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Hi I have a jacksons chameleon I got from petsmart about a month ago he/she seems to be in good health but was wondering the sex. I was told it was a male at the store but am not sure I have been noticing lately that he/she has been walking around at the base of the cage lately and was...

Thanks that video and link were really helpful I am going to make a couple changes to his enclosure and try and do a better job with the gut loading and keep an eye on him for a couple days.

How do you guys feel about the ceramic heat bulbs for the basking area. I was thinking about getting one and was wondering your guys thoughts.

This might be a stupid question but what exactly do you mean by gut load?

Thanks what is the best diet for my little guy?

I am slightly worried about my chameleon he is almost always a dark and light brown color. He usually turns green when he sleeps but that is about it. His humidity is always between 50 and 70 and his temperature is about 65 at the coldest point and about 85 at his basking area. He has lots of...

I have 2 month old jacksons chameleon and was wondering if i need to cut the heads off the meal worms before i feed them to my jacksons, and also if it is ok to feed him meal worms at his age. Thanks

I have the same problem and was going to put up a clear plastic back but lightly sand it with about 1000 grit sand paper to make it so it has no reflection. Im not sure if its the best thing to do just an idea.

Thanks for all the tips, I appreciate it.

the humidity near the bottom is about 70 near the middle is about 60 and up towards the top where he spends 90% of his time it is in the low 40's unless i mist or if the fogger comes on then it goes up to about 50 for about 5 minutes before it drops back down.

I have two live plants in there. one about the height of the cage and the other is a smaller fern. I also have a bunch of fake vines. I am using a mat type substrate. Is it possible to put a heating pad unter the mat so all the moisture that sits on the bottom of the cage will evaporate, or is...

Hi I have a new Jacksons chameleon and am wondering the best way to keep the humidity up in his enclosure. Right now I have a zoo med fogger set on a sensor and I also spray the cage a few times a day. but it seems that the humidity drops very quickly after i spray and the fogger seems to make...