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Hello all,

I have a two year old Nosey Be Chameleon and for the past few weeks has on occasion kept his left eye closed. every now and then a little bit of white stuff comes out and then he uses his eye as normal, and then it happens again. It sure seems like an eye infection to me.

I do have a vet that I take my tortoises to but I have never taken my chameleon in. Can anyone provide some feedback about what to do and/or what the vet might do?

Thanks,

Ben

Any discharge from an eye is a sign of infection. Unless, the white might possibly be bits of shed skin. A vet can examine the eye close up with a opthalmoscope (sp?) to look for signs of injury, scarring, etc., and can also prescribe the appropriate antibiotic ointment to treat it. You can do a couple of things to make him more comfortable too. Check your cage humidity...mist more often (gently for a longer time is better) to help the cham clean its eye on its own. Dry air can irritate eyes too. If the eye gets crusted or stuck shut, you can help him clean it by squirting sterile optical saline (no preservatives) onto the eye and let him work the eye around under the lid.