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I have no idea what this could be. The only virus I could think of that would cause lesions like this in a chameleon would be a poxvirus, and these infections are very uncommon, so your cham would have to have been exposed recently. If I were you, I would shell out the money to visit a vet...

I had the same problem as you. When I used to mist with a bottle, several of my chams hated it, but when I got a mister (the Monsoon), they started to love it. Most of the time, they will rush to be right in the stream when they hear it turn on. I also use a dripper system so that they can...

Wow. Love it! What kind of lights are you growing the plants under? And I would also like to know what kind of plants are there. It looks awesome!

Love this color!!!

Thank you for the info. I have some worms getting ready to pupate right now!

This is great! I actually sew my own cages with the material mesh, and I have been considering making cages like these. Thanks for the tutorial!!

I keep my female Jackson in exactly the same environment (temp, humidity) as I keep my male. My male is a little bigger, so he eats 1-2 bugs more per day than the female. My female seems to eat consistently throughout the day while my male likes to eat a lot all at once. As far as breeding, I...

I HATE ALL roaches, and even looking at the dubias sends shivers up my spine, but I got really tired of the noisy, stinky crickets, so I learned to deal with having a giant bin of dubias hanging out in my room. Even so, I still make my boyfriend feed them because I get the wiggles every time...

My female carpet is very aggressive and hisses every time she sees me, but I have other chameleons that love to climb around on me and will eat out of my hand. I think it takes time for some of them to get used to you, but certain chameleons will remain aggressive. You have to be patient and...

That's awesome. Thanks for sharing!

Oooooh! I had chinicuiles while I lived in Mexico. They are maguey worms, which are caterpillars that live in the maguey cactus. They look like red mealworms and were served with tortillas. De-li-cious....When people ask me what they taste like, the only thing I can say is....uh....worms. :D

Most of my chameleons will eat many types of worms, but they have to be moving. If I just set them inside the cage, they are uninterested, but if I put them between my thumb and forefinger and flip them around, they bite fairly quickly. They like to know their prey are alive!

I use a rubbermaid tub with a snap down lid with a screen in the top. As long as your screen is sealed tightly, you shouldn't have problems with escapees. As an extra precaution, a thick piece of packaging tape can be run along the top of the container to keep them from getting out, but this...

That's totally awesome, even though I cannot fully support the TT logo at the end. ;)

The most common infection humans acquire from reptiles is Salmonellosis, but this can easily be prevented by handwashing. There are other more serious diseases, but many only infect those who are immunocompromised (like young children and sick elderly). The link below is more descriptive...