get rid of the coil, get rid of the water bowl as it can harbour bacteria. get rid of the water bowl. get calcium w/o d3 because too much d3 will harm organs. get some rep-cal vitamins and dust once a week to once every 2 weeks. i prob forgot some things so all the more exp. keepers should chime in.

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Do you mean of all seven days of the week I should only dust one day's worth of crickets?!

I realise I need to get rid of the coil light, I learned that last night while searching around on here. I just want to know out of curiosity what the difference is.

As for the water bowl, I change the water (bottled water) twice a week and wash it every week. I think I've taken the right precautions to avoid bacterial growth.

coil bulbs emit uvc which is very deadly. with calcium w/o d3 u dust every feeding except on the days that u use vits. d3 is just a precaution to use so calcium get synthesized. as for the bowl, its useless. chams naturally drink from the mist basically. if she drinks out of the bowl and she takes in some bacteria, she could possibly hurt herself and possibly die if not taken care of.

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To answer your question go to http://www.uvguide.co.uk/lightingsurveyintro.htm

They can lead to anything from blindness (makes it hard to hunt that way) to burns, because the intensity of radiation produced in the coil/wrap is to high in a concentrated area.

Shut it off! You can get a tube in a day or two (but don't leave it too long) without harm.

Waterfall goes bye-bye too. (same reasons as the bowl, only more problems)

They are pretty, but make good graveyards for crickets (and are good toilets too) Dirty-dirty.

Have fun, it's a steep learning curve! Glad you filled out the questionnaire, you just saved your cham a world of hurtin!

David

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how true. i almost shot myself fixing all my probs

JUST JOKING... *snicker*snicker*

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For all your other questions (and some you haven't asked yet) check out http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/ by Brad.

It's chock full of good info!

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