Recent content by chamclaris

You could start with a bearded dragon, I think they are a good beginner reptile. It would get you accustomed to working with lighting, basking temps and feeder insects. Chameleon Academy offers so much info in a very digestible way. You should check them out if you haven’t yet.

Soak the sticks in water for a few hours and it will reduce the fire risk. I bake all of my chams sticks, at least the ones I can fit in my oven.

I would recommend getting a temp gun off Amazon or Ebay. If you do some searching you can will find one for around 20$. I bought several digital thermometers and found them unreliable and frustrating. Love your cham, very cute :)

Yes I listed all that info above.

I had been supplementing with Repashy Calcium + every day but since I noticed this problem about 2 weeks ago I changed to using it once a week and I am now dusting with reptical calcium d3 and phosphate free powder the other six days of the week. I gutload with repashy bug burger that I replace...

Thank you for your response! He has been doing this on occasion ever since I got him 4/25/14. He mostly does it during misting sessions. He saw the vet 5/13/14 and she said he was perfectly healthy. I havent noticed any signs of respiratory problems other than one day last week he sat around...

Hello everyone. I have a six month old panther and every once and a while he will suck everything in for a few seconds and then relax. This is my first and only chameleon and I was wondering if this is something they all do and if anyone knows why hes doing it? I would greatly appreciate your...

Do you worry about humidity when your free ranging?

I had the same thing happen when I used to use a "cricket keeper". They were everywhere! Makes you think twice about how much you love reptiles. Now I use those large clear plastic bins with lids from homedepot and I cut up some black PVC pipe with caps on the ends for them to crawl into. Works...

Just got this amazing Kammer baby this past Friday. He is so friendly even though he has just begun acclimating. He reacts very pleasantly when we open the cage to feed or mist, He lightens up almost instantly. My husband and I were elated with the customer service provided by Kammerflage. It...

Hello everyone. I am very excited to introduce my beautiful 3 month old Ambilobe Red body Blue bar Panther Cham. (DOH: 12-27 to 1-6-14) He is my very first and I am in love with him already! He arrived from Kammerflage Kreations just this past Friday, healthy and showing a wide variety of...