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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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Where do I Start? Guide to the forums...
So here are some links and things to know about the Chameleon Forums. For newcomers as well as some seasoned members there could be some features that you don't know exist, or just cant seem to find them when you need them. First off the resources page...- Decadancin
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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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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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Basic info on Misting and fogging...
Of course, all animals require water to survive, and it isn't as simple as placing a bowl in the bottom and calling it a day. In fact, with most chameleons this will have little, if any benefit. Most chain pet stores display their chameleons with a water bowl, and this can be misleading to the...- Decadancin
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December 2010: I have
Pair 1 -2, 5 month old male nosy be panther chams (directly related)
Pair 2 -2, 4 month old female Veiled chams (directly related)
Pair 3 -2, 6 month old female Veiled (directly related)
I have wondered how the infrared heat lamps differs from ceramic heat...
I conducted a heat pack test trying to push the limits to the extremes to see what the temp in the box would be.
I should have took photos (sorry) but I will try to explain the best I can what I did:
I had a 8x8x6 shipping box insulated on all sides with 3/4 inch Styrofoam . The box had one...
This is my first blog here so hopefully it gets a positive response.
I have seen a lot of cool/good pictures in these photo contests and thought "oh man, that would be a GREAT shot if only it" - had better focus, had a better background, was composed better. etc.
Having said that, if YOU...
Disclaimer: This blog is extremely long and may be controversial. Read at your own risk (lol).
I have a very different take on PetSmart than many other forum members. I actually work at PetSmart in the Pet Care department (don’t flay me – lol). For what it’s worth, I would like to attempt...
What a wonderful word!
I have had Lily for 3 months now. We have had our ups and downs like many new Cham owners.
She is a tough one :) Had 3 homes before I rescued her at approximately 5-7 months old. She was a lucky Cham in her moves. Everything was far from perfect but nothing...
Washed play sand is usually what's recommended to use in laying bins for gravid females, but I've preferred to use Ecoearth in the past for my veiled. She's laid in it without problem so I've always kept that in my laying bins since.
However, I've decided to start experimenting a bit with...
I really don't. People research sometimes on how to care for a pet prior to getting one. Sometimes that pet falls into your lap and you are completely unprepared. Either way you are now responsible for that creature. You accepted that responsibility the moment they crossed your threshold...
One of my male panthers is being supplemented differently from all the others. With this one male, I am using the Repashy all in one supplement alternating with a mix of StickyTongues Miner-al-O plus Rep-Cal plain calicum. This is instead of the supplementation routine I normally use (see other...
This is my monthly log of what most of my male panther chameleons ate during October 2011. One young adult male panther is on a different "repashy experiment" diet (same food, but different supplementation and gutloading routine) and a second but elderly male is getting whatever he likes...
Today i woke up to see the last male ,of my previous nosy faly batch, he is only 7 weeks old, and his colors were nothing i've ever seen before. He is just over 2 months old and he had FULL BLUE color and WHITE Barring, On top of that he has the full red spots. A female i had imported for a...
Ok. This is for new users to get information quickly. excuess my spelling erros please.
Feeding- Dubia roaches, crikets, and reptiworms can all be primary feeders. mealworms, superworms, waxowrms, silkworms, hornworms, ect are treat feeders. worms can be addicting. feeders need to be gutloaded...
To start off, ill start with the size of a small silkworm. youll need lots and lots of food. either a mulberry tree of commercial brand silkworm chow that can be bought at our sponsor mulberryfarms.com. you should have them in a container with some what ventalation and clean. i personally clean...
pretty eventless few weeks
pascal shed today, this is the second time he has shed with my. i panicked at first because he started on the eye that was previously infected, i noticed the night before that it was half open and looked irritated, so i caught him to have a closer look, but being his...
Allan very generously has given me some bug burger, water crystal stuff, and the all in one repashy supplement to try. This fits very nicely as I was already starting a little experiment due to my queer success without using preformed vitamin A.
I am going to keep my original dubia colony and...
I keep my pygs (bearded) in a terrarium. I have 2 aquariums with adults, 1 male and 2 females, and 3 regular nano terrariums where I keep hatchlings. At 2 months they are still pretty small and should definately NOT be handled. In fact, pygs shouldn't be handled at all unless absolutely...
:D CHAMELEON SAFE PLANTS :)
ABELIA (Abelia grandiflora)
AFRICAN DAISY (Arctotis)
ALYSSUM, SWEET (Lobularia maritima or Alyssum maritimum)
AMERICAN ELM also ELM (Ulmus americana)
ANTHEMIS also known as CHAMOMILE (Anthemis)
ARBUTUS (Epigaea repens)
ASPARAGUS FERN (Asparagus plumosus...
AVERAGE COST OF OWNING A CHAMELEON
Most these figures are based on online prices for these items. In nearly every instance buying from an online source will be cheaper than buying from a pet store chain, sometimes even after shipping. I recommend buying everything you need reptile-related...
Eye closing issues: Possible Vitamin A difficiency
Vitamin A deficiency is a common malady in LTC Panther chameleons, either with WC or CB origins. This stems from the chameleon's inability to synthesize real Vitamin A from common precursors, such as beta-carotene. This can be confusing when...
pascal has been in and out of the vets a lot lately
i noticed one of his eyes was shut, it was nearing his bed time, so rather than worry about it, i decided to go with what my mom (not a chameleon owner, just, mom) said, that he had gone to sleep with just the one eye. although obviously this...
A log of what the Male and Female Panthers ate during the month*
MALES
Sept 1 - 1 Superworm, 1 Mealworm [C]
Sept 2 - 3 Dubia nymphs
Sept 3 - 1 very large black (Gryllus bimaculatus) Cricket, 1 large brown (Acheta domesticus)Cricket, 3 Butterworms
Sept 4 - 1 very large black Cricket[CD3], 1...