I was misting George this morning and I've noticed that he has what I can only decribe as a 'zit' on his bottom lip!

It is about 2mm in diameter and appears to have a yellow, pus typed head on it.

He is eating and drinking fine, there have been no changes/additions to his viv, him temps and humidity are good, he has not been offered any different foods that could have bitten him, and he is right in the middle of another shed (2nd in a month)

Do you have any ideas what this could be?? What with Christmas and stuff, I can't really afford to call the vet out but if it is fully necessary I am sure I could raise the cash for it.

I will try to get a clear pic of his teenage zit and post it today some time.

thanks in advance for any help you can offer

Hello,

I am interested in seeing a picture of this. I am no up to par on Cham care, so I don't know off hand what it could be from past readings.

Is it possible he was bitten by his prey? Perhaps a cricket bite? I know you said nothing has changed in regards to his feeding, but I don't know what he was eating. lol

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Thanks for replying so quick Rich. Unfortunately, due to his bad past care, George will not eat live crix often, so I know it can't be that. He dies have wax worms, meal worms, meal worm 'aliens' and silkworms as well as canned crix. I will do a pic asap and post it

Hello,

You can eliminate the canned crix and the mealworm pupae (aliens) as the bite source if that is what it is.

I suppose it could be a bite from a waxworm,silkworm, or mealie though.

If someone with more experience with Chams can't be more of assistance, I would call the vet.

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Well, I got up this morning and his 'spot' has completely disappeared?!?!?

I think it may have been from his shed - mabe he has rubbed his face on something like ig's do???

Anyways, the inside of his mouth is nice and sparkly clean so I am not overly concerned about it pointing to mouth rot or something serious BUT I will be keeping a close eye on him over the next few days and have the vets on hand should I feel it's necessary.

Thanks again for your help Rich

Hello,

Glad it appears to just have been a minor problem.

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Glad it went away. But still keep an eye out for it in the future. Sometimes it will go away and come back so fast that you wont have time to do anything. Im sure it was just a minor problem but always keep an eye out. Also I'm not sure if Rich mentioned, sometimes this can be from the prickly legs from the crickets so you can pinch or cut off the crickets legs to eliminate that. It does seem gross at first but you get used to it.

Good Luck

Alex

Thanks Alex. George would not (at the time) eat crix only the occasional tinned crocket as he had a bad encounter with them before he came to me which left him with a major feeding problem.

I am very pleased to say though that he has not had any further signs of the lump coming back and will now eat crix and hoppers of the correct size wihout a problem The only problem I now have is controlling his weight as he has grown so fast that he has a bit of a beer belly!!!!

Glad it was okay. They can scare us at times!
When I first saw your post it sounded like a calium deposit, but then when you descriped it it didn't sound like that. He had shed recently? It could have been that, or my best guess would be like above, the cricket legs! Even if they are dead they still are sharp. If that was it then it's alright. Just have to make sure it doesn't enlarge or infect.

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Hey Cassie - thanks. I have kept a close eye on him and he seems fine - if it ever reappears he will be going straight to the vets