Recent content by sequoia

With the glass situation, would putting up a back ground on the rear, right, and left sides help? Ok well I have different people telling me different things. The last post said ditch the ceramic heater then the post before said use one...then a couple posts back one guy said I could pull it...

I have heard that as well, but I think that happens when their food is presented on or near the moss which might cause some confusion. I don't know I may be wrong.

REGUARDLESS of my boss, this cage is not his permanent cage. I agree the fish tank is not the best cage for him. I am sorry if I seemed to be taking offense to anyone. However I do believe the set up I do have will work fine, he has proper lighting, heating, environment, and air flow. Just...

Well he has his degree in herpetology...so I think what he is telling me is correct. As for the heating pad he told me they use it in zoos. I'm not here to argue how I am wrong and everyone on this forum is right. I started this thread to figure out his feeding situation. This is turning...

Everything is pretty much set up to what I have researched aside from the glass cage, my boss which was a zoo director for 21 years have suggested all of the ideas I have going into this. The cham is demonstrating good health and is staying in the open not hiding. My only concern was the feeding.

It's a 29 gallon aquarium, yes I know chameleons need an open air cage, but I created a ventilation system that adds fresh air to the cage. It has about ten plants growing in it, vines, moss...it looks as if I cropped a section out of a jungle and put it in a cage ha. His basking spot nearest to...

I thought about that but he is living in a well forested terrarium I made. I was worried that if I did that all of the crickets would hide from him. What do you think?

Ok so I bought a new veiled chameleon yesterday I think its 6-8 weeks old. It is in good health, no signs of bone deficiency. One thing I need to know is when will it start feeding? I put two crickets in a shallow dish and held it out for him and he just looked at it and closed his eyes...

Maybe I can use somthing like this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-X-ARTIFICIAL-AQUARIUM-GRASS-MATS-25CM-X-25-CM-PLANTS_W0QQitemZ310087310615QQihZ021QQcategoryZ20757QQcmdZViewItem I just found that on e bay

That is true about the parasites. Is there any way to prevent them? Maybe I can develop a draining system.

Wouldn't there be a possibility of bacteria growing anyways? With live plants growing in pots, it's still almost the same media as my idea. I had an emperor scorpion living in this same environment and she enjoyed it quite well, I did not see any issues with her. I misted her cage regularly and...

I wouldn't mind maintaining the grass to proper height. In fact; I was thinking to develop a good ecosystem. If there is the grass and earth the Cham's excretion should re-enter the soil thus creating a sort of fertilization process for the surrounding flora. I think it is a practical idea; I...

So I have read that using dirt, sand, etc. is bad for the chameleon because it may ingest it when it eats a cricket off the floor. I was thinking about making a terrarium with a 4 inch thick dirt floor and then growing grass over the dirt. Then planting collard greens, mustard greens, and pathos...