My lamp is 18 inches away. It never gets above 90 degrees and he has never been sunburned. I was actually recommended buy the breeder I got my cham from to get these lamps because of the good experiences he has had from using them. What kind of cham do you own?
If you have a south bound window you wont need a heat light, at least I don't and I live in Colorado, you shouldn't cause you live in Arizona. I open the window for him so he can catch some rays. I'd recommend getting a mercury vapor lamp. Look what sunlight and a mercury vapor lamp did to my 3...
The crix are fine as long as they are swallowed.
Let them grasp your fingers like they would a tree branch.
Hang a curtain otherwise they can become stressed.
I stick with drippers(milk jug with pin hole in bottom) and hand spraying. Misting systems aren't free.
Your light time is...
I was having the same problem. I found that a temp change and fresh air made a big difference. I had my crix at about 75-80. I put them in a window where they would have fresh air and it made a big difference. The temp is about 50-70 and I found they live a lot longer with a constant supply of...
The pics were taking a couple days before I posted it on 9/26/07. My chameleons hatch date is 6/23/07. I received him on 9/23/07. Thats exactly 3 months. He was the best looking male of his clutch. His siblings are blue like yours looks. Like I said his color is amazing for 3 months. Some just...
I got him off kingsnake.com from Chris Caetta. Here is his link. I think he has 4 males left. There is pics of sire, dam, ect. at bottom of page at photobucket link. I definitely recommend. High quality for reasonable prices.
http://market.kingsnake.com/detail.php?cat=52&de=539028...
Check out my 3 month old 8 inch ambilobe panther named "Mandoko". His color is amazing for 3 months. "Mandoko" means color/paint in Malagasy. You can see why I named him that.