Recent content by Chris Jury

Over and over on this forum I keep seeing recommendations to provide basking temperatures to Veiled chameleons in the 80's F and to avoid 10.0 UVB bulbs in favor of 5.0 bulbs and both are nonsensical IMHO. For the life of me I cannot fathom where these ideas have come from. I have no doubt...

Unless I missed something, I don't think you said he's been excessively licking and swallowing, correct? From the description I think I have an idea of what you're seeing, but seeing the vet won't hurt. Based on the symptoms you've described (acting thirsty, gaping for no apparent reason...

:confused: For a given total UVB output, power compacts are a much more 'concentrated' source. Therefore, the light is concentrated over a smaller area at a given distance, making for higher intensities. Linear tubes are a more diffuse source, therefore spreading the UVB over a larger area and...

From the sounds of it, you need a lot more light to keep any plant alive. Pothos is about the least light demanding house plant and if it's not getting enough light there's really no other option. There are a variety of lighting options, but one of the simplest and cheapest is to use a few...

He should be just fine. Under the circumstances you describe, I wouldn't worry a bit.

To me, what winter "should" feel like depends on where I am. I grew up in Michigan, and winter there is *very* cold. Here in Hawaii, winter means a lot more rain, cooler temps, and the occasional chilly night all the way down to the upper 50's F. On average you guys are sligthly cooler in...

Not only do you have winter in Lake Worth, your winter is perhaps just a touch cooler than in the native range of F. pardalis ;) For the most part, though, your climate is not far off from what they experience in Madagascar and Reunion.

If you are not aware, please be aware that shipping Jackson's chameleons out of the state is highly, highly illegal. When DLNR catches someone doing this (or breaking similar regulations) they take the opportunity to make an example of the person. Trust me when I say you don't want to be on...

It's hard to say without seeing it. It could be something to be very concerned about (e.g., respiratory tract infection) or could be completely normal salt/mineral excretion and no cause for concern. Probably hard to do, but is a video possible?

What type of humidifier is it? Ultrasonic? 'Cool air'?

Just a note as I've seen the point brought up several times here as well as before: wildcaught animals used to bring in new bloodlines and enhance genetic diversity are NOT inherently required to maintain perfectly viable captive populations. Genetic diversity is determined primarily by the...

I don't know what factor or factors are causing the problems you're seeing, but it's not the drop to 62 F for a night. During embryonic development (i.e., after the diapause) low temperatures slow down development, they don't speed it up. Hence, development is faster and incubation time shorter...

Ditto the above. Often wildcaught animals are neither fed nor watered (watering being the more important of the two) prior to arriving in this country, or at least not fed and watered sufficiently. From collection to importation into this country you're looking at a few days to a few weeks...

Dropping to 62 F for a night shouldn't have harmed the eggs.

So there's your answer. If you're not on your feet financially, a chameleon or any other luxury isn't on the list of things you can afford. Get back on your feet, get your own place, and when you can afford setting up for a chameleon, go for it. cj