Recent content by Hashtag ChamLife

Lol, yes that's the term, thanks! I did have 1 empty egg but no sign of a hatchling. I did quite a thorough search after finding the empty - both of eggs and babies. I have placed them in my egg cooler. Will see if anything happens.

So, I've had a gargoyle for around a year. Bought her (obviously a female now) as a baby. While cleaning out her cage I found 4 eggs, and 1 egg shell. Having gone through a few clutches of chameleon eggs now, I can say these eggs totally look viable. I've read that gargoyles are capable or...

Doesn't seem too bad to me. My big boy faly also lives his silkies. I mix in a hornworm to promote hydration (break mandibles first if a bigger hornworm). Otherwise, he doesn't typically eat lots. Id rather give him a few silks every few days than crickets anyway - arguably more healthy and...

I have a lot... but realistically I have about 6 I plan to keep. 2 males of breeding age, 1 female of age, 2 females in waiting any whichever i decide to keep from my first clutch. Add in about 60 chams in various stages... lots of cages, lighting etc. Phew.

Oh trust me, she was my first and my love. Late last year I had to take an emergency trip and left her in the care of someone else for about 6 days and came back to her rapid decline. Truly a miserable experience. It really made me question if I wanted to continue keeping. If not for the fact I...

Good to see you still around!! Losing my female really broke my heart. Was brutal for me. She came from petco and I nursed her from MBD. Thought we were out of the woods and she ended up having egg issues. Was tough for sure.

I've had about 3 clutches hatch in short order. They were laid a few months apart but all seemed to hatch within weeks of each other. I've sold most of the first clutch of faly - though thats not why I'm posting. I'd like to add a word to potential breeders and simply put "its not as easy as it...

Yea, that sounds much closer. My clutch hatched mid April. I've moved on to pin heads for the bigger ones and Hyedi for both. Crickets will tend to stay near the bottom but will eventually migrate towards the heat lamp or an upper corner. However, if they're hiding in the bottom it could be...

Now that I'm back home, here's how I keep the babies prior to their full cages: And just cause we're on the subject, here are my babies: I'm not exactly an "experienced breeder" but I'm more than happy to share my methods. Best wishes!

Would probably be ok for just the one cham. I have a bigger cage but I also have 10ish in them from time to time. The ones I have are very similar to the medium reptibreeze cages. The idea is that the mesh of a butterfly cage is fine enough to keep in the fruit flies and provide a climbing area...

I use butterfly cages for my hatchlings. I agree with Salty that your cham is in the "weeks old" range. Google butterfly cages on Amazon - they're $12 which is super cheap. Also you'll want to, as previously mentioned, get pin head crickets and fruit flies. Careful with crickets as they will...

Basically what Jan said. I have a t5 6% UV light shared between two butterfly cages with a "clamp lamp" heat bulb that i turn on and off and constantly move. I also use natural sunlight [via outdoors] and they sit by a window [which doesn't offer UV]. Since my critters have a room encased by...

I too use paper towels on the bottom. I've actually transitioned from using bins to now using butterfly cages. The butterfly cages have 5 mesh sides and a clear plastic panel on one of the long [tall?] Sides. I turn them sideways so they aren't so tall, plastic panel down. I add a bunch of small...

Its easy to go overboard, but I think that overboard is double digits. Living in Florida, I rotate my boys and girls out to the patio on a free range daily. However, as someone previously mentioned, it can cause some serious issues if you ever have to leave home. Recently I had to make a trip to...

So here's my experience with reptile shows and expos: Prices are all over the place... in the same expo you can get a male ambilobe for $400-200 and females for $50. One tip I can give you is ask about the pedigree or lineage, not that it matters much, but a good breeder will readily answer...