Recent content by Leesa

one more thing i only tried handling her first 2 years off and on rarely. since then i knew she doesn't like it, doesn't even like my hand in her cage, although she will eat crickets off my hand. perhaps just leaving her alone and enjoying her from a distance has helped extend her life. i...

thank you all sad to hear she doesn't have all that much time left though. but proud to have kept my first rescue lizard so long. i feed the crickets mostly kale and some carrots and other fruit. maybe that makes up for some of the supplements. thanks again for all your advice and...

dust i dust her crickets every now and then w/ 1/2 rep-cal phosphorus-free calcium w/ vit.d 3 and 1/2 rep-cal herptivite w/ veta carotene multivitamins.

i just love her! my first chameleon. doubt my family will ever let me have another after she goes, they hate her. so, how long do these little girls live anyways? like i said, i have already had her for 5+ yrs. she was not full grown when i got her.

pics still trying

temps and pics don't think my thermometer is working right. says her basking temp is 85 max. trying to upload some pics. and thanks a whole lot carlton. you really helped to ease my worry abt this issue i have been wondering abt for years now.

oh yes, and i will chk her basking temps but i would say depending where she sits next to basking light from 86 to 95 maybe??? but that is just a guess. she is in a very very large screened cage so she has many different temps.

thank you both. i will try to post a pic or two of her when i get home tonight.

i sure hope i'm doing this right. i have honestly never been on a blog or forum before. i have a question i was hoping someone had some experience with. i have a female veiled chameleon i have had for around 5 yrs now. (i figured she is female b/c does not have those spurs on her feet, is...