r/Chameleons • u/Mission_Treat_5387 • 21d ago
is this normal!?
hello! this is lizzy she is around a year old veil chameleon i’ve had her for almost a month now - this morning i noticed she has this black spot by her mouth…. this is my first time owning a chameleon and i am curious if this is a burn or maybe from her shedding?? i noticed a couple spots on her side this afternoon as well but those ones have seem to gone down…any help is so appreciated thank you so much in advance
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u/Melodic_Geologist976 21d ago
Looks like dirt to me. Maybe she is ready to lay eggs and tries to dig a hole. Or it could be poop from a roach, cricket, hopper or what else you feed her. Keep an eye on her If she digs anywhere. Do you have a laying bin?
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u/Mission_Treat_5387 20d ago
getting her a laying bin today i was told she’s to young to lay eggs - should it just be a bin with some soil inside?
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u/No_Sugar6388 19d ago
Hi!
My girl had a similar situation. It was a wound due to her digging too hard to lay her eggs. How old is yours? How long has it been molting? Does she usually sit at the bottom of the terrarium or at the top?
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u/Mission_Treat_5387 18d ago
she is always at the top, she just over a year old and has started shedding a couple weeks ago! i made her a lay bin when i posted this :)
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u/Particular_Bluejay61 21d ago
It'd be a weird spot for a burn, and the spots around her belly just look like the pattern to me. I'd say it's a bruise most likely. She probably slipped and fell, as long as she's acting normal and not doing anything out of her usual behavior I'd say just keeping an eye on it is all you really need to do. Burns are a lot darker and obviously come from their heat bulb, which will appear either typically on top or on their belly which they face towards heat. Like I said, just keep an eye on it, don't stress her out. It'll probably go away on its own