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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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Mistakes: The Best TeachersWe’re all a little weird in our own beautiful way. I’m so glad that you kept Rango and have been making the needed changes for him, rather than...- MissSkittles
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Free-range inspirationI had the setup for my Jackson’s, in the beginning they will escape, but that stops over time once they feel that tree is there best place in the...- Sonny13
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Free-range inspirationThats awesome! I would love to have a setup like this! Im just scared of my ambanja escaping haha.
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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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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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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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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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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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So lets get the introductions out of the way:
Icarus (hyrbrid dwarf): One of my four hamsters, he is my project baby right now. I planned to rehabilitate/tame him and rehome him. However that definitely didn't happen. His past care had caused severely detrimental behavioral characteristics...
FYI: This has been posted first on one of my different blogs, so some of these things (such as the links it talks about) are not important since most of them link directly to here and a couple other forums.
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I suppose I should start by introducing myself and how I came to be a person that...
Hopefully this section can help new chameleon owners avoid some of the issues that are commonly caused by husbandry problems and be a great starting point for using the forums and getting to know the community here. As always, please utilize the search feature for answers to your questions, and...
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Hey all, I'm new to chameleon forums, just got my new veiled called Bender.
:) Got my new 6 month old boy today :) He is already showing some beautiful colors.
Through different research and through topics found on chameleon forums, I was able to put together my own rendition of an outdoor cham enclosure. In no way am I claiming rights to this, I just want to give back to that which has given me so much knowledge. I am not responsible for any injuries...
Some more notes. These are from one female (Fynn) who has laid 7 clutches.
She was 1st bred at 66g/9 months in age to Alpha.
7 weeks later she laid a clutch of 10 eggs.
She became gravid right away from retained sperm and laid her second clutch of 13 eggs -11 weeks later.
She became...
These are documented weights on my hatchling quads to give an idea of growth rates.
Hatching babies have been from 0.8g to 1.9g
Here are two examples that I followed.
Female: Age: Male:
1.3g 1 day 0.8g
1.5g 1 mo...
I wanted to write down my notes on my quadricornis experience. I have received a lot of questions regarding growth rates, gestation and incubation. I thought this would be the best way for anyone interested to access the data.
I'll start with growth rates.
First is the "Mother of all my...
Diary of what the chameleons ate this month.
Supplement is currently three parts sticky tongue farms mineral-o and one part repashy calcium plus -regular/original strength. Crickets, superworms and mealworms are dusted. Don't usually dust roaches, butterworms, silkworms, terrestrial...
what I fed the roaches and crickets. Pillbugs, snails, Supers and mealworms got similar fair.
First week October:
Apples (fresh from the tree)
Pear (fresh from the tree)
Cauliflower stems/leftovers (store bought and not something I would suggest offering often)
Carrot (locally grown)...
I feel ashamed posting this because I feel let my little guy down. I did try to avoid this happening. As he grew his casque was able to hit the top of the cage and even though my lights are outside the cage and lifted away from the surface and the thermometer told me that the very top of the...
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Back to Step 7:
http://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/lathis/897-ferdinands-giant-outdoor-cage-step-7-latches-finishing-touches.html
So... always measure twice, cut (or drill) once. Especially when installing closures. First time around... oopsie! I used the self-tapping screws that came with the latch for installation.
I also added an additional latch for security at the top of the cage to secure the top to the frame...
Installing the hinges was as much an art as a science. I positioned each hinge 6-inches from either the top or bottom of the panel. You have to be sure to offset the hinge just a bit to give room for the pieces to swing freely.
Again, I used machine screws to attach the hinges.
Once the...
So not everything will always go according to plan. I expected the hardware cloth to act as a diaphragm to hold the frame together... no such luck. The corners immediately stated to fall apart and pull out all the staples. So I needed to reinforce the corners.
Back to the hardware store! I...
Now that the frame is together, it is time to install the hardware cloth. If you opted to use screen, the process would be nearly identical.
Place the frame face down. Fit one of the finished edges of the hardware cloth against the frame (inside the L-shaped piece for me). Staple in place...