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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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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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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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Jackson's Chameleon Articles and Studies
I'm always trying to find these links for people. Now anyone who is interested in knowing more about Jacksons chameleons can find them here. Articles This is the caresheet from this site if you haven't seen it and you want to take care of a Jackson's Chameleon read it...- JacksJill
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Individual Baby Cages or Caging during the time of Covid
My first prototype I was planning on using Exo-terra Nano glass cages for my baby cages but the supply chain issues we are all too familiar with made me get creative. Forum member, MeruJack, who I all but stalked on here when I was getting started used Nanos for her baby jacks and she had a...- JacksJill
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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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It is important to feed the prey insects well, in such a way as to ensure they provide the correction nutrients for your chameleon. This process is called gutloading the insects.
The "wet" portion of the gutload, which should be your principle gutload, can includes things like (switch it up...
A varied diet is usually the best diet! Aim not have any one feeder make up more than 20% of your chameleons diet, and certainly no more than 50%
Silkworm(Excellent, gutloadable, have an enzyme (serrapeptase) that may assist with calcium absorption, but another which may reduce Thiamine(B1)...
Monday Feb 9: 1 Zophobas morio (aka Kingworm aka superworm)
Tuesday Feb 10: 2 crickets (calcium dusted) in the morning, then a butterworm and a Turkish roach each for lunch
Wednesday: 2 small recently moulted mealworms (calcium dusted)
Thursday: 1 hornworm (light calcium) and 1 Turkish...
Perfect Gutload Combo:
1 slice sweet potatoe
1 broccoli stem (EDIT use VERY little broccoli, it binds with calcium inhibiting its absorbtion)
1 strawberry
1 apple slice
4 carrot slices
A few romain lettuce leaves
chop up finely, with skin and all, crickets DEVOUR it. Follow...
Saturday:
2 crickets, 1 kingworm aka superworm (light calcium dusting on all)
Sunday:
2 crickets (calcium with D3 dusted)
1 mealworm
1 butterworm
Breakfast:
2 crickets (calcium dusted)
1 phasmid
1 small butterworm
Lunch:
1 isopod
1 kingworm
Threads and sites with useful information regarding lighting and heat
http://www.chameleonforums.com/frequently-asked-questions-71620/#post668826
http://www.uvguide.co.uk/index.htm -> http://www.uvguide.co.uk/phototherapyphosphor.htm
http://www.uvguide.co.uk/mercuryvapourlamps.htm...
Breakfast: 1 butterworm and 2 crickets (1 calcium dusted, the other vitamin dusted)Dinner: 1 silkworm
Late Breakfast:
1 Kingworm (calcium dusted)
1 medium silkworm (Calcium with D3 dusted)
Lunch:
1 isopod -aka rollie polly, pillbug
No Dinner tonight - I'll be at the airport picking up a new female! :)
Vitamins facilitate metabolic activity and growth. Minerals are the building blocks for bone and muscle. A balance is required for health.
Vitamins and minerals are best supplied through diversity in food groups. But few of us can supply all the different types of insects available to a...
First Breakfast: 1 big fat silkworm each (calcium dusted)
Second Breakfast (an hour after first breakfast): up to three (cal dusted) crickets (left them in feeding cups, so not sure how many will actually be eaten - I suspect all!)
Things to think about / reference regarding Breeding.
http://www.chameleonforums.com/some-thoughts-breeding-2612/
http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/2007/12/breeding.html
http://www.chameleonforums.com/incubator-right-19979/...
Breakfast: 1 mealworm (calcium dusted) and 1 butterworm (vitamin dusted)
Lunch: 1 Turkish roach
http://www.chameleonnews.com/05JunDescamps.html
http://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/75-feeder-nutrition-gutloading.html
http://www.chameleonforums.com/green-leafy-goodness-84869/
http://www.screameleons.com/site/3602/default.aspx...
General care / Newbie Info
http://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/ryan-jarosek/119-new-arrival-bringing-home.html
http://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/syn/226-frequently-asked-questions.html
http://www.chameleonforums.com/frequently-asked-questions-71620/...
Breakfast: three crickets each (calcium dusted)
Lunch: 1 phasmid
Dinner will be a silkworm.
No I would say those orange cubes are not sufficient.
Here's some links on gutloading:
http://chameleonnews.com/?page=article&id=101
http://www.screameleons.com/site/3602/default.aspx
http://www.chameleonforums.com/gutloading-tips-new-owner-15262/...