First of all...I have never had a chameleon with a tongue infection. I'm not a vet and can't tell you if its a tongue infection or not.



You said..." i'm almost positive its not a vitamin deficiency, but i have changed up her vitamin supplementation just in case"...if you read the articles in the site below you will see that calcium, vitamin D3 and vitamin A are the three major players in MBD...and it involves overdoses as well as not enough. Not saying that MBD is the problem...just that you might like to read these articles and decide for yourself....

http://www.chameleonjournals.com/vet/



Concerning the chameleon...I think something needs to be done quickly (as you said) since some have already died with the same problem.



You said..."i am going to put her on a broad spectrum antibiotic, just to be safe in case it is an infection. Something like Baytril or Arithromyacin. I wanted to know some of your opinions."....if you use the wrong antibiotic you could do more harm than good. If you do nothing, the chameleon will likely die. You are between a rock and a hard place if you don't go to the vets IMHO.

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