Recent content by Markarian

I'm only a new chameleon owner, and while I love my new cham, I have to say that they're not very handlable pets. Mine is fairly skittish, though does eat out of my hand all the time. Given the difficulty in having them enjoy any time out of their cage, I'm just curious how compelling of a...

:mad: My juvenile veiled female took a fall, about 5 feet onto soft carpet. She seems perfectly fine, but I'm kicking myself all the way to the forums. Is there anything I should be checking for in the morning? She's sound asleep and I don't want to wake her. She seemed perfectly fine afterward...

Oh that's definitely true, but I do have a UVB light on her enclosure as well.

Thanks for all the advice, it really is reassuring to hear I'm doing some things correctly. I was told I didn't need the D3 supplements because she is getting so much natural sun, even during the winter. I got worried when I read about chams getting oversupplemented, so I wasn't sure. Ah, I...

Well thanks for the understanding. It's reassuring to know that people are aware of how pet forums can get (or forums in general for that matter), and are willing to talk about it. Anyhow, I'll go ahead and post my form now. But before I do I just want to say that I currently am recovering...

That's quite a bit of information to ask for, considering I just got her! I appreciate your wanting to have as much to work with as possible, but I've lurked on many pet forums where newbies whose care regimens and setups don't measure up get torn to shreds and heavily guilted by die-hard...

Greetings, I'm new to the forum, and new to chameleons as well. I just picked up Karma, my veiled chameleon, three days ago from a local pet store (who, in turn gets them from a local breeder). She was a hand-fed baby and is now about 3.5 inches from snout to vent. Any idea on how old she is...