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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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I'm just picking up from part 1. No need to re-introduce everything. For funsies skip to the story above the last picture in this post!
Branches - I got a bundle of sticks/branches from the woods and spent a whole afternoon cleaning them up. I like to take a sharp utility knife and whittle off...
The past few months I've been focusing my love for Pepe towards his cage upgrade (and a few other small details), and I think today I finally reached a point of completion. I'll definitely give the details (and pics) needed for anyone who might be going through the same stages in chameleon care...
It’s been awhile. My sister moved out of our house and I got to take over her bedroom. This means that I finally have a window that works! Which also means, Leon can climb on the new pothos plant that hangs right infront if the window, all on the curtains, and if he wants he can climb from there...
Chamlie has definitely let her personality shine, she does not like us much unless we have food. She adores the dogs and will go where ever she can in her home to watch the dogs it’s actully quite funny.
I would say her favorite things to do are hang/watch the dogs,eatting and when it’s...
Today Chamlie actually ate some worms! She was all over cage exploring looking for the crickets, this is the only time she is truly happy. No cal worms just not her style until this morning I think she was starving but she is eatting crickets like crazy. I know she’s growing so I’m doing my...
Chamlie was moody today, she was caught hanging out over her laying bin serveral times so I don’t know if she was hunting or actually looking lay eggs. She was not into worms at all I think she prefers crickets . I added more ivy to her home but I don’t think she likes it she stays far away from...
3rd Day:LOL: was a success as far as getting some new things in Chamlies home. Still not hand feeding and more interested in feeding then anything. She gets sad when she eats all 9 small crickets so I gave her four more and that seemed to peel her right up. I got one of her two plants placed in...
:pChamlie was a little more sensitive to the dogs, more like she knew they where there.
She has jumped on eatting Free range crickets but, still has not taken to hand feeding yet; maybe tomorrow fingers crossed . After she had 11 crickets she climbed half way up her home and showed off her...
Our 1st day together was a little bit of a rough one only while she was at the petstore, which she did not want leave for the life of her!
Literally took us three Days :p:cool:
*I’ll explain below*
:unsure: 1st day we went to get it was to late and we had nothing set up.
:oops: 2nd day we...
Well my baby girl Clyde passed last night in her sleep after waiting for me to get home from work she had tons of eggs for 3 days and was exhausted and weak despite. Refusing to eat she always drank water was loving energetic and cuddly unlike most chameleons she was one of a kind I can't...
I've now had little Pepe for 4 weeks and we're still working on building trust, very slowly. Here's what I've tried so far:
A few times I've left the door to his enclosure open while I sit about 5 feet away, facing away, but occasionally turning to check to make sure he wasn't trying to escape...
Naturally, the new cham (name STILL undecided...I'm so indecisive on this it's ridiculous) and I are till setting into routines, still getting details tweaked, and improving the environment.
I have been continuously sealing my reservoir bucket for Mistking with silicon, waiting patiently for it...
Holy shitake mushrooms what a whirlwind the past 2 days have been with this crazy little guy!
Day 1 was all about making sure the basics were met, but of course still very exciting!! Everything from opening the box carefully, seeing him for the first time, getting him in his enclosure, getting...
I've been researching and preparing like a crazy person, but it still feels like this is happening ultra fast. Maybe it's just a product of doing so much reading on these forums and blogs, but I feel like I'll never be fully ready for this little guy coming tomorrow. That's also just my...
After doing tons of research I started looking into all the specs for getting my enclosure ready, and starting ordering and preparing. Here's some details...
1. Plants.
I'm not known to have a green thumb, but I am determined to keep live plants live and happy in my enclosure to help with...
If I really started at the very beginning of this process I guess I'd start many months ago when I first had the initial idea to get a reptile as a pet. My family members rolled their eyes and made their usual comments about how I'm the weird one in the family. I just grinned in agreement...
Deep Cleaning
Supplies: paper towels, sponge or scrub brush, gloves, eye protection, dish soap like Dawn, chlorine bleach diluted (never ever mix beach and ammonia) or an activated hydrogen peroxide like Clorox Healthcare® Hydrogen Peroxide Cleaner Disinfectant
Optional: Clear household...
Weekly Cleaning
Supplies: paper towels. 70% isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) or white vinegar diluted 1:1
Optional: activated hydrogen peroxide like Clorox Healthcare® Hydrogen Peroxide Cleaner Disinfectant, Hot steam cleaner
No matter what products you use, read and follow the...