Hey, I'm from toronto too. I've been to All Reptiles before. They actually tried to sell me a 18x18x24" glass terrarium and said it would be the perfect size for an adult chameleon :/
The store I go to is Tails and scales at Dundas west and keele. I know that the guy who started All Reptiles...
I bought him when he was about 3 months old. He's almost 6 months now, I believe.
As for what I do to get him accustomed to me. I hand feed him everyday a few crickets or worms, and let him chase around the rest. I also like to spend some time around the cage, just sitting and reading. I also...
This is Ichabods "Leave me alone, I'm trying to sleep" colors. Although I guess all his colors are his "leave me alone" colors. He isn't very friendly... yet.
This is the latest picture I have of him. It's from about 3 weeks ago. so when he was about 4 months. He's a little puffed up, he was in one of his moods that day haha
http://imgur.com/PeuoggY
I haven't had a cham for long, but I'm going to try my hand at advice.I also have a 4.5-5 month old Sambava.
First, you shouldn't have a waterfall in the cage. It will breed a lot of bacteria. I'm sure everyone here will say the same thing.
Are you sure yours is 4 months old? Mines only a...
watching with a web-cam, that's creepy. But really smart haha
I do see him drinking, and I mist a lot so I don't know why he wouldn't be hydrated. As for hiding places, I don't know where he is in the cage most of the time. I'll try getting a plant or fake plant/vine thing to put in this cage...
The crickets he ate were no bigger then 1/2", he wouldn't go after the really small ones. And he won't cup feed.
I counted the crickets but a few of them hide and I don't find them till later so I'm a few off. He may have eaten max 6 crickets. I wouldn't be off my cricket count more then that.
Cham -Male Sambava, approx 3 months old
Handling -once since I brought him home 7 days ago
Feeding - small crickets, waxworms
Supplements - Calcium
Watering - Misting every 2 hours for 3 minutes (it's a little dry so I have to keep humidity up)
Fecal - Black with a whitish/yellowish tip...
So what are saying is I might need more foliage :) I'll start off by getting another fake plant. The greenhouse is a little difficult to get to but I'm going to get a pothos as soon as I can.
I was thinking about using dowels but I like making things look real/natural. I will probably get one...
I figured that I would need more cover. I have a hanging plastic plant in my snake tank, would that be alright for a few weeks if I hang it on/over a bunch of sticks?
As for the thicker sticks, I did plan on getting a few when he got bigger. Couldn't find any to buy and no tools to make my own...
I'll be getting my 1st panther cham next week (Samabava, 2-3 months old, Name: Ichabod), and I was wondering how my enclosure is.
It's mostly just sticks (cleaned) with fake vines wrapped around, placed all over the cage. I have a few fake vines, a small umbrella plant, and I plan on getting a...