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Bean Beetles as a feeder Pros and ConsI put them in the feeder run but nothing really contains them. They can climb anything. I haven't had a problem with them in my house and I feed...- JacksJill
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Bean Beetles as a feeder Pros and Cons@JacksJill great blog post! I really want to try these.. but question: do you just let them crawl about in the enclosure? on plants and such? Do...- Eileen
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A Tribute to Life: The Chameleon Who Never Gave UpI’m so sorry, Mia. Nachito was a special girl and will live on in your heart forever.- jannb
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A Tribute to Life: The Chameleon Who Never Gave UpAn absolutely beautiful tribute... I'm so glad I came here and read that - I'd been thinking about your girl and wondering if you had updates...- CalamityCrow
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A Tribute to Life: The Chameleon Who Never Gave UpThank you everyone for the kind words, while my heart is broken, I'm so glad to have the support of this amazing community. You all really are the...- Ghostbirb
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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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World Chameleon Species Tour: Trioceros pfefferi
Welcome to another installment of our World Chameleon Species Tour! Today we are in the Cameroon highlands with Trioceros pfefferi. Natural History: Trioceros pfefferi is a small size chameleon around the size of a carpet chameleon. It is listed as living between 1100m to 1900m by the IUCN...- DeremensisBlue
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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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Basic info on Misting and fogging...
Of course, all animals require water to survive, and it isn't as simple as placing a bowl in the bottom and calling it a day. In fact, with most chameleons this will have little, if any benefit. Most chain pet stores display their chameleons with a water bowl, and this can be misleading to the...- Decadancin
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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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I have posted a few times recommending that chameleon owners set up an automated dripper for their chameleons so that they have access to plenty of water when you are not at home. I know pain of trying to dial in the gravity fed drippers, like the little dripper, and promise that this works...
My little guy was purchased from FL Chams. They said he was 4.5 months old. for the first month I had him, he wast either solid apple-green or twig-brown. One time he turned a solid pepto-pink and that was pretty cool. His patterning and color spectrum seemed to show up at about 6 months of age...
My Jackson Chameleon Is Bleeding Alittle From His Mouth He Opend His Mouth Hus Toung Is like Red Black 6 Months Nothing Like This Has Happend, He Started Sleeping A lot, I'm Worried Here's A Picture
Polly has become well adjusted to her new home and since I have moved her near a window she seems to have become way more active.
Polly seems to be doing well and happy, I have not seen her eat but that's not to say she isn't. She just finished her first shed for me and she did great. She is active, meaning she walks around and occupies every part of her enclosure and seems to love sleeping towards the bottom at night...
Now I am looking into Panthers and the different locale colors. I got all of this information from The Chameleon Company
Panther Chameleon Locales
Nosy Faly- Background of pastels in blue, green, red, and dirty white. Banding is yellow in the face and red specks throughout...
Doing a little research on plants today and here is what I've got By looking at the Live Plant Data Base sticky
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis- need full sun and are best outdoors; therefore not on my list.
Codiaeum Variegatum, Ficus Elastica (rubber tree), and Schefflera Actinophylla- are...
Have you ever wanted to have that hanging plant up high in your chameleon enclosure? With the traditional screen cages we have had to exercise creativity to just put in a horizontal branch, much less hang a nice leafy pothos where it can trail down the side of the cage! I'd like to propose...
http://www.chameleonforums.com/care/caresheets/panther/
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http://www.chameleonforums.com/care/enclosures/
Size: Babies can be housed in smaller enclosures to be upgraded as they grow. A chameleon 1-4 months a 16x15x20 screen is perfect; allows them...
think Im ready for an animal, all temps and lighting are good, foliage is good, perchs and climbing ledges are in, I may add more vines later.
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I have my foliage in but will add more later (maybe), Drainage holes are in the bottom and the drip system is in and set. Ive decided to try the drip system mounted on the outside of the enclosure and It seems to be working fine there so far.
Im starting my lighting and temp testing today, I am thankful that I don't throw anything away so I have tons and tons of supplies from old Frog or Snake enclosures, Im running a 40W household bulb which is clearly inadequate as you see the basking temp is low, Ill boost up to a stronger bulb.
This is my first Chameleon, Im not new to Reptiles so I do have a basic knowledge and I like to have my research and enclosure 100% set and RIGHT before I bring my animal home.
Heres the enclosure that I decided to start with, I got a great deal on it and its demensions are 36" L X 24" W X 63" H
Phase 3: More plants, vines, and branches
- Small Magnaturals ledge planter (earth color) $25
- Exo Terra Large Jungle Vine $11
- Fluker's Large Bend-a-Branch $12
^got all that on amazon.com^
- Schefflera Arboricola in 10inch pot $18
^got that at Home Depot
The bendy branch...
This is my first blog post, I want to do a step-by-step of setting up my future cham's enclosure. Hopefully someone will find it helpful, and you guys can help me improve the setup!
So, Phase 1: The Basics
- Reptibreeze XL (24 x 24 x 48 in.) $100
- Mini Deep Dome 5.5 in. $15
- 60w...
Log of Feeder prey offered to adult male panthers and a 1 year old male veiled during the month of May 2014.
Most feeders lightly dusted with a 50-50 mix of Mineral-O and Calcium Plus (orig), or just the Mineral-O.
May 31 - 1 small hisser, 2 mealworms, 1 wc harvestman
May 30 - nothing
May 29...
This months Dry Gutload: a dry meal made from ground raw sunflower and pumpkin seeds, dried alfalfa, dehydrated papaya, desiccated coconut, brewers yeast, raisins, dried cranberries, almonds, Spirulina powder, bull-kelp powder, oak tree leaves, bee pollen.
April 1
carrot
some dry mix...
Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches(Gromphadorhina Portentosa) are great pets and great feeders for the average chameleon looking for some variety.They are easy to care for as long as you follow my instructions below.
SEXING
Sex is determined by looking at the antennae. Males will be larger and...
This is a warning about the new Madagascar chameleon quota species. Many of you are going to see (especially in North America) many new Calumma and Furcifer species for sale. These species are extremely neat and exotic species. However they are not beginner species similar to Furcifer pardalis...