Won't open his eyes!

[Lelzineedhelpz]

I have a 4 month old male veiled chameleon, and he doesn't want to open his eyes after noon.
Pls help.
I have a small cage for him, because he just tries to hide under the leaves in his big cage.
I feed him crickets with d3 every day.
I spray his cage every morning and afternoon.
He seems to be able to tell where he is going, but this is still worrying!

 

[Peachypink]

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[Chameleomom]

I might be wrong but it looks to me like he might have some MBD in the front leg. You don't need d3 every day. They only get that 2x a month. Just plain calcium everyday on the feeders. What size is his cage? Do you have UVB and UVA lighting?

 

[Andee]

I agree he definitely has some form of mbd. I actually recommend using an all in one vitamin that is safe to use a few times a week. But he definitely has bad bones, I would bet his eyes have something do with a vitamin deficiency since he looks relatively young and you haven't been supplementing at all with a preformed vitamin A supplement.

 

[Lelzineedhelpz]

I agree he definitely has some form of mbd. I actually recommend using an all in one vitamin that is safe to use a few times a week. But he definitely has bad bones, I would bet his eyes have something do with a vitamin deficiency since he looks relatively young and you haven't been supplementing at all with a preformed vitamin A supplement.

Ok, I'll do that

 

[Lelzineedhelpz]

I might be wrong but it looks to me like he might have some MBD in the front leg. You don't need d3 every day. They only get that 2x a month. Just plain calcium everyday on the feeders. What size is his cage? Do you have UVB and UVA lighting?

I do d3 every day because he doesn't seem to move often, but I have to resort to force feeding

 

[Peachypink]

D3 is what they need to help absorb the plain calcium. Usually in the wild, the get it from the sun. Being captive and under artificial light they need just a small amount. It is very easy to overdose them on D3, it builds up toxicity in their system. This could be him reacting to the oversupplimentation. There are some things you need to do immediately and can not wait if you are wanting to give him a chance.

#1. I would get him to a vet.

#2. Stop the D3 for at least a month and give him plain calcium daily. Then you can start giving him the D3 and Multivitamin twice a month.

3. Fill out the form I posted above and let us help you get back on track and get your husbandry worked out. chances are if you were given improper info on the D3 then there is probably more that needs tweaking.

 

[Lizzie The Chameleon]

I do d3 every day because he doesn't seem to move often, but I have to resort to force feeding

you need calcium WITHOUT d3 every day... d3 should only be given every 2 weeks. i agree it definitely looks like mbd

 

[Andee]

If you are dusting with d3 everyday I also agree you need to stop for a month. You also need to help flush his system if this type of mbd is a derivative from overdose. Which is how overdose symptoms show in most chameleons if it's d3, d3 overdose shows up in a form of mbd. Flushing his system will go faster by giving him a shower for 30 minutes at least 2x a week.