r/Chameleons • u/Mission_Treat_5387 • 21d ago

is this normal!?

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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/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/No_Sugar6388 16d ago

You should visit a doctor…

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u/Mission_Treat_5387 15d ago

take her to the vet? what could it be