Recent content by Daddio53

Thanks Melissa. I am fairly certain there is nothing in her eye, but I appreciate your concern and your advice. Where in Illinois are you? I am from Waukegan, at the very top of the map on the state line with Wisconsin.

Thanks Ataraxia, but it seems you may have mis-read my post. I do change up the gut loading. I think I even listed about 5 or6 veggies andfruits Igive the crickets as well as the Flukers products. It never ceases to amaze me how defensiveand almost combatitive some people get about their brand...

Hi Anniel. Yes your cham may be finishing off his shed. The face seems to take a bit longer than the rest of the body, so this rubbing against sticks, which is by the way the method chameleons use, will go on for a while after the other shedding seems to be done.

Not all chameleons are hatched from eggs! Jackson Chameleons, also known as Three Horned Chameleons carry their young to live birth with 6-30 babies born in a clutch after a 5-6 month gestation period. The sub-species, Dwarf Jackson's Chameleon gives birth to only 5-10 young. All other...

Just Please Answer This Part So I am wondering if there are eye problems, other than scratching herself possibly, that commonly affect chameleons eye health, and then what I need to do about it. Today I got her out of the enclosure and dabbed gently at her eye (exterior eyelid) with a paper...

I have a female who I wrote about a little bit ago today about "Eye Problems". She has a unique problem in that she's been laying eggs about every month to 6 weeks since I got her 7 months ago. That's insane. I will say one thing though, she always loses her appetite just before, and she gets...

Littlefoot is a female Dwarf Fishers, about 1 yr 6mo -1 yr 9 mo (former "owners" unsure) I've had her for just over 7 months. She comes out of her enclosure at her request, she claws at the opening. I attach a vine to the opening and she climbs out. I have a parachute cord "trail" for her that...

Lookin Good I see you have a Little Dripper. Where do you have the water dripping to? Many people let it drip right into a plant, but after a little while that plant will be water logged and the water will overflow from the plant dish. You surely don't want a collection of water in an open jar...

Where do you live? First and foremost. I already see a lot of people saying to just put some screen where the door panels are now. This is great if you live in a naturally humid place. If however your relative humidity is only 10-20% on an average day, then the screen probably won't do. Many...

I have a suggestion for you. I went to Big Lots and bought a reading lamp they sell there that has a Full Spectrum light bulb in it. The lamp is used for Vitamin D absorption during the fall and winter to keep the user from getting a "Seasonal Depressive Disorder", what we used to call "Cabin...

I hear so many things about UVB lights. Some say to change the bulb every six months, but the manufacturer says their bulb emits UVB rays for a full year. Then there's the question about strength. What is best for a chameleon, 5.0 UVB or 10.0 UVB, and why? I am about to hit that 6 month mark...

I think you are confusing starving your chameleon and his resultant hunger instead of this being some kind of cleansing. I wouldn't suggest doing this very often if ever again. It's not a treatment. I am not new to chameleons, and only posted because I was concerned about the eggs with no...

I agree with you that it seems odd that she has laid so many times. I got her on July 29th. She had just laid prior to that. Then she has laid three more time in that 4 month period. She lays about 18 eggs each time, and until now they were all in good shape. She is a Dwarf Fischer's...

Yes, I have given her a bin. She has laid eggs 3 times since July, and all she uses the egg bin for is pooping, like a cat that's been litter box trained. She just plops the eggs from her warm basking perch onto the floor below,or into the plants, but she will not use the bin. I count the eggs...

I'm not worried about the fact she's not eating, and I really don't think making your cham go 4-5 days without food just to get it to eat is really a good idea. I'll feed her daily, and if she doesn't eat,it's no problem getting the crickets back out. What I'm concerned about is the strange...