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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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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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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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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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Vitamins facilitate metabolic activity and growth. Minerals are the building blocks for bone and muscle. A balance is required for health.
Vitamins and minerals are best supplied through diversity in food groups. But few of us can supply all the different types of insects available to a...
First Breakfast: 1 big fat silkworm each (calcium dusted)
Second Breakfast (an hour after first breakfast): up to three (cal dusted) crickets (left them in feeding cups, so not sure how many will actually be eaten - I suspect all!)
Things to think about / reference regarding Breeding.
http://www.chameleonforums.com/some-thoughts-breeding-2612/
http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/2007/12/breeding.html
http://www.chameleonforums.com/incubator-right-19979/...
Breakfast: 1 mealworm (calcium dusted) and 1 butterworm (vitamin dusted)
Lunch: 1 Turkish roach
http://www.chameleonnews.com/05JunDescamps.html
http://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/75-feeder-nutrition-gutloading.html
http://www.chameleonforums.com/green-leafy-goodness-84869/
http://www.screameleons.com/site/3602/default.aspx...
General care / Newbie Info
http://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/ryan-jarosek/119-new-arrival-bringing-home.html
http://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/syn/226-frequently-asked-questions.html
http://www.chameleonforums.com/frequently-asked-questions-71620/...
Breakfast: three crickets each (calcium dusted)
Lunch: 1 phasmid
Dinner will be a silkworm.
No I would say those orange cubes are not sufficient.
Here's some links on gutloading:
http://chameleonnews.com/?page=article&id=101
http://www.screameleons.com/site/3602/default.aspx
http://www.chameleonforums.com/gutloading-tips-new-owner-15262/...
Thursday:
1 stick insect and 1 butterworm each for breakfast, nothing else the rest of the day
Friday:
Breakfast was 3 crickets (calcium dusted)
Late Lunch was a big fat silkworm.
Summoner12 posted this marvelous DIY misting system. You don't even have to be very handy to make one.
http://www.chameleonforums.com/diy-hd-auto-mister-18660/
http://skylab.org/~chugga/cricket/
This is the best site that I have found online. It has many pictures and specific instructions.
Monday: 1 kingworm (dusted with calcium with D3)
Tuesday: 1 small M Hissing Roach
Wednesday: 1 butterworm, 1 cricket (calcium dusted)
Breakfast: Kingworm (dusted with vitamins and Calcium)
Lunch: Silkworm
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b271/cornflakep3/Chameleon%20Pics/Cage%20Setup/IMG_9379.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b271/cornflakep3/Chameleon%20Pics/Cage%20Setup/IMG_9381.jpg
http://www.chameleonforums.com/my-enclosure-19933/#post169360
There are some good places online to search out, try Google. That's how I found out how to do it. Anyway, here are some directions.
Get some nice plump worms at the pet store. Put them in some oatmeal (raw please) with a chunk of potato. Let them eat and poop for at least two weeks.
Get...
The cultures themselves don't really go bad. It's the media that either gets used up, dries up, or gets moldy.
To start a new culture you just mix up some new media (purchased or home recipe), put an inch or two in a new container (or cleaned container), add a sprinkle of activated yeast...
Breakfast: 1 isopod, and 1 lrg cricket
Lunch: 1 lrg kingworm
Dinner: 1 med phasmid and 1 lrg cricket (with calcium)
Breakfast: 2 crickets (calcium dusted)
Lunch: Turkish Roach (with reptaid)
Dinner: Silkworm
Wednesday:
Breakfast
1 Big yummy kingworm lightly coated in a delicate calcium supplement and a Reptaid sauce (reptaid squirted into mouth while chewing)
followed by 1 small dessert size butterworm
Lunch: small mealworm, with a lovely calcium dust
Thursday:
Breakfast
2 small crickets...