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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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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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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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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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Here I will record Monty's weight and length measurements as and when I take them.
29th October 2011 - 2.0g
6th November 2011 - 2.2g
15th November 2011 - 2.3g
22nd November 2011 - 2.5g (2" svl)
30th November 2011 - 2.6g
6th December 2011 - 3.1g (13 wks)
13th December 2011 - 3.6g (14 wks)...
I wanted to keep a pictorial log of how my baby Jackson changes month by month.
First up - the day I brought him home
23rd October 2011 - 7 weeks old
24th November 2011 - 12 weeks old. You can see his little legs appear thicker and his body is slightly fatter. Also his casque is...
This is my monthly log of what most* of my chameleons ate during this month, as well as when supplements were used.
Nov 1:
males: 2 dubia
females: 2 dubia
Nov 2:
males: 3 stick insects, 1 superworm (C)
females:2 stick insects, 1 superworm (C)
Nov 3:
m:nothing
f:nothing
Nov 4:
males: 1...
Today I supplemented her crickets with Repashy Ca+.
She was 'tangled' twice this morning, and cranky about getting untangled.
This is a little depressing as she had been really well for a few days. We'll see how the day progresses.
Shayna is my first reptile. She is a veiled chameleon, hatched around March 2011, and acquired in August.
For a month or so she was housed in an 18x18x30 mesh cage with 5 different live plants. Soon she was eating too much philodendron for my taste, and all live plants except her mini...
An Average Day For My Chameleons And Me
This is an example of what I do and how much time I might spend on my chameleons on a fairly average day*, to provide new keepers with a very general idea of what their days could look like as chameleon owners. Most of my set-up is automatic. I will...
I was going to try and write something really good with tons of examples but I don't think I need to. In fact something shorter and to the point is probably going to be more beneficial.
Lighting is the most important thing that goes into taking a picture (in my opinion, but it probably is in...
I made a mistake when makeing my pygmys cage. instead of useing hydro balls im useing water cubes. i actually think this has a good chance of working and will be tracking my results. :)
layer1-soil
layer2-organic plant feed
layer3-2-3inches of water cubes
hypothesis- the water cubes will...
Having recently acquired 2.2 Chamaeleo africanus, I have decided I am going to keep a public blog regarding the species to possibly help and educate people who may decide to keep the species.
I will be weighing both the males and the females weekly throughout the duration of the acclimation...
It is very common for people to be misinformed about the care of chameleons by local petshops. They frequently give out wrong information that can lead to the downfall of your chameleon. Hopefully this information will help you understand the requirements and care needed to own a healthy...
December 2010: I have
Pair 1 -2, 5 month old male nosy be panther chams (directly related)
Pair 2 -2, 4 month old female Veiled chams (directly related)
Pair 3 -2, 6 month old female Veiled (directly related)
I have wondered how the infrared heat lamps differs from ceramic heat...
I conducted a heat pack test trying to push the limits to the extremes to see what the temp in the box would be.
I should have took photos (sorry) but I will try to explain the best I can what I did:
I had a 8x8x6 shipping box insulated on all sides with 3/4 inch Styrofoam . The box had one...
This is my first blog here so hopefully it gets a positive response.
I have seen a lot of cool/good pictures in these photo contests and thought "oh man, that would be a GREAT shot if only it" - had better focus, had a better background, was composed better. etc.
Having said that, if YOU...
Disclaimer: This blog is extremely long and may be controversial. Read at your own risk (lol).
I have a very different take on PetSmart than many other forum members. I actually work at PetSmart in the Pet Care department (don’t flay me – lol). For what it’s worth, I would like to attempt...
What a wonderful word!
I have had Lily for 3 months now. We have had our ups and downs like many new Cham owners.
She is a tough one :) Had 3 homes before I rescued her at approximately 5-7 months old. She was a lucky Cham in her moves. Everything was far from perfect but nothing...
Washed play sand is usually what's recommended to use in laying bins for gravid females, but I've preferred to use Ecoearth in the past for my veiled. She's laid in it without problem so I've always kept that in my laying bins since.
However, I've decided to start experimenting a bit with...
I really don't. People research sometimes on how to care for a pet prior to getting one. Sometimes that pet falls into your lap and you are completely unprepared. Either way you are now responsible for that creature. You accepted that responsibility the moment they crossed your threshold...
One of my male panthers is being supplemented differently from all the others. With this one male, I am using the Repashy all in one supplement alternating with a mix of StickyTongues Miner-al-O plus Rep-Cal plain calicum. This is instead of the supplementation routine I normally use (see other...
This is my monthly log of what most of my male panther chameleons ate during October 2011. One young adult male panther is on a different "repashy experiment" diet (same food, but different supplementation and gutloading routine) and a second but elderly male is getting whatever he likes...
Today i woke up to see the last male ,of my previous nosy faly batch, he is only 7 weeks old, and his colors were nothing i've ever seen before. He is just over 2 months old and he had FULL BLUE color and WHITE Barring, On top of that he has the full red spots. A female i had imported for a...