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I seem to be getting a lot of the same questions repeated about caring for female panthers. Sounds like there are some common mistakes people make. Feel free to comment / add anything I missed! over feeding. Just because they may constantly want to eat, doesnt mean they need to eat that...

During April, my primary gutload items have been: fresh green dandelion leaves, carrot, apple, yam (steamed), romaine, oranges and the last of my January dry gutload mix. For May, I am still gonna be using a great deal of dandelion leaves, carrot, and I hope to have fresh young mustard greens...

5 chameleons on their way to new homes today, 2 more leaving in a couple weeks Bitter sweet!

I breath in the air, and it becomes a part of me. Travelling through my lungs, into my blood, fueling my thoughts and movements. And what I breath out passes to others, to trees who "breath" the CO2 and animals that take in the unused oxygen and such I didnt keep. A glass of water now in me, was...

While crickets and roaches are very easy to gutload, and the ones most often talked about, dont stop there. Larva and other feeders should also be gutloaded as best as possible. Silkworms are gutloaded on mulberry leaves, dandelion leaves, shaved carrot, organic sweet red pepper, grape...

Due to serious family concerns and work concerns that would normally have seemed serious had not the family issues existed to put things in perspective, I will be mostly off line for awhile. I will be unable to respond to Private Messages, or blog comments, in a timely manner.

Using the right mix of dry and wet (fruit and veg) items for your gutload helps ensure your chameleon gets the nutrients it needs to be healthy. I make a new batch of dry gutload several times a year, each time the recipe is a bit different. These are the ingredients used in the January 2011...

The protein content of alfalfa is ~18 percent, and being plant rather than animal based, it's an excellent source of low fat protein for your chameleons feeders. When measured by equal weight, alfalfa has higher levels of calcium then milk or eggs. And we all know how important calcium is. One...

I track what each of my chameleons eats on a daily basis. For this entry, I used an average from what all the adult male panthers ate each day, thus logging the equivalent of a single adult male panther's intake. Dec 1 - 2 large crickets (C) Dec 2 - 1 dubia Dec 3 - nothing Dec 4 - 3 large...

I track what each of my chameleons eats on a daily basis. For this entry, I used an average from what all the adult male panthers ate each day to create this blog entry, thus logging the equivalent of a single adult male panthers intake. ( Previous logs detailing intake of males, females...

Kelp is high in calcium and iodine - both of which are very beneficial to chameleons. Nutrients per 100grams Proximates Moisture 81.58 g Ash 6.610 g Protein 1.68 g Total Fat 0.56 g Carbohydrate 9.57 g Energy (kcal) 43 kCal Energy (kJ) 180 kJ Other Carbohydrates Fibre, total dietary 1.3 g...

I'm wondering if there is any value in recording here the diary of what my chameleons eat. I can see quite a few people do read those blog entries, or at least open /glance at them. But does it provide any value? Does it serve as some kind of example, or provide insight or ideas? I track the...

A log of what feeders were offered and eaten during the month. October 1 males: nothing females: nothing October 2: males: 3 stick insects, 1 superworm (C) females:2 stick insects, 1 superworm (C) October 3: males: 1 superworm (V), 3 stick bugs females: 1 superworm (V), 2 stick bugs...

A log of what feeders were offered and eaten during the month by Abmilobe x Nosy Be babies. October 1 crickets (C) and fruit flies (C), fruit flies, fruit flies October 2 fruit flies x3 October 3: Fruit Flies, very small crickets (C), very small superworms (V) October 4: Fruit Flies x 2...

A log of what feeders were offered and eaten during the month by Nosy Be babies (hatched in June). October 1 crickets (C), crickets (CD3), crickets October 2 crickets (C), crickets, sm stick bugs October 3 crickets (C), sm supeworms (V), crickets (C) October 4: crickets (C), stick...

I was reading a Seth Godin blog post last night. It really resonated with me. At the time, I was into the fourth hour that evening of reading about the best possible care for some new frogs of mine. This is merely one such research session, with a great deal of learning happening prior to...

Every few months, I grind up a new batch of dry gutload. The recipe is different everytime, based on what I've got on hand. 1/2 cup raw Sunflower Seeds (next time, I'll use fewer sunflower seeds) 1/3 cup Kelp powder 1/4 cup raw Almonds (next time, I think I'll use fewer almonds) 1/4 cup...

Yippee! A picture of one of my babies was selected to be entered into the calendar contest. I guess someone else also thinks its very cute! http://www.chameleonforums.com/2011-calendar-baby-chameleons-47911/ It's Entry #7, licking a leaf. Lots of nice photos up to be voted on, so mine...

Ca : P = 4:1 Grape leaves are high in calcium. The following values are for a single raw leaf. Water 2.20g Protein 0.17g Total lipid (fat) 0.06g Carbohydrate 0.52g Fiber, total dietary 0.3g Sugars, total 0.19g Calcium, Ca 11.6 mg Iron, Fe 0.08 mg Magnesium, Mg 3mg Phosphorus, P 3mg...

This is a log of the daily intake of the adult panther chameleons (averaged), and a list of what feeders were provided to the babies (I dont count each babies individual consumption numbers). All feeders gutloaded except butterworms and moths. Supplementation indicated by C=calcium, CD3 =...