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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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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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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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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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Below is a log of daily prey intake for adult panther chameleons for the month of June, 2011.
Feeders listed may have been presented all at once or split into multiple feedings through the day.
Supplementation is indicated by: C = Calcium (mix of RepCal and StickTongues Miner-al O); CD3 =...
So your animal is dehydrated. This can be from a variety of things and not limited to just one of them. Heres a list of some possible ways your animal may become dehydrated.
-Illness - Your animal may be ill and despite your mistings, dripper he or she will not drink.
-Medications - Some...
vinnie started at 9.4 grams on june 1 and he was 5.5 inches long. now after just one week is up to 11.1 grams and his length has grown to 6 inches. he also just had his second shed here are a few photos
So, there has been so much debate on this forum about whether to handle your chameleon or not. I have read: "Don't handle unless you have to, don't put in high traffic area, don't put in another room with other pets, and the list goes on and on. Well, I for one do all these "dont's"!!! Does...
Figured I'd make a blog for general things you will need when aquiring a Chameleon! Though keep in mind... different species of Chameleons can sometimes require different things... but this a general idea of what you are looking into.
You will need:
-CAGE:
*Adult -24w-24d-48H/ Juvenile...
After a long battle with repeated food strikes, despite what I offered him, how often I offered food, how many food cups I left around, Swyft has given up. I wont be getting anymore chameleons, I apparently don't have what it takes to care for them.
Swyft, your constant request to climb on...
5/23/2011
I did find the Mullberry tree the next day I went searching for it! Right down the road from my house. =]
Sadly.... My silks died because I forgot their light on....and you shouldn't leave the chow in there with them it collects bacteria very fast.
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Gutloading is the process of feeding the insects with the nutrition that your chameleon (or other insectivore pet) needs to use the bugs to deliver the good nutritional content. Supplementing with a calcium and multivitamin powder is important, but not sufficient alone for proper nutrition in...
Sold our Nosy Be Panther last night. Glad he went to a great home. Thanks Bill Strand!!!!!!
Day 1 (5/19/2011)
I received my first order of Silkworms from LadySilkworm. They all appeared to be healthy and thriving. I decided to take them out of the cup and place them in a 5 gallon aquarium with some leaves, their Mulberry Chow, and Bendable metal fencing. They are about a...
What Im keeping superworms/kingworms and mealworms in:
3 cups ground alfalfa
3 -6 cups wheat bran
1/4 - 1/2 cup crushed / ground whole barley
1/2 cup oats and/or stabalized rice bran
1/4 - 1/2 cup powdered kelp (or 1/4 each kelp and spirulina)
1 cup air dried, shredded dandelion leaves
1/4...
So when I finally got frustrated that my cham wasn't drinking... I decided that the problem didn't lay in the amount or frequency that I was watering him, but the WAY I was watering him... So I decided to go with a method that creates rain... or rather it sprays in 360 degrees with a pressure...
Growing up Fast!!! I had to move my dang TV out of the way which is now partially blocking the entrance and exist! ^ cages all in a row:eek::eek::eek:. I am going to need a new space here shortly. Mrs. Nosey had bruises the marks were not from burns. SO I had to re configure her cage and make...
The breeder can't tell me if she was bred intentionally or not (???) but did tell me it's very likely she was with a male. Emailed back, hoping it was a male Ambilobe. Fingers crossed.
So I have now completed my first month of chameleon husbandry and I thought that I would do this blog as both a collection of research I have done for those who re also starting from scratch like I did, and as a time lapse of my first chameleon Stanley.. I hope that I can be of help to those out...
Didn't hear back from the breeder. :rolleyes: I sent an email, though. Soon I'll try an actual phone call.
Eggs are now 5 weeks old. All, including two that I dropped when transferring them from dirt to vermiculite, are white, full, and round. No mold, no collapsing. One appears yellowish...
I had to have a emergency OP surgery yesterday late afternoon which really sucked:(! My chams were all taken care of which I am glad they were all set for the few hours I was out. Sunday a local police officer politely gave me a gosh damn ticket for my tinted windows on my Suburban:mad: could...
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I need to start a blog duh!!
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Finally got my timer’s for lights. one is not acting properly not sure if there is to much electricity being drawn on that specific outlet or not. the damn thing turns off every 15 min! the other is...
I seem to be getting a lot of the same questions repeated about caring for female panthers. Sounds like there are some common mistakes people make.
Feel free to comment / add anything I missed!
over feeding. Just because they may constantly want to eat, doesnt mean they need to eat that...