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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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Egg Laying and the Laying Bin
I free range my chameleons so I really have to pay close attention to when it’s time to lay eggs. I think one of the most important things is to have a gram scale and weigh her once a week. If she's gaining and you are still feeding the same amount of food then I figure she must have eggs. You...- jannb
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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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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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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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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/...
Thursday:
1 stick insect and 1 butterworm each for breakfast, nothing else the rest of the day
Friday:
Breakfast was 3 crickets (calcium dusted)
Late Lunch was a big fat silkworm.
Summoner12 posted this marvelous DIY misting system. You don't even have to be very handy to make one.
http://www.chameleonforums.com/diy-hd-auto-mister-18660/
http://skylab.org/~chugga/cricket/
This is the best site that I have found online. It has many pictures and specific instructions.
Monday: 1 kingworm (dusted with calcium with D3)
Tuesday: 1 small M Hissing Roach
Wednesday: 1 butterworm, 1 cricket (calcium dusted)
Breakfast: Kingworm (dusted with vitamins and Calcium)
Lunch: Silkworm