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Intro to Bio-Activity
Introduction to Bio-Activity: As of recent times, a lot of folks have been asking questions, and for guides on Bio-active Enclosures. How to set them up, how to drain them, how they work, why they work. I figured it was good and Time, that someone sat down and made a Guide! I have been meaning...- cyberlocc
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Traveling with Chameleons
There are a number of ways to transport your chameleon to reduce stress. Whenever your chameleon needs to go in the car to the vet, or when you're moving, it can be nerve-wracking to make sure they are going to be okay during the stressful journey. Though chameleons have specific long term needs...- ferretinmyshoes
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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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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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Rep-Cal Calcium
Guaranteed Analysis: Calcium; Min. 35% - Max. 41%
INGREDIENTS: 100% phosphorous-free oyster shell calcium carbonate.
Repashy Calcium NoD
Guaranteed Analysis: calcium 30% - 32%.
INGREDIENTS: calcium carbonate from the Mohave Desert USA
Sticky Tongue Farms: Miner-All-O...
January 11, 2008
I had planned it all out in my mind. My mother is from the island of Oahu, Hawaii and I always imagined if I found THE girl, I'd take her to the most beautiful spot on earth and ask her to marry me.
After a grueling 3 hour hike up the mountain, we finally made it to the...
A few of the many online Insect suppliers
Canada
http://www.recorpinc.com/index.php
http://www.bugsgalore.ca/apps/webstore/
http://www.bugorder.com/
http://geckogurl.com/product-category/insect-feeders/
http://www.supercricket.ca/...
I track what I feed my chameleons. Decided to chart it and see what kinds of average quantities I was offering this summer (June - Sept).
Here's the chart:
Averaged out, I was feeding about 62 bugs a month, or 2 bugs daily. This was made up of about 14 different types of bugs each month. On...
Summary for the month
Stick Insects: 18
Crickets: 15
Superworms: 9
Butterworm: 6
Silkworms: 5
Roaches: 5 (2 turk, 2 hisser, 1 dubia)
Isopod: 4
Mealworm: 4
Hornworm: 1
Waxworm: 1
Grasshopper: 1
Sept 1 Tuesday: 1 superworm (calcium dusted), 4 small stick insects
Sept 2: nothing
Sept 3: 1...
Just my keeping track of a few threads/sites I've found interesting on the subject
http://chamworld.blogspot.com/2008/01/parasites-warning-this-health-chapter.html
http://wvc.omnibooksonline.com/data/papers/2008_V461.pdf
http://www.chameleonforums.com/parasite-photo-2104/...
It's been quite awhile since I first posted. Since then, Mel has laid her first clutch of 52 eggs, though they were fertile. I just got a male veiled from my aunt, Spencer. He's a bit under a year old. Mel has been put in a 2'x2'x5' cage i built and Spence is in a medium ExoTerra terrarium. The...
Brody laid 51 infertile eggs today. She is approx. 2 years old and this is her first clutch.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks
I remember waking early to the news that morning, while still in bed. (I used to have a TV back then. Perhaps, and who knows really, this may have been the one big event that lead to my decision to get rid of all the bad news in my house...
This is just so I dont need to post the ¨How to ask for help¨ all the time.
September 5, 2009
Cage Type- 18x18x36, all screen.
Lighting- 18¨ reptiglo linear bulb. On at 8 Am, off at 8 Pm.
Temperature- 80º F at the top (basking spot,) 65ºF atthe bottom. 60-70º at night. I have a digital...
This is what my 4 male panther chameleons ate during the month of August 2009. Usually they do all get offered and eat about the same amounts, but when some eat a little more or less than others, I use an average for this log. In most cases my females had roughly the same amount or a bit less...
I tried to put this in a blog, but there were too many pictures! So, I just made a post:
http://www.chameleonforums.com/our-habitats-pictorial-overview-29629/
Have a great day!
Your chameleon is ectothermic. He requires outside influences to control how hot or cool he feels. In the wild, the sun would provide this heat and the chameleon would bask as the sun came up, darkening and laterally compressing their bodies to absorb more heat.
Once at an optimal temperature...
Yesterday, my favorite rescue was rehomed. I am sad and happy, but mostly sad today.:(
Bendy was taken from a pet shop with fractures to her legs, wholley inapropriate husbandry (literally, i couldnt list all the things that were wrong) and a number of vitamin deficiencies. She had been fed FAR...
Summary for the month of July
Crickets: 17
Superworm: 9
Butterworm: 8
Roach: 4 (1 hisser, 3 turkistan)
mealworm: 4
terrestrial isopod: 2
Grasshopper: 2
hornworm:1
Moth: 2
mantis: 1
Wax: 1
Stick insect: 1
Silkworm: 0
Daily Log
July 1 - two to three crickets (one with Calcium with D3, the others...
I'm breeding crickets and a few hundred pinheads hatched over night and right now I have them in a bucket. Is there any easy way to keep the pinheads in the bucket and from crawling up the side and escaping.
Well I've been having some problems with water not going anywhere or building up so I've got a few ideas from members and todays went to lowes..
1.) PICTURE ONE: is the stand I bought ($43.00) it has 5 levels but I only used two. I will use the other 3 when I get more cages.
2) PICTURE...
Chameleon care 101:
Chameleons need to have a few things in order to have a long, healthy and happy life. The following is a basic care sheet.
THE CHAMELEON TEMPERAMENT
If you are looking for a lizard you can have sit on your shoulder for hours or to play with, a chameleon may not be...
Because I plan on acquiring several more chameleons in the near future, I decided to create bigger feeder bins in order to prepare myself for bulk purchases. Currently I use 3 bins; the first one houses crickets, the second one houses roaches and third one houses silkworms. I used two...
Before I had a greenhouse, heat was always a problem. Now life is good. The End. :cool: