttime temp drop. If you could get your nighttime temps in the mid 60s (*F), that’d be perfect! Is your thermometer analog, digital, or digital with a probe?

 

[ERKleRose]

I don’t think your response copied over, would you mind posting it again, please?

 

[Beman]

Night time temps are around 74-76…

Way too hot for night time. They need the cool down I get my night time temps down to 62-65 max. What are your night time house temps?

 

[chameleon100]

Oh I didn’t know in the 60s would be fine. It’s a digital with probe.

Way too hot for night time. They need the cool down I get my night time temps down to 62-65 max. What are your night time house temps?

around 70-76. Is that ok or is that to high?

 

[ERKleRose]

Oh I didn’t know in the 60s would be fine. It’s a digital with probe.

around 70-76. Is that ok or is that to high?

Their sweet spot is in the low to mid 60s, though they can handle it all the way down to the high 40s/low 50s for short amounts of time
Is the probe hanging where your cham’s back is when he’s on the basking branch, on the branch itself or somewhere else?
That’s still high, if you could at least get it down to 67/68 that’d be better, but 65 or lower is preferred