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Hi there, @JacksJill may be able to give you more information on if she's pregnant. But if you say she was in the same enclosure with males, it's safe to assume she's mated. She looks a bit plump to me. About the gaping, it's likely the temperature. You need a temperature/hydrometer with...

No worries hun. You do not need to share your personal details or how you buy stuff. Get a zoomed temp gauge with a probe. the probe gets hooked in at the basking branch directly below the heat fixture. You can use a small zip tie to secure it to the branch. Then pull the gauge outside of the...

Bought him more branches and 2 live plants. I got him a 75 watt light bulb so he could have a warmer basking spot but I will be moving his highest branch down a bit so he won’t get burned. I decided this because the house had been very cold lately and we don’t run the heater super often. I’ll...

Thanks for the reply! I did a lot of research and was pretty positive they were burns but I needed someone more experienced than me to confirm.. I did have him under a mini halogen bulb initially and I think it was spotlighting onto those spots when he would bask.. so I bought him a normal sized...

Yeah, honestly they would be better off not selling reptiles, chams, hamsters, and other animals. They just treat them so horribly that it would be better if they just didn’t sell them. It’s so stressful for the animals and they sometimes get sick too. Not to mention with animals like...

I do see a little spur, so I believe you do have a cute little boy. 🤗 I do see some needed changes in his enclosure. The first is to move the uvb light to above his basking branch. It does have a relatively narrow band where it’s at peak levels and then drops off very quickly. Provided your uvb...

It very well could be something else. But the dark discoloration around the edges you see with thermal burns. And the position being on the side goes along with basking and leaning. Very common position with younger chams.

Hi! 🙂 So glad your little green honey has started digging. Your husbandry looks quite good. I’ll go thru it just to be nit-picky, but you’re doing fine. Btw, I’m no where near a master of anything - I just listen well to those with experience, consolidated their knowledge and guidance and wrote...

Something to add on and to check. His uvb is 20cm from the end of his back (10 cm above the enclosure and 10cm inside, down to his back) And we put the heat lamp about the same cm to make his temp perfect at the basking spot.

First, let’s look at the spot. Which one do you mean - the one I circled in yellow is just a normal part of his coloring. The one I circled in red looks suspiciously like a burn. I can’t see your basking light, but it does look like he’s awfully close to the top of his enclosure. Hold your hand...

One of the problems with focused beam heat emitting devices is that your cham will end up staying right under it much or most of the time if the rest of the cage is too cold. When it attempts to leave that beam, it will get chilled. Maybe too chilled to maintain itself. We know one of the ways...

Good plan. Very nice design idea. Lighting should be on the outside not inside the cage. You want aluminum window screen for the top so your UVB penetrates without a further reduction in levels. I think you might have a little overkill with your basking fixtures. I personally do not like ceramic...

Thank you! 😊 I'll look into the things you said were worth improving! Also I'll say when she's done laying and eating again

Cage Info: Cage Type - Screen cage that I put plastic wrap around the sides to help with humidity because its winter. I am hoping that you have left the door, or at least the lower section of at least one screen panel without plastic for proper ventilation. I have a 16x16x30, it was what I had...

Thank you so much for replying so fast! I measure her set up with a thermometer from the Biodude but the battery died last week (probably from being a few years old) but it said it was around 90° F when I last read it that’s why I used the wrist trick in the meantime. Batteries are on the way...

When did you pull out the 100 watt bulb? You want to test the temp at the branch with a gauge that has a probe. If it is 80 there then where he rises off the branch would sit more to the 84 ish. If you are using a temp gun that will only measure surface temp. types of bulbs matter as well the...

So if that is where it is measuring then that is optimal. I always lifted my heat fixture 4 inches off the top. Granted after seeing all the thermal burns when I was new it scared the heck out of me. I like the herpstats and used one of them for basking. If you are giving him the only high...

Don't see any burns. UVB light should be linear not globe. Globe only goes down 3 inches. reptisun has a 24" hood that comes with the right bulb. if its too wide it can hang over the edge no.problem. Bulbs should be changed once a year as they dim. Also I like having a dimmer switch on the...

Ok, well we can certainly help you out. :) First, what kind of chameleon are you thinking about getting? Each has their own needs in certain areas. Humidity is one of those areas. I would suggest buying a hygrometer to check what your humidity is in your home and space where you would be...

Oh get a monstera plant. I get mine at Trader Joe’s believe it or not. Costs only 15 and they are always a good size. The stalks are strong even when shut it full grown they can take her weight. Don’t set it near the basking light as the leaves get burned but do put it in that area that’s gets...