Recent content by Charma

Eureka-she's cured! Thank you all, for your suggestions. I stopped dusting the crickets so heavily, (now only dusting 1/4 of her daily intake, and only every other day), and today the white crusty rings were gone. Sha has also started enjoying her mistings, whereas before she puffed up and...

Ficus plants For those in the US looking for cheap ficus plants, I just bought a great 14" ficus for $7.99 at the local supermarket (Raleys). They also had 2-3ft. high ones for $19.99. LIttle Charma does like climbing about on it but hasn't nibbled on it yet. Good luck with your...

Thanks for your thoughts! I do appreciate your prompt replies to little Charma's white crusty nostrils (both now). I shall cut back the dusting (I have been pretty heavy with a Calcium/vitamin combo.) as I don't want to kill her with kindness. Thank you for being helpful chameleon owners, it...

Our three month old female veiled chameleon has been happy and healthy since we got her three weeks ago. She was thin when she arrived, but is a greedy little pig and is eating 6-8 dusted and gut-loaded crickets a day, also drinking well. Yesterday we noticed a white rim around one nostril...

On handling.. Thanks LunaC, on the handling tip. Little Charma is so sweet at the moment, I hope she doesn't grow up to be a grumpy-guts! BTW, love your profile tail photo! We want to get a blue panther one day, when we consider ourselves advanced chameleon owners. Cheers, Jenny

Trauma recovery, handling question? Thank you Mr. Chameleon Dude. Little Charma has recovered from being 'tongue-tied' and had a couple of fat crickets in the afternoon as well as a big drink. Whew. Just wondered about handling chameleons, as many books have conflicting opinions. Some say...

Hello all. I'm a newcomer, both to chameleon-owning and to the US. I am a Brit. who lived in Asia and Australia before moving here (to New Mexico) at the start of this year. I've always loved chameleons, (I've seen them in the wild in Africa!) and owned several other reptiles but ever had the...