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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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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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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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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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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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Nutrient content of a cup of raw collards
Water 90.55g
Energy 30kcal 26kJ
Protein 2.45g
Total lipid (fat) 0.42g
Ash 0.89g
Carbohydrate, by difference 5.69g
Fiber, total dietary 3.6g
Sugars, total 0.46g
Calcium, Ca 145mg
Iron, Fe 0.19mg
Magnesium, Mg 9mg
Phosphorus, P 10mg
Potassium, K 169mg...
Crickets are readily available, fairly inexpensive and often are the primary captive diet (although a varied diet is important to the well being of your chameleon!). Crickets can be fairly nutritious when they themselves are fed a complete diet that includes leafy greens, vegetables with a high...
Following is a listing of the nutrient value of the various parts of the Chinese hibiscus:
Leaves (100 grams dry weight)
Water: 0 g., Protein: 15.4 g., Fat: 3.5 g., Carbohydrates: 69.7 g., Fiber: 15.5 g., Ash: 11.4 g., Calcium: 1670 mg., Phosphorus: 520 mg.
Fruit (seed pods, dry weight)...
Bee-collected pollen is generally found to contain notable levels of provitamin A, B-1 (thiamin), B-2 (riboflavin), B-3 (niacin), B-5, B-6 (pyridoxine), B-12 (cyanocobalamine), C, D, E, H, K, biotin, pantothenic acid, folic acid, choline, lecithin, inositol, and rutin. It also generally contains...
Then I fixed on the sides (this was a little trickier), but just make sure you hold them in place as best you can. To make things considerably easier, drill pilot holes to make sure that the wood lines up and joins together properly. This will stop your screws going in the wrong direction and...
I’m old fashioned and so use a hand saw to cut my wood, but whatever method you use, make sure it’s a nice straight line. Also, one tip, if you’re making multiple cuts into a piece of wood, measure each new cut after you make the first, otherwise, the measurement you made will be wrong as...
Well finally, it has begun! I’m still in shock that I’ve actually started, but I have, so now it shouldn’t take me so long to get it finished (I hate leaving things unfinished, although I am a little bit too busy these days for my own good!). Anyway, let’s begin (sorry if some bits are a bit...
Summary for the month of October:
Superworms: 23
Crickets: 22
Butterworm: 12
Stick: 9
Terrestrial Isopod: 8
Silkworm: 6
Roaches: 4
Mealworm: 2
List of my panther chameleons ate this month
Oct 31 2009: 1 Superworm, 1 silkworm
Oct 30: 2 butterworms, 2 crickets
Oct 29: 2...
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!