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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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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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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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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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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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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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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...
There is potential risk to using wild caught insects. Parasites, pesticides, and one that is often overlooked:the bug may have eaten something good for it but BAD for chamelones (like tomatoe leaves). And I suppose there is also the risk of you accidentally offering a bug that is in and of...
Sometimes, Im really pleased and need to shout it. Even if it has little informational value to anyone else.
Sometimes, things peeve me but its not polite to say anything publically about it. I might put it here, slightly less publically.
Sometimes, I think things and just feel like...
Chameleon Info:
* Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
- sambava panther,male,6-7 months
* Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
-almost never
* Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount...
I kinda feel better about my gecko, but now my stomache hurts and i feel lik im going to barf.
What a middle-aged female panther (who was developing fertile eggs) was fed January 1 -22, 2010 inclusive. She showed no interest in food on the 23rd. She started but abandoned a small tunnel on the 24th, water was provided via a dripper, but I didnt open the cage to offer food. All eggs laid by...