Of course good Drainage is very important too, the earth should never become to marshy.
On impaction: Small amounts of earth occasionly shot whilst hunting, normaly won't harm your chameleon (Im talking 'bout earth not Retibark or similar crap). If it deliberately starts too eat earth, then...
This is what I thought, and there is no bark in there. if impaction is your worry then the bio vines and the likes should be taken out of enclosures since a Cham could potentially put their tongues on it and ingest some of the flaky pieces of it. Could they not just as easily ingest some of...
The substrate is nothing more than plantation soil. It will be removed shortly, I was kind of trying to reduce the size of his enclosure a bit, then remove some soil as he gets a bit bigger, eventually moving him to a bigger screen enclosure in a specific room in the house. It has also been...
Hi just thought I would post some pics of my enclosure with Maurice hanging upside down. I know it's a glass enclosure, the sides have vents and the top is screen. The reality is we live up north, this is the best way to keep the temps and humidity regulated in the winter months. Anyway enjoy...
I do check the basking temp regularly with a temp gun, I usually place a piece of paper on the top of the screen under the basking lamp (it's on a stand and is elevated a bit), then take the temp of the paper nothing over 92 degrees ever.
Thanks for the info, I will be changing the light tomorrow. as for feeding yes I am dusting with calcium d3 and vitamins. I am cup feeding and put 8-12 crickets in his cup in the morning some are left at the end of the day, but not many. I am at work for about 8 hours but my wife gets home...
Hi, I just bought my new panther at a reptile expo a couple of weeks ago. I was just wondering what might be considered unusual behavior since I am new to Chams and don't know what usual behavior would be.
I am aware that my setup is not ideal for the moment, I am currently housing Maurice in...