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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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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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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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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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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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Intro to Bio-Activity
Introduction to Bio-Activity: As of recent times, a lot of folks have been asking questions, and for guides on Bio-active Enclosures. How to set them up, how to drain them, how they work, why they work. I figured it was good and Time, that someone sat down and made a Guide! I have been meaning...- cyberlocc
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As requested I have been asked to share my method of building my cage for my chameleon. I will add some photos with some descriptions. If i miss out anything please leave a comment and I can add more detail!
Raw Tank Setup (Fig. 1)
For Starters I got a piece of plywood cut to 23''x...
Well it looks like I will finally have some more time to work on the GOC "Giant Outdoor Cage" as Jeremy calls it.:)
I have all the framing cut that the screen is attaching to and have started sanding and staining it. I'm doing two coats of stain. Lots o staining going on today.:o
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Joy is watching both chams eating crickets. The Cham Cam is a real delight and so helpful to assuage my fears. I wasn't sure Shayna could ambulate enough to get near enough to free-ranging crickets in her cage. She nailed it, but seemed to have some problems once the cricket was internal...
Well I got done what I was hopeing to get done today. Cut down the wood and cut corbels on the ends.
Sanded and stained. I am hopeing to pick up the screen material this week. I'm reallty liking the way it's turning out so far.
Shayna went severely downhill during the beginning of January, and in my distress I went out and got Mortimer Mensch.
He is graceful, beautiful and elegant, even if he doesn't much care for my presence in his life. Over the past three weeks he's gone from stubborn brown to a rather dapper...
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I'm going to post about an outdoor enclosure that I've been planing to build for over a year now. In January of last year (2011) we completely removed everything in our backyard except for one cactus. We then designed our new yard and hired a contractor to help make our dreams a reality. I...
Gracie has been doing a lot better lately. With a lot more plants, some home made perches, adjustment of the lights, and moving her cage to a high vantage point, I can already see a change in her.
I gave her a shower today! She absolutely adored it. She drank quiet deeply and then took a...
Well, I just discovered that we have blogs here! How much fun. Anywho, I'm excited to be here and have so much knowledge gathered in one place. What a resource! And it's all free. I can't say how thankful I am and I think that my Graceful, Gracie, is probably twice as thrilled as I am...
For those of you that want to own a chameleon, just to let you know, a veiled chameleon is one of the cheapest (if you buy one online, any of the site sponsors are great) and they are on the easier side of care.
First, let's talk about temperatures. A veiled chameleon needs a basking spot of...
Camo is shedding for his first time today. So far, only the skin on his head has come off, but he is starting to turn white in other places. I give him warm sprays every now and then to give him a little help, but it is very bad to help them by pulling skin off. They feel agitated by people when...
My young veiled chameleon doesn't really have a specific sleeping pattern. He is like a human teen. Goes to bed whenever. Wakes up when he feels like it. When the lights go off, Camo might stay up for hours before going to sleep. The next morning, he must be fried, because the basking light has...
pascal's fairly happy at the moment
yesterday probably the worst thing imaginable happened.
my thermostat BROKE.
at first i thought it was the bulb, he is spoiled with bulbs and the one i am relying on at the moment is a 150watt deep heat bulb, this cost a bit more than i normally would...
Jackson’s Chameleon
(Trioceros jacksonii xantholophus)
Description: The Jackson’s Chameleon is a smaller to medium sized (around 12 inches in length from nose to tip of tail at adulthood), three horned chameleon that is native to the humid, cooler, high altitude regions of Kenya and...
A. diaperinus AKA "Lesser Mealworms or MiniMealworms"
Lesser mealworms make excellent food options for smaller reptiles or larger reptiles that will hunt smaller food. They are a cousin of the "Golden Mealworm" or T. molitor.
Appearance
They are much more active and have a softer...
T. obscurus AKA "Dark Mealworms or MiniMealworms"
Dark mealworms make excellent food options for smaller reptiles or larger reptiles that will hunt smaller food. They are a cousin of the "Golden Mealworm" or T. molitor.
Appearance
They are much more active and have a softer exoskeleton...
Blaptica dubia AKA "Orange Spotted Roaches"
B. dubia roaches, AKA "Orange Spotted Roaches," are one of the most popular species of roach to own and breed. They are from South America and most often referred to as "dubia" roaches. They are a heat loving species and will not invade your home...
3 cups alfalfa (protein, vitamins including K)
1 cup powdered kelp (iodine, calcium, magnesium)
1 cup air dried, shredded dandelion leaves (calcium, vitamins)
1 cup of crushed Barley(vitamins, minerals including selenium copper and manganese, essential amino acids like tryptophan, fiber)
1 cup...
i have to say if pascal isnt spoiled, i dont know what he is.
he has moved into his 65 gallon flex, seems to love it. well. as much as is possible for him to love something.
i have probably spent a good £100 on him sinse he's moved in, loads of new plants for him to explore on, it's looking...
Chameleon Physiology & Supplements
Why Different Vitamins and Supplements Matter
This is a general (and hopefully easy to understand) overview of why different vitamins and mineral supplements we give our chameleons matter and how they affect their physiology.
A very special thanks to...