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Hi ..Ramla bay is in Gozo if I'm not mistaken ...contact me on messenger : https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100005741896854&ref=bookmarks

Hey just stumbled upon this thread ..I am a Maltese local and have been into chams, both local and not, for quite a while. Myself and another couple of guys organize hikes to find chameleons..shoot me a pm should you wish to join someday ;)

Absolutely ..the moment they catch you looking at them, they feel threatened ..

Yes sure, mentioned in my first post where. I am located in Malta, common chameleons are found in the wild here.. Here's another photo I took today

Hi forum members .. Around a week and a half ago I rescued a female Common Chameleon who was found opposite my daughters school. She was sitting on a tree with very minimal foliage and the tree is located in an empty plot with little or no trees. Although it was raining on the days I found...

Well I think that it still needs to get slightly cooler towards Jan/Feb...I will keep this post updated.. Just wanted to show the highs and lows in temps...Summer 80f during the night

Just to show how hardy this species is...in summer on the other hand it gets pretty hot here..

Thanks for you reply deer harvester ..should be good in that case

Thanks really appreciate ..I have found this helpful up until now > https://www.chameleonforums.com/uv-b-indices-madagascar-136050/ Still not 100% sure but clears out a lot

Thanks man appreciate ;)

Right so I just got the Uv reader from the list above...at the moment I cannot afford the solameter . I am getting readings of around 0.3 from about 4 inches below the UVB tube (Arcadia 10%) .. I will be testing the outdoor enclosures tomorrow. What do you guys think?

If anyone can chime in I would really appreciate

Thanks for the replies . In fact that's what I would like to test..if there if enough UVB in the cages without the lights.. What would be an acceptable - (meaning enough UVB ) reading on the meter?

Bump ..anyone can help please?

Hi everyone, Just put my cages out side in my backyard, which is very shady..the placement the cages are in, only gets a very narrow edge of sun for maybe an hour of the day which is good as want to prevent overheating. I control the heat with a heatlamp and wasn't intending on using uv...