Recent content by absolutbill

I've been around long enough to remember when Chameleon Academy began, and thought, "what a wonderful resource". Years later and I'm a Stage 3, with my guys in their Dragonstrand cages, still learning new techniques and ways to care for our little tree dragons. Happy almost birthday to one of...

You've gotten some wonderful advice from all of these experience keepers. I'm going to just add a couple of things - you had mentioned soaking her when you first got her. Please, never do this to a chameleon. There used to be (years and years ago) advice floating around that they needed to be...

Hornworms do grow quicker than one would ever expect - I've kept chams for nearly 20 years, and still they never fail to amaze me with how fast they go from a good size, to perfect size, to woah! You can put them in the fridge to slow them down - I think you do that every other day for about 12...

Glad that Mia is recovering nicely and maybe she was just born with one ovary - did the vet say that might be a possibility? She's got a wonderful home with you, and I'm sure she realizes that by now. :) 🩷

Beautiful chameleon! I would caution having him with you when you are cleaning (looks like you were dusting in that one pic). Their lungs are very sensitive, so having him around cleaning products and aerosols isn't necessarily a great idea. Just want you to be able to have him with you for...

I've been a member here for nearly 2 decades, but I've always been more of a luker than a poster. I give huge props to everyone who answers the same questions over and over and over again. I used to come on everyday, just to look around, but now I'm probably down to every week or 2. It's...

For the itching and scratching - I get it too, and I think it's from their nails as opposed to the worms (though it is a possibility). Just wash your hands and wrists, wherever you were touched, with soapy water after handling, and you should be fine - the itching will go away and the spots...

Isn't that about the best feeling in the world???!!! You want to jump up and down and scream for joy (or maybe that was just me) but you know you have to be calm and collected and just enjoy the moment!

How gorgeous!

Welcome Scottie - you have no clue how great your life is about to become!

I'm so sorry for your loss - he looked like such a sweet boy, and I know he had the best of all possible lives with you!

My hornworm monster, Henry.

My cat enjoys chewing on them and then leaving them as a tribute. He's a monster... Your kitten will be just fine, may get some hornworm juice on his face and chest, but he'll be ok.

Get a Katchy device - it sits outside the cage and has a light and a sticky pad on the bottom. If your gnat issue is bad, and your chameleons are in a separate room with a door wait for them to fall asleep at night, then open their cage doors and shut the main door to the room. The gnats will...

That makes sense - good luck with your new boy, I can tell he's in great hands! Just wait, now you will want a second one soon, that's how it always happens to us :ROFLMAO: