Recent content by Carlton

OP that spider looks like a common species you can find in mulch, topsoil, and grass lawns. Not particularly dangerous venom-wise. A couple of jackson's I used to have would do a lot just to score a spider! You guys haven't lived until you've dealt with escaped nightcrawlers...all 1000+ from a...

Being truly proactive would have included reading up on cham husbandry (and getting answers for these questions) before bringing any home. Sorry...feeling a bit salty today. I'll go back in my den now. Wishing you good luck with them OP! Don't forget to locate an experienced reptile vet before...

Such a gorgeous boy! Hope he finds a great home!

The devil is in the details. Depends on the tap water! If you don't know what treatment chemicals happen to be in your municipal household water get it analyzed so you do know. If the water utility treats with chlorine that's pretty easy to get rid of. Let the water age in an open bucket...

Remember that web photos showing coloration can be doctored, and people tend to share more extreme individuals. Also, people tend to take photos when the cham is fired up. Exactly when your individual juvenile starts showing color can vary. If he tends to be a mellow little guy he may not feel...

Problem is finding a "flat" heat source that still provides adequate venting to let allow excess heat to escape where it wants to go...up.

Chams tend to "learn" safe walking paths and stick to what they know. Their spatial memory within their territories can be very detailed. Makes sense. Suspicion of change and self-preservation go hand in hand.

Some do, some don't. I've had free range melleri who learned their way around the house quite well. They would march back to their mini-forest in the second bedroom after completing the daily "patrol" of warm sunny windowsills, plant stands, and the horrible glass fronted stereo cabinet where...

Suggestions right under your nose OP!;) If you look at the Enclosures & Supplies subforum you'll see many many threads about cage plants too. https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/enclosures/

I'd probably dab a bit of antibacterial on them...Polysporin or similar. If there's an infection trying to get going that will help settle it down and protect the healing area too.

Agree. Those spots don't look like burns. Doubt the UV tube lying on the cage mesh would heat it hot enough to burn her.

The photo on the packaging might be of a model that has since been modified. Maybe newer ballasts are bigger and take up more space on each end of the fixture. The company could have chosen not to change all their packaging for every modification of a light that still functions as advertised...

Hi snitz, I think I've got a home for the books etc. If it doesn't work out, you're next!! Take care, Carlton

We need specifics in order to help you. This is exactly why we send people that list of questions...the devil is in the details. When you say "temp, humidity levels are normal" that doesn't help much. Measure the actual levels and tell us what they are and how much they change during the...

Hi all, Doing a major sort through my library and have two reference books that may interest someone. Its very unlikely that I'd even be in a position to treat or rescue someone else's herps here. They're not new publications...maybe just ask reimbursement for postage? Frederic L. Frye, DVM...