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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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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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Traveling with Chameleons
There are a number of ways to transport your chameleon to reduce stress. Whenever your chameleon needs to go in the car to the vet, or when you're moving, it can be nerve-wracking to make sure they are going to be okay during the stressful journey. Though chameleons have specific long term needs...- ferretinmyshoes
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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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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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A log of what my panther chameleons ate this month.
May 1
Male - 4 butterworms, gutloaded with carrot, no supplement dust required
Female - 3 butterworms, gutloaded with carrot, no supplement dust required
May 2
Male/female - nothing
May 3
Male/female - nothing
May 4
Male - 4 mealworms...
Today, Yoshi ate her first Mealworm :)
Woohooo, still won't eat out my hand though :(
After looking for some time, we finally found our Memphis at one of our local reptile shows on April 7th. He is a blue bar Ambilobe, hatched December 17 2011. We were able to get the size and coloring that we were looking for.
The plan from the start was to be DIY as much as possible. Not so...
How exciting. I never knew you could fall in love with something so slow and odd looking and see it as beautiful unique and even cute. I love my Chameleon:D
I will be out of work all summer, because of surgery I need on my feet. The first foot has been done, just waiting for it to heal.
I'm so thankful for my little cham, Whiskers, he is such a joy to sit and watch. The whole set up, live plants, glowing light and of course him. All very...
I have been using this for years. It doesn't get soupy and works better then the medium you buy. I put this in a zip lock bag and add the liquid when I need some. Works great and stays forever.
I got this this from someone on the forums; wish I could give them credit but I don't have the name...
Senegal Chameleons (Chamaeleo senegalensis)
Vertical area is really important in chameleon cages, as they like to climb, so minimum cage size should be no less that 24”L x 24”W x 48”H. The cage should be well furnished with live plants and trees, or combined with live and fake..which are...
first you will need a 16 ounce dixie cup with a hole cut in the lid and cheese cloth glued over top or you can poke a bunch of small holes in the lid but i find you need alot of them as humidity builds too much if you dont have enough ventilation.next you will need abag of superflt from repashy...
As Feeders
Oothecae (egg cases) can be stored in several ways. If the hatchlings are to be used as feeders, the oothecae can be incubated right away unless otherwise stated. This can be accomplished by attaching the ootheca(e) to the top of a vented deli cup lid. The oothecae usually arrive...
I had a hard time finding a name for my cham so to give users some ideas on what to name their cham I decided to create a list out of curiosity to see what would come out of the woodwork. First post: Zoidberg.:cool:
Trying to decide which one to enter into the photo contest :) Please help me pick?
Narrowed it down to these six. Kinda leaning towards #4 or 5
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Nutrients in about 1 cup /140grams of lightly steamed Yam
Calcium, Ca 22.5mg
Iron, Fe 0.76mg
Magnesium, Mg 28mg
Phosphorus, P 74.5mg
Potassium, K 1067.5mg
Sodium, Na 12.5mg
Zinc, Zn 0.315mg
Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) 21.05mg
Thiamin 0.1485mg
Riboflavin 0.043mg
Niacin 0.7895mg
Vitamin B-6...
I've had some requests to re-start my monthly log of what feeder prey is provided to and eaten by my panther chameleons. I happened to have some extra time this month, so here's one month - can't promise to keep it up as this is a very busy year for me. Older entries still have value, if you're...
Cinnamon toast has been a favorite snack food of mine for years.
I have been making cinnamon toast for over 20 years. In that time, I have learned a thing or two about how best to go about making it.
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First off, when I was about 5 years old, I would make cinnamon toast by using a...
Montane Chameleon Care Sheet
So I have noticed that since there are a lot of great care sheets out there for veiled and panther chameleons I thought that I would put down my ideas for the proper care of montane chameleons, as there are a few subtle yet key differences. I will explain...
So, you want to boil an egg or two and your just not sure exactly how to go about it.
No fear!
Here I will explain the proper way to boil an egg.
First, you need to figure out how many eggs you want to boil. I like to have two at a time myself.
After you have that figured out, you must...
Common Name: Helmeted Chameleon
Scientific Name: Chamaeleo hoehnelii
Maximum Size: 10 Inches
Life Span: 5-8 Years
Sexual Maturity: 5 Months
Egg Layer: [N]
Litters Per Year: 1-2
Litter Size: 14-26 babies
Pregnancy Time: 5 Months
Common Name: Johnston's Chameleon
Scientific Name: Chamaeleo...
Information is gathered from many sources including personal knowledge, books, internet resources and forum members. If your have a species that you would like me to add to these lists, send me a private message containing the common and scientific names of the species. Thanks! - Dan, Aka...
A few people have asked me about the tables I used as cage stands, and asked for details about how they are built so here they are.
In these photos they were getting packed up to go to a new home, but I made sure to take photos before they were gone.
The idea was to use a sheet of PVC...
Nutrients in 100grams
Calcium 631mg
Iron 7.72mg
Magnesium 335mg
Phosphorus 860mg
Potassium 407mg
Sodium 16mg
Zinc 4.58mg
Vitamin C 1.6mg
Thiamin 0.62mg
Riboflavin 0.17mg
Niacin 8.83mg
Fatty acids, saturated 3.33g
Fatty acids, monounsaturated 2.3g
Fatty acids, polyunsaturated 23.6g