Let me say right off the bat, I'm new to chams and new to this forum, but, having said that... Kinyonga seems to be very knowledgable and helpful so I would recommend you take his advise to heart. Now for my 2 cents, although I am not very experienced with chams, speaking from reptiles in general, that is a very serious burn. The silverdine (sp) is a well known cream and that is a good thing, I tend to lean toward Kinyonga's opinion that antibiotics may be needed, I would really think, are definately needed to stop any secondary infection from occuring. Me being me, I know, would take the poor thing in, just because thats me. But just from those pictures you need to know that this is going to incur some serious vet bills. Reptiles are not easy animals to cure and burns can take a long time to heal, let alone any internal damage from burns that bad. I would also venture to guess that he is dehydrated as well, he just looks like it to me. He probably needs some fluids injected as its difficult to drink enough to rehydrate once its that bad. And I would also be willing to bet thats just the tip of the iceburg. This little guy looks in real bad shape. Whatever your decision, I wish the poor thing the best. And, just to speak my mind, if these people cant do whats needed to help him heal, they should at least be willing to humanely euthanize him so he doesn't suffer. That really upsets me, but at least they are looking for someone to step up and take over THEIR responsibility, so I guess I'll give them some credit for that. Whew, my 2 cents is long isn't it?!

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