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I looked at my little Frankie this morning and noticed that he suddenly has swollen spots between his toes on all his feet. What caused this and how can i fix it?? He is a juvenile not fully grown, i've had him for several months and this is a sudden thing. Can anyone please give me some info asap? Thanks

What type of enclosure do you have? A set up will be usefull to those "experts" out there. List the type of plants, feed, etc. It may help.

Kris
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2.1 Black Labs Tucker, Raider and Lacey
1.0 Lepoard Gecko Kumar (Another lost pet RIP and party on with Harold!)
3.0 Horses Smoothie, Rocky and Bogey
1.0 Husbands (he puts up with me)
1.2 Kids-Trevor, Logan and Rylie
1.1 Ferrets Tank and Ellie (The fun fuzzies)
1.1 Veiled Chams Squiggy and Pudge (may she RIP)
0.1 Snowflake Cornsnake Lucky

Currently in a 20 gallon tank with screen lid. Live ficus tree and fake plants and vines to climb on. Day time temp usually 75 night time temp usually 68, uvb bulb used during the day. Fed crickets. Water dripper in cage with fresh water in it each day. Fan blowing lightly to keep air circulated. He has done fine all the months we had him, until now. Bark substrate on the bottom.

Considering that Chams are tree dwellers, they usually require upward habitats. The tree bark could house alot of moisture, and possible become a breeding ground for bacteria. Have you seen your cham walking on it? Their feet are very tender...and can be injured.

I have a 60 gallon cage, screen enclosed (except for the top and bottom) and use NO substrate at the bottom. I wipe it up every other day.

The ficus is ok, as long as it was clean prior to use.

I would think about switching habitats. In the mean time, one of the other "experts" here on the forum may recomend so form of treatment for the feet.

Here are some pics of my set up...the one is very "squished" looking do to re-sizing requirements.

Good Luck.

Kris

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2.1 Black Labs Tucker, Raider and Lacey
1.0 Lepoard Gecko Kumar (Another lost pet RIP and party on with Harold!)
3.0 Horses Smoothie, Rocky and Bogey
1.0 Husbands (he puts up with me)
1.2 Kids-Trevor, Logan and Rylie
1.1 Ferrets Tank and Ellie (The fun fuzzies)
1.1 Veiled Chams Squiggy and Pudge (may she RIP)
0.1 Snowflake Cornsnake Lucky

Hello, I have had jacksons for about 3 years now and they are doing fine first off get him out of a tank. A screen enclosure is highly recommended. Mine are in seperate 3x2x2 enclosures and live in an umbrella plant with plenty of cover. Substrate is not recommended because it can house bacterias and such and especially if you are using a tank and the water from the dripper cannot drain. I keep the basking spot about 85 and the ambient temp is 75-77 and plentyb of roomso he can walk in and out of the warm areas I use ma half gallon jug with a pin hole in the bottom this drips for a couple of hours and an automatic mister 3 times of day.Are you supplementig? I use supplemnts 1 a month. As far as the bumps is he missing toe nails? If so are they infected? Is he still drnking and eating? Find a good vet that knows herps there is a link on this forum that will help you. good luck and keep us posted. Matt

You said the swellings were BETWEEN his toes??
If its an infection, they the areas will need to be cleaned out properly and a test done to see what bacteria is/are involved and what medication will work best to get rid of it/them. Chameleon pus is usually about the consistency of cottage cheese and if the chameleon is simply put on antibiotics, the infection will not usually be gotten rid of. Sometimes these infections will even need to be cleaned out more than once.

Here's a site with some information about Jackson's...
http://adcham.com/html/taxonomy/species/chjacksonixanth.html

Others have already talked about some changes that need to be made...so I won't comment further on them.

Sounds very much like a bacterial infection to me, but without seeing a pic it's hard to say. All surfaces in a tank are going to be very hard to keep clean and allow to dry between misting, and perches will collect molds, fungus and bacteria. If he has any tiny breaks in the skin on his feet he could very easily pick them up. Foot infections in chams can be quite serious, so you should look up the nearest herp vet from the list mentioned below and get him in. In the mean time, get him a screen cage and throw away/remove all his climbing branches and scrub them down with a 1 part bleach to 10 part water mix, and dry them completely. You can also soak his feet in an antiseptic rinse like Betadyne or Nolvasan to kill surface bacteria without hurting him. Put the rinse in a sink or bucket and set him in it for a while.