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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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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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Veiled Chameleon Laying 101
Hi and congratulations on having a beautiful girl veiled chameleon. These little sweeties are near and dear to my heart, and I’ve learned from some of the very best keepers on the forum how to care for them and effectively manage their reproductive health. Now I’m passing that knowledge on to...- MissSkittles
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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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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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HUSBANDRY RELATED:
I need information on my UVB bulb. or Does this bulb hurt my chameleon's eyes?
This website is full of information about UV!
http://www.uvguide.co.uk/
Here is extra reading if you want to learn more:
http://www.reptileuv.com/
http://www.testudo.cc/ and...
BREEDING:
How much money am I going to make off breeding chameleons?
Very little if any at all. In some cases you may lose money! This is a great resource to look at to see what the costs of breeding are!
http://www.chameleonforums.com/cost-raising-69-baby-veileds-18467/
Is my female...
FOOD RELATED:
What feeders can I use?
You can use the feeders on this blog.
http://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/74-feeders.html
Where do I buy bugs online?
There are many places you can buy bugs online, this blog gives a good list of many great online food supplies...
Well folks, I decided to start a project that is not only needed but will save chameleons lives and petmart money (not why I am doing this)
I have seen on countless occations where sick chameleons are on this board and they are from pet store locations!
Not only do I plan to educate them...
Got a bonus shipment of butterworms, making for a skewed diet this month. But it'll balance out over the next few months, since I wont be buying more for awhile.
Everything is gutloaded except butterworms.
March 1 - 1 large walking stick and 1 superworms
2 - 1 Superworm, 1 adult male dubia...
Failure to fully extend the tongue, or troubles retracting the tongue, poor aim, etc.- these types of tongue issues can be the result of injury and/or nutritional inbalances.
- trauma from getting the tongue wrapped around or entangled or caught on something in the enclosure or a puncture...
If you read it in a book, if 100 people say its the way to do it, it still might not be the only way, or even the best way.
For some, screen cages are great; in other situations they would be the worst type of enclosure.
For some, a repitsun tube is preferred; but others have success with...
So this is my first blog. The reason I am writing this is because I have decided to oreder a new chameleon this evening. The chameleon I ordered is an ambilobe panther. I am so excited I dont know what to do with myself so I am going to write everything here!
Tomorrows plans is to get up and...
Hey guys! If you stop by the blog, feel free to leave a comment at the bottom!
This helps me see how many people are reading the blog and if it's getting out to enough people.:)
I JUST GOT MY CHAMELEON!
Welcome to the forums and congratulations! Hopefully you’ve gotten everything you need...
Need a plastic gallon milk carton, 1/4" valve and hose (I bought mine at Home Depot - the ones used for ice makers) to me the hose is sturdier and the valve is easy to turn. Poke a small hole on the side - at the bottom of the milk carton (you want it smaller than the tubing) and insert a piece...
Today's "high point" was receiving a shipment of butterworms that were the biggest ones I'd ever seen. As big as full grown silkworms, and a few even bigger!
Today's low: waiting on hold to discuss a tax question with Revenue Canada, and realizing that the hold music was in fact an "elevator"...
JUST BETWEEN YOU AND I
When we met, you were so small...
Fragile and scared with no color at all.
I watched you rapidly grow and blossom,
Into a Cham that is totally awesome.
You were discovered by the Ancient Greeks,
A calculating creature that's graceful and sleek
Your uniqueness...
This is a 2 part mix and seems well liked by crickets and roaches. I can find 99% of this stuff at Whole Foods. I always recommend buying organic if at all posible.
I found this recipe online somewhere a few years ago but cannot seem to find it anymore. If it is yours please let me know and I...
so right now i have 4 different phal orchids and two Hawaiian orchids that are the same plant but split, and im going to get another here pretty quick.
they are a little more time consuming than other plants, but not more so than any cham, and they make good additions to your cage because...
1 cup of sliced raw pear (140grams) contains:
Water 117.19 g
Energy 81 kcal
Energy 339 kJ
Protein 0.53 g
Total lipid (fat) 0.17 g
Ash 0.46 g
Carbohydrate, by difference 21.64 g
Fiber, total dietary 4.3 g
Sugars, total 13.72 g
Sucrose 1.09 g...
A log of what one of my female chameleons ate during this month (this is her maintenance diet, she is not gravid).
Feb 1 - 1 cricket (calcium dusted and gutloaded)
Feb 2 - 1 dubia (gutoaded)
Feb 3 - 1 Turkish roach (calcium dusted and gutloaded)
Feb 4 - 1 superworm (gutloaded)
Feb 5 - 2...
A log of what my male chameleons ate (averaged) during this month.
Feb 1 - 1 cricket (calcium dusted and gutloaded)
Feb 2 - 2 dubia (gutoaded)
Feb 3 - 2 Turkish roach (calcium dusted and gutloaded)
Feb 4 - 2 superworms, 2 mealworms (both gutloaded)
Feb 5 - 3 crickets (calcium dusted and...
If the idea of touching bugs makes you even a little uneasy - A Chameleon Isnt For You
If you want a pet that you can hold and play with - A Chameleon Isnt For You
If your chameleon research was done at a pet store - A Chameleon Isnt Yet For You
If you think youre going to make money...
Oxalic acid has been shown to "bind" with calcium (and magnesium, iron, sodium and potassium) in the intestine, thus potentially interfering with the absorption of these. So, High Oxalic Acid levels can turn a seemingly high in calcium veggie (as compared to its phosporous content) into a poor...
Try to correctly spell the name of the company you're hoping to work for!
I can't believe I just tossed two resumes into the recycle bin because they don't seem to know this little detail!
I sometimes have to sort through hundreds of resumes for one opening. I'm sure a lot of reasonably...