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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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Free-range inspirationThats awesome! I would love to have a setup like this! Im just scared of my ambanja escaping haha.
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Free-range inspiration
Some inspirational thoughts for free ranging First, our living room is a large, bright (views on both sides) and pet free living room without small children walking around. Second, the free-range area is at exact the same spot as where a Reptibreeze XL (24´x24´x48´) stood. Many assume...- Sonny13
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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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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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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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Where do I Start? Guide to the forums...
So here are some links and things to know about the Chameleon Forums. For newcomers as well as some seasoned members there could be some features that you don't know exist, or just cant seem to find them when you need them. First off the resources page...- Decadancin
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So I will preface this by saying I am not an expert in chameleon lighting/UVB, and I know as much as anyone else who's studied Chameleon Academy and/or spoken with Todd at Light Your Reptiles about lighting setups. The evidence I found here is just my own, but I'd encourage anyone else with a...
This week I had Michael Nash (@javadi ) on the podcast and we talked about his experience with the number of Brookesia species he is working with. As he is breeding them he is the rare individual that can discuss their entire lifecycle. This week was a podcast episode, but Michael then came on...
Welcome to This Chameleon Life! In this week's Chameleon Hour video I took you along with me as I fueled up with some Chameleon Cold brew. I did not realize the controversy this would cause. I thought there was concern tht I was drinking cold brew concentrate directly and the intensity of...
Whenever we are presented with a new idea our first reactions are often either to reject it because it would be too much work to think about changing or to get unnaturally excited with the feeling of being on the cutting edge of techniques. And so it is useful to have a standard by which we will...
Welcome to the return of the Chameleon Hour!
For those new to the Chameleon Hour let me introduce what is going on! Every other Friday at 5PM on Youtube I present an hour (give or take) of a chameleon keeper variety show. During this time there are video segments of various topics that are of...
One of the most incredible experiences for a chameleon enthusiast is to trek to Madagascar and see chameleons in the wild. I just returned from exactly that experience!
My purpose was more than just to see how many species of chameleons I could rack up. I was going to feel the conditions and...
Bevo is the live mascot of the athletic programs at the University of Texas at Austin. Bevo is a Texas Longhorn steer with burnt orange and white coloring from which the university derived its color scheme. The profile of the Longhorn's head and horns gives rise to the school's hand symbol and...
Chameleons bring so much joy and happiness to our lives but with that comes care and responsibilities. As a first time chameleon owner and being 15 years old in high school and still learning , I will be sharing with you my experience on how to create "a chameleon paradise" how much I spent and...
There is immense value in collaborating with other reptile communities - especially arboreal reptile communities! We are all trying to crack the code for arboreal reptile husbandry and each community comes at it from slightly different perspectives. By sharing experiences we find how much we...
This week I review one of my all time favorite chameleons - the Yellow-Crested Jackson's Chameleon! My first chameleon over 40 years ago was a Jackson's Chameleon and I have rarely been without one since.
I have updated and significantly expanded the Care Guide I use on the Chameleon Academy...
This week's theme is Reptile rescues. What does it take to be a rescue and what is it like day to day? For this I have on Bill & Sarah Grannis Stewart of Badgerland Reptile Rescue. They come on and answer my questions about what a reptile rescue is like and then they ask me questions about...
This weekend we focus on the theme of how newcomers come to the chameleon community. I am bringing on Julana Dizon who is the host of a reptile themed travel channel on YouTube. She has expressed an interest in getting a chameleon, but has not yet done the research. As she works with animal...
Note: This is a repost of the post in the Health forum to kick off this new blog. This blog will be updated every week with the new Chameleon Show topic.
In this week's show, I interviewed Dr. Rachel Siu, the author of the study "Endoparasites of pet reptiles and amphibians from exotic pet...
Species with females that give live birth or viviparous can also pass unfertilized ova. These are often referred to as slugs. Sometimes they only pass slugs or give birth and pass some slugs at the same time. This is similar to chickens laying unfertilized eggs with out the shell. These are from...
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...
Some inspirational thoughts for free ranging
First, our living room is a large, bright (views on both sides) and pet free living room without small children walking around.
Second, the free-range area is at exact the same spot as where a Reptibreeze XL (24´x24´x48´) stood.
Many assume...
There are at least three reasonable supplement schedules commonly in use these days. The one bit of advise I would give for all of them is to not over dust the feeders. Too much of a good thing is a bad thing. Your feeder insects should never look like powdered doughnuts or that scene from...
As I´ve seen many builds here, I´m still surprised how many people don´t use the enclosure space to it´s fullest, just saying every inch of space you use, is an inch more space for your chameleon. Building an enclosure with Dragon Strand is the easiest way, especially with the Dragon Ledges...