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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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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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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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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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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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I’m old fashioned and so use a hand saw to cut my wood, but whatever method you use, make sure it’s a nice straight line. Also, one tip, if you’re making multiple cuts into a piece of wood, measure each new cut after you make the first, otherwise, the measurement you made will be wrong as...
Well finally, it has begun! I’m still in shock that I’ve actually started, but I have, so now it shouldn’t take me so long to get it finished (I hate leaving things unfinished, although I am a little bit too busy these days for my own good!). Anyway, let’s begin (sorry if some bits are a bit...
Summary for the month of October:
Superworms: 23
Crickets: 22
Butterworm: 12
Stick: 9
Terrestrial Isopod: 8
Silkworm: 6
Roaches: 4
Mealworm: 2
List of my panther chameleons ate this month
Oct 31 2009: 1 Superworm, 1 silkworm
Oct 30: 2 butterworms, 2 crickets
Oct 29: 2...
Rep-Cal Calcium
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INGREDIENTS: 100% phosphorous-free oyster shell calcium carbonate.
Repashy Calcium NoD
Guaranteed Analysis: calcium 30% - 32%.
INGREDIENTS: calcium carbonate from the Mohave Desert USA
Sticky Tongue Farms: Miner-All-O...
January 11, 2008
I had planned it all out in my mind. My mother is from the island of Oahu, Hawaii and I always imagined if I found THE girl, I'd take her to the most beautiful spot on earth and ask her to marry me.
After a grueling 3 hour hike up the mountain, we finally made it to the...
A few of the many online Insect suppliers
Canada
http://www.recorpinc.com/index.php
http://www.bugsgalore.ca/apps/webstore/
http://www.bugorder.com/
http://geckogurl.com/product-category/insect-feeders/
http://www.supercricket.ca/...
I track what I feed my chameleons. Decided to chart it and see what kinds of average quantities I was offering this summer (June - Sept).
Here's the chart:
Averaged out, I was feeding about 62 bugs a month, or 2 bugs daily. This was made up of about 14 different types of bugs each month. On...
Summary for the month
Stick Insects: 18
Crickets: 15
Superworms: 9
Butterworm: 6
Silkworms: 5
Roaches: 5 (2 turk, 2 hisser, 1 dubia)
Isopod: 4
Mealworm: 4
Hornworm: 1
Waxworm: 1
Grasshopper: 1
Sept 1 Tuesday: 1 superworm (calcium dusted), 4 small stick insects
Sept 2: nothing
Sept 3: 1...
Just my keeping track of a few threads/sites I've found interesting on the subject
http://chamworld.blogspot.com/2008/01/parasites-warning-this-health-chapter.html
http://wvc.omnibooksonline.com/data/papers/2008_V461.pdf
http://www.chameleonforums.com/parasite-photo-2104/...
It's been quite awhile since I first posted. Since then, Mel has laid her first clutch of 52 eggs, though they were fertile. I just got a male veiled from my aunt, Spencer. He's a bit under a year old. Mel has been put in a 2'x2'x5' cage i built and Spence is in a medium ExoTerra terrarium. The...
Brody laid 51 infertile eggs today. She is approx. 2 years old and this is her first clutch.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks
I remember waking early to the news that morning, while still in bed. (I used to have a TV back then. Perhaps, and who knows really, this may have been the one big event that lead to my decision to get rid of all the bad news in my house...
This is just so I dont need to post the ¨How to ask for help¨ all the time.
September 5, 2009
Cage Type- 18x18x36, all screen.
Lighting- 18¨ reptiglo linear bulb. On at 8 Am, off at 8 Pm.
Temperature- 80º F at the top (basking spot,) 65ºF atthe bottom. 60-70º at night. I have a digital...
This is what my 4 male panther chameleons ate during the month of August 2009. Usually they do all get offered and eat about the same amounts, but when some eat a little more or less than others, I use an average for this log. In most cases my females had roughly the same amount or a bit less...
I tried to put this in a blog, but there were too many pictures! So, I just made a post:
http://www.chameleonforums.com/our-habitats-pictorial-overview-29629/
Have a great day!
Your chameleon is ectothermic. He requires outside influences to control how hot or cool he feels. In the wild, the sun would provide this heat and the chameleon would bask as the sun came up, darkening and laterally compressing their bodies to absorb more heat.
Once at an optimal temperature...
Yesterday, my favorite rescue was rehomed. I am sad and happy, but mostly sad today.:(
Bendy was taken from a pet shop with fractures to her legs, wholley inapropriate husbandry (literally, i couldnt list all the things that were wrong) and a number of vitamin deficiencies. She had been fed FAR...
Summary for the month of July
Crickets: 17
Superworm: 9
Butterworm: 8
Roach: 4 (1 hisser, 3 turkistan)
mealworm: 4
terrestrial isopod: 2
Grasshopper: 2
hornworm:1
Moth: 2
mantis: 1
Wax: 1
Stick insect: 1
Silkworm: 0
Daily Log
July 1 - two to three crickets (one with Calcium with D3, the others...
I'm breeding crickets and a few hundred pinheads hatched over night and right now I have them in a bucket. Is there any easy way to keep the pinheads in the bucket and from crawling up the side and escaping.
Well I've been having some problems with water not going anywhere or building up so I've got a few ideas from members and todays went to lowes..
1.) PICTURE ONE: is the stand I bought ($43.00) it has 5 levels but I only used two. I will use the other 3 when I get more cages.
2) PICTURE...