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Mistakes: The Best TeachersJust came across this, good on you for taking on the duty of learning everything to help Rango live a good life. When I came home from work one...- Lucas00-
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Dubia Roach Ranch Setup 101Looking at starting my own Roach Ranch. Awesome write up, thank you!!
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A Tribute to Life: The Chameleon Who Never Gave UpI am brand new to the group and I love this tribute. I lost my mom on February 6 and I think us getting a chameleon is a sign. Hugs!
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Mistakes: The Best TeachersWe’re all a little weird in our own beautiful way. I’m so glad that you kept Rango and have been making the needed changes for him, rather than...- MissSkittles
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Free-range inspirationI had the setup for my Jackson’s, in the beginning they will escape, but that stops over time once they feel that tree is there best place in the...- Sonny13
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The Philosophy of Gutloading PART 1.
The Philosophy of Gutloading Acknowledgements I would like to thank Anthony Herrel and Walter Tapondjou for their helpful advice on where to look for relevant papers. 1. Introduction Recently, it was suggested to me that our current gutloading practices might be wrong-headed. In particular, I...- Kaizen
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Photographing Chameleon's in "Naturalistic" Settings
If you want a place in the Forum Calendar or a shiny medal next to your avatar there are some basic things you will have to do. First understand what the contest is looking for pictures that will ultimately go into the calendar. Nobody wants to be distracted by your fingernails, dirty or...- JacksJill
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How to Do your Own FECAL FLOAT - VIDEO
Intestinal Parasites are common in chameleons and other reptiles. Wild caught chameleons have a reputation of having intestinal parasites..although this is true , parasites can effect Captive bred as well as Wild caught Chameleon. A chameleon may have parasites but not show any symptoms...- Dez
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Individual Baby Cages or Caging during the time of Covid
My first prototype I was planning on using Exo-terra Nano glass cages for my baby cages but the supply chain issues we are all too familiar with made me get creative. Forum member, MeruJack, who I all but stalked on here when I was getting started used Nanos for her baby jacks and she had a...- JacksJill
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Egg Laying and the Laying Bin
I free range my chameleons so I really have to pay close attention to when it’s time to lay eggs. I think one of the most important things is to have a gram scale and weigh her once a week. If she's gaining and you are still feeding the same amount of food then I figure she must have eggs. You...- jannb
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Every keeper—no matter where they start, no matter which species—goes through the same three stages of growth. Your questions may change. Your relationship with the hobby transforms. What matters to you evolves. But we go through three stages that, at the beginning of the Chameleon Academy, I...
Feeding chameleons isn't as straightforward as dropping bugs in a cage. These creatures, especially veileds, will literally eat themselves into health problems if we let them. Healthy feeding frequency and amount varies significantly based on life stage.
Adult Feeding Guidelines Your typical...
I just wanted to share what I've learned over the course of setting up and maintaining a Dubia roach ranch as feeders for my panther cham Poppy. There's a ton of info all over the internet, but I thought it might be helpful to have the basics aggregated all here, specifically for cham owners...
For the first month or so that I had Rango, I only fed him Superworms and crickets, which were dusted in calcium (yes, with D3) 😬.
When I first began researching what Chameleons should be eating, I quickly realized that superworms would not cut it and, eventually, might even make him obese. The...
On May 26th, 2025, I found myself wandering into a PetCo.
I had expected to purchase a blue lobster, but I quickly changed my mind due to the amount of space needed for such a small fish. Regardless, my father agreed to a lizard. I hadn’t known anything about what I would get, and so I had...
What Is Your North Star in Chameleon Husbandry?
How Defining Your Guiding Principle Can Clarify the Chaos of Online Advice
When it comes to keeping chameleons, I’ve found the hardest part isn’t the UVB bulb or the misting schedule. It’s the conflicting opinions. For every question you ask, the...
Care for chameleon hatchlings will have most of the same components as for the adults. They grow up in the same conditions that the adult lives, of course! But there are some special requirements that hatchlings have and here are the five commandments of hatchling care!
1. KEEP CHAMELEON...
Hello, my fellow chameleon keepers, some of you may have seen me and my girl throughout the forums over the last few years. This community has always been here for the both of us, and I send out all my love to everyone here, but everything at some point must come to an end. This blog is a...
Fighting Chameleon Parasites through husbandry.
Is the subject of parasites intimidating to you? The good news is that you can effectively fight parasites without knowing the difference between a nematode and a cestode or having a microscope. You don’t even have to know they are there! In my...
We have always been amazed when we see an enclosure set up naturalistically with thriving plant life. There is a magic in getting lost in the details of one of these environments. It is even more powerful when the chameleon is the last thing you notice because it had so well hidden itself in...
How to select a Chameleon Cage
Getting ready to buy a chameleon cage? We often don’t think about how we are going to set things up once we get our chameleon cage. After years of doing this, I’d like to share five things that can make the difference between annoyance and smooth sailing!
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Once we get our chameleon cage set up and our chameleon is showing signs that they like the cage we get a boost of confidence. Good job! We know there is always room for improvement and we will always be learning, but once our chameleon has accepted the cage we have offered to it we can spare a...
Do you love keeping chameleons so much that you are thinking of adding one more to your household? We talk a lot about what you should consider if you are getting your first chameleon, but a favorite topic of mine is what you should consider if you are getting your second, third, or fourth...
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Your Chameleon - He is a veiled chameleon named Khalid. I got him on 7/21/19 at a local reptile Expo from Captive Bred Specialties. The seller told me he was 10 weeks old at the time of purchase. That would put his birthday at May 12th, 2019. It's June 2025 now, so he should be...
Hi and congratulations on having a beautiful girl veiled chameleon. These little sweeties are near and dear to my heart, and I’ve learned from some of the very best keepers on the forum how to care for them and effectively manage their reproductive health. Now I’m passing that knowledge on to...
If you have ever been to Petco or Petsmart and walked past the chameleon section, you will notice that they have the same size enclosure as all of the other reptiles. The pet stores don't understand that chameleons need to climb, they need to have ACTUAL plants, they need to be misted, they need...
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This is a post specifically for the people just getting their first chameleon and have not yet found a vet that can see chameleons. Finding a chameleon vet is difficult as they are rare, but you need a plan for when your chameleon might get sick or have an emergency. To talk about how...
Hello Chameleon Wranglers! I would like to announce the launch of the Panther Chameleon Podcast! Whereas the Chameleon Academy is more exploratory (and will continue on), the Panther Chameleon Podcast is a tutorial outreach for keepers joining the community via getting a panther chameleon. It...
As a breeder, cage manufacturer, and educator there has been a growing struggle within me over how to deal with the difference between common breeder husbandry and the husbandry I am working to advance through my Chameleon Academy outreach. New ideas, such as fogging, are much more easily...
I have been thinking a lot lately about our mission to give our chameleons a long, healthy life. We have come far in our husbandry! If I was asked the question, “how to give a chameleon a long life” I could easily spend a year going through everything we have talked about in eight seasons of...