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A little over a year ago, I picked up my first Chameleon, a Panther I named Ackbar. He was a little uncertain in his new home, you can see teh reds that he very rarely shows now a days. As I mentioned when I got him, I noticed that his tongue doesn't work right. It extends out only a...

What is the temperature of his basking spot? It may be too high.

Oh yes. That has been adjusted. I also adjusted his morning lighting/misting. The mister fires up about 20 minutes after the lights come on.

Well, My cham, Akbar, is settling in nicely. His colours are coming out a little more, and he's proving to be a persistent hunter, and a voracious eater. He's been exploring his cage, and has a nice basking spot where he spends most of his time. Basking spot has an incandescent bulb, and...

I was told he had shed recently. Hrm.

He's a cross, and the owner of the store wasn't quite sure which ones.. As he put it 'The breeder got lazy'.

Well, He spent his first day roaming his cage, getting into nooks and crannies. He tried to get out once, when I needed to adjust the cage, but I gently put him back in. He drank whenever the mister fired up. He was fed before I bought him, so I'm waiting until tomorrow to give him his...

Here you go.

Well, I went to go purchase my Chameleon today, and the results were mixed. The store owner had one Juvenile left, and he took him out of the cage for me to hold, and look over. That is when I noticed two things. One, he was very dark, and two, one of his eyes were closed. I mentioned this...

I've read a lot of conflicting info on basking temps. Anything from 85 to 95. I will adjust to a different bulb, or just adjust the current bulb to make the basking spot to about 85. Age of the Cham will probably be around 6 months. I am unsure however. As for the supplements, I am...

A couple months ago, I was visiting/participating in the 'grand opening' of a pair of stores not too far from where I live. One of the stores is a Reptile shop. The owner sells Lizards, fish, frogs, snakes and the like. I've always liked Chameleons (Though I never owned one) and was...