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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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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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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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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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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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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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Brought in his hibiscus, put it on a chair in front of his cage, opened the cage, and he found it, walked out on it and explored all over it. Then he wandered back to his cage, too sweet. I fed him two smaller superworms while he was on the hibiscus sort of a reward for being out I guess. I'm...
Swyft had two small dubias for breakfast. He was so excited to see them running around in the tray, its too cute to see his eyes light up like that.
Today's temps stayed cooled so I did not use the air conditioner. The humidity stayed up as well, I just misted when I got home from work...
His tail shedded, that was its issue.
Today I bought Swyft a beautiful red hibiscus! They were on sale at Lowe's for only $18 and a ton of them in good shape. I repotted it into a larger pot, put the pot on a tote lid for drainage, and then the whole thing on a chair that I don't mind...
Swyft's tail is white. I'm concerned the ac is drying him out even with my misting. Thankfully today is a cooler day so I haven't turned on the Ac today.
He's had a dubia for breakfast/brunch but hasn't swallowed it yet, still just holding it in his mouth and I'm not sure what that's...
Dubia for breakfast, who wants one? Swyft does!
Long weekend of trying to keep up with the humidity levels and the heat level. I've got the heat situation covered with a room air conditioner but its sucking out all the moisture in the room! (as ac's do) GRRRRR. Can't keep up with the...
It finally happened! All of the Extra misting, filling the dripper a couple times a day and shower after shower finally paid off!
Earl had a white urate! Some people my not understand where my joy comes from but alot of you do!
Poor Earl has had such a rough life before he came to stay...
I think Swyft would have walked on my hand, arm, head, anywhere to get to the dubia's. He was so excited! But they were so creepy looking, and large, I was afraid he'd drop it on me or drop pieces of it out of his mouth onto me. Ew, I could not handle that yet. He had four of them this...
I had gut loaded some crickets yesterday so I wanted to feed those off. I wasn't planning on having the worms but he was still hungry that afternoon and I was afraid the gut loaded crickets would die. (they had been fed the night before) He ate four medium crickets, two had died during the day...
This morning Swyft was given two hornworms. Apparently those are not worth using my hand to reach for, though. Instead of climbing onto my hand he looked at me, looked at them, and shot and extra long tongue. BRAT. I could have moved the cup further away for the next shot but his expressions...
I fed Swyft six medium crickets today. Today was dusting with D3 and I marked it on the calendar in the room by his cage.
I waited until this afternoon to feed him as I tallied up his intake yesterday and he had a total of 10. (small, and fed in increments through the day, but still.) He...
Looked over at Swyft and he was on his tummy in the front of him, in the potted plant, his hind legs were facing upwards on the vine above, (yoga position?) and his tail was way up high curling the tip around a higher branch. TOO CUTE. Then apparently he didn't find what he wanted because he...
A good day, he's very pretty and active. Today he was on my hand several times to get to the cup of crickets. He's not as skittish doing this and I've put up my guard against the grossness of the cricket when it gets near me in the cup.
He's just so cute! I swear he smiles and frowns...
I got my education on sperm plugs today. Thanks, Swyft. :eek:
I have no intention of touching that thing, he had better "work it out" himself. He's drinking and walkin' around with it.
Um. Gross.
Really struggled today to keep humidity up. I have a small humidifier I'll have to start running in here I guess. The whole afternoon and evening was dry according to the hygrometer even with misting. I didn't want to over mist as the plant still had water all over its leaves.
Beautiful day here. Overcast slightly with warm temps and a refreshing breeze. Took Swyft out in his enclosure onto the front steps which were out of direct sun but not dark shade either.
My neighbor came by and asked if her kids could come see him. I said sure, and they came trotting over...
Today I moved the cup back a bit, out of the cage, and he put both front feet on my hand to get to the cup of crickets. Then, he almost dropped his half-eaten cricket on my hand which totally grossed me out so I flinched. Oops! GROSS. He backed up into his cage, I felt really bad for...
Swyft is on the prowl. In fact he has meandered to the bottom sticks looking around which I don't usually see him do. I misted his cage with hot water and he eagerly is drinking off the leaves even with his door open and I am watching. I think he is getting used to me, he hangs out in the...
Cup fed, dusted with Herpivite. Four smallish-medium crickets. I don't see the superworm, I think he ate it but for now he at least had 4 crickets.
He didn't eat it before it fell off the spoon so I left it in the cage, will check for it after work.
The house dropped to 71 last night, eek! I think he was too interested in basking to go after the superworm.