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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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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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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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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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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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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:
http://www.chameleonnews.com/Reference.html
http://www.animalarkshelter.org/cin/ (click on signs of trouble)
http://www.allcreaturesanimalhospital.evetsite.com/456012.html
http://www.chameleonsonline.com/illness.php
http://chamworld.blogspot.com/2008/01/health-section-i-conclusions.html...
This blog is being created to help others with keeping montane chameleons. All the suggestions put forth in this blog are my up to date keeping methods. Since husbandry constantly requires tweaking, I will continually update this blog. I do not intend on making this blog extensive and long...
This blog is full of the many links I use regarding chameleon husbandry and I plan on adding more as I find them. I made this blog to benefit members as well as myself (since it is easily accessible and organized).
Links on Rudis Chameleons...
Bad weekend........ Peppa, nosy be/ambilobe cross suffered a prolapse this weekend....been all stitched up at the vets and is still there for monitoring. She is fine now, but wont be breeding again. Time to concentrate on the true bloods!!!!!
in the beginging of June 2009 a friend of mine was given a veiled chameleon. he didn't know much about chameleons or how sick she really was. i posted my first thread reguarding her on the 9th of june. here is a link with pictures included...
I've recently started keeping snails as pets, with the intention of eventually feeding off their young to chameleons (after the young have grown a fair bit).
I believe I have grove snails, Cepaea nemoralis, which I collected in the wild (from an organic farm that was happy to be rid of them)...
After reading many blogs and threads on the importance of nutrition and gutloading, I have decided to change my gutloading methods by creating my own premium/cheap gutload. My current ingredients are yams, potatoes, carrots, oranges and dry healthy cereal. Here are the steps in making the...
A good sources of Thiamin, Vitamin B6, Magnesium, Phosphorus (unfortunately), Copper, Manganese, Selenium, and a very good source of Vitamin E (Alpha Tocopherol).
In one cup / 140grams of dried (not salted, not roasted, not oiled) sunflower seeds
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Water 6.62 g
Energy 818 kcal...
Nutrients in a cup of Winter Squash (average)
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Water 104.12 g
Energy 39 kcal
Energy 166 kJ
Protein 1.1 g
Total lipid (fat) 0.15 g
Ash 0.66 g
Carbohydrate, by difference 9.96 g
Fiber, total dietary 1.7 g
Sugars, total 2.55 g
Minerals
Calcium, Ca 32 mg
Iron, Fe 0.67 mg
Magnesium, Mg...
Nutrients in 1 average sized orange
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Water 113.64 g
Energy 62 kcal
Energy 258 kJ
Protein 1.23 g
Total lipid (fat) 0.16 g
Ash 0.58 g
Carbohydrate, by difference 15.39 g
Fiber, total dietary 3.1 g
Sugars, total 12.25 g
Minerals
Calcium, Ca 52 mg
Iron, Fe 0.13 mg
Magnesium, Mg 13 mg...
This blue-green algae is a very good gutload addition, providing protien (all 8 essential amino acids), Vitamin K, Pantothenic Acid, Magnesium, Potassium, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Iron, Copper, Manganese, carotenoids
Nutrients Per 1 tablespoon (7grams)
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Water 0.33g
Energy...
Nutrients in 1 cup, chopped
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Water 47.08 g
Energy 25 kcal
Energy 103 kJ
Protein 1.49 g
Total lipid (fat) 0.39 g
Ash 0.99 g
Carbohydrate, by difference 5.06 g
Fiber, total dietary 1.9 g
Sugars, total 0.39 g
Minerals
Calcium, Ca 103 mg
Iron, Fe 1.71 mg
Magnesium, Mg 20 mg
Phosphorus, P...