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Over the past couple of months there have been a few posts asking about what flowering plants to use in chameleon enclosures. One of my favourites is Camellia. It doesn't demand as much light as Hibiscus, yet also manages to cope with the high volume of water in a cham enclosure. Plus, the...

Towards the end of May, I spotted a female mantis in my garden. I watched her for a while, and to my surprise she laid an ootheca right in front of me. I should have taken some pics of her then, but I'm pretty sure she was a Common Green African Mantis (Sphodromantis gastrica). I have a...

In a recent thread (https://www.chameleonforums.com/all-day-event-12632/), the following comments were made: I find this quite interesting. What exactly do they do in the wild? I've heard some people report that when there are pot-plants in the cage, they'll try lay eggs near the roots of...

A friend sent me a photo of a cham they spotted in their garden. The pic was taken in Kenton, South Africa, near Port Elizabeth. As far as I can tell, it looks like Bradypodion Ventrale- the Eastern Cape Dwarf Chameleon (also known as Southern Dwarf Chameleon). That is the most common cham in...

Exo-Terra held their annual expo this past weekend in Kyalami - north of Johannesburg. Sorry if this post holds little relevance for non-South African keepers, but you might find it interesting to hear what is going on in the SA exotics market. The show was much the same as the last reptile...

I would like to share a personal observation about UVB bulbs. I have done no scientific studies, so I will not attempt to draw a scientific conclusion. This is a long post. Read it if you will... I've had my male Veiled chameleon since he was about 5 weeks old. He has lived in three...

I found this interesting presentation by the Maui Invasive Species Committee. Not only does it highlight the potential risks of allowing an exotic species to establish itself in the wild, but it also gives some insight into the behaviour of Veiled chameleons in the wild. Like the fact that...

I'm busy preparing a new outdoor cage. I've already got Bougainvillea, Hibiscus and Camellia for the cage. I can't really use Ficus or Pothos in the cage because they will be exposed to too much sun. One of the ideas I had was to use a lime tree in the cage. That way I could use some of the...

I have a huge oversupply of mealworms at the moment. I want to get rid of them, but I'd like to know what the best way to do that is? I've thought of donating them to my local pet store, but they already have quite a large stock of mealworms - they might not want them. The only other...

Whilst moving around some furniture in the room I keep my cham cages in, I noticed some tiny black specks on the wall - about the size of pinhead crickets. Upon closer inspection I realised they had an unmistakable shape: they were lizard droppings (little black pellets, with a white pellet on...

I think the following modifcations should be allowed: cropping, adjusting for brightness/contrast and colour correction (i.e. things you could do in camera, but some people prefer to have more control over the process in a .RAW workflow or Photoshop environment). Also, borders sometimes...

I was hanging around "Invader Zim's" enclosure with my camera yesterday, and I got some interesting poses...

These chameleons are often found in gardens and golf courses in South Africa, particularly in the coastal regions of the Southern Cape. Can anyone tell me what species they are? Also, what species are common in the wild in South Africa? (Obviously I can imagine the list would include the...

I've heard that chameleons might eat snails, and that if they did they would provide a good source of calcium (since the shells are almost pure calcium). Has anyone ever used snails as a feeder? And if so, how do you go about gutloading them? Is there any information about what sort of...

In the current issue of Chameleons! Online, Franco Gagliardi wrote a great article about the Growth of Parson’s Chameleons, and he included some interesting charts tracking the weight of his chameleons over their lifespan. I was wondering whether anyone else had similar charts? In particular...

Exoterra makes a porcelain clamp-lamp that has a luminous reflective coating that allows it to glow softly after the light goes off. When I first set up my cage, I dismissed this product, as I knew that chameleons don't need any light (moonlight, soft glow or otherwise) at night. However...

I once came across a timer that also had a dimming function, so that you could simulate dawn/dusk on your lights. I can't seem to find it on the 'net now though... Has anyone ever used anything like this?

What issues are there in respect of using the former cage of one chameleon for a newly acquired cham (i.e. when I move my juvenile cham into his adult cage, I'd like to get another baby cham, and move that one into the vacated smaller cage)? I'm not referring to quarantine issues (because it...

Can chameleons get bored or depressed due to lack of stimulation? I don't mean stimulation from food - I know they can get bored of certain feeders from time to time (is it 'boredom', or is it their bodies telling them they need some other form of nutrient that the feeder insect can't...

Has anyone ever visited the natural habitats of the Veiled chameleon? I might go to Dubai some time next year, and Yemen could be a nice excursion. Does anyone have any contacts there that could show you chameleons/chameleon locations? I'd also love to see some photographs of Veileds in...