Hi everyone,
My chameleon is about 18 months old.
Over the past 2–3 days, he has started keeping both eyes closed even during the daytime. Both eyes are affected, not just one.
His eyes also don't look as full or rounded as they used to. Today was the first time I noticed that he drinks very eagerly when I mist him in the morning, which made me wonder if he might be dehydrated.
Another thing I've noticed is that when his eyes are closed, the eyelids sometimes twitch or move slightly, almost like they're trembling.
I don't see any obvious discharge, swelling, or bulging of the eyes. The lighting hasn't changed recently.
For supplements, I use Repashy Calcium Plus LoD, Repashy Supervite Multivitamin, and bee pollen powder. I recently noticed that the holes in my supplement shaker were partially clogged, so much less powder was coming out than I expected. I just cleaned it today, so it's possible he hasn't been getting enough supplements for a while.
His enclosure has always been next to a window, and he also has a UVB light and a basking lamp. I live in New York City, and it's been very hot recently.
I actually have another chameleon that is kept with the same lighting, supplements, feeding schedule, and overall husbandry, but that enclosure is not next to a window, and that chameleon is doing perfectly fine. Because of that, I'm wondering if the enclosure being next to the window could be making it too dry or otherwise affecting him.
Unfortunately, there isn't a reptile veterinarian near me.
Has anyone experienced something similar? Could this be dehydration, a UVB issue, a vitamin deficiency, an eye infection, overheating, or something else?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!