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She should be attracted to the linear UVB's light source, as it is "the sun" to her. If your ambient temp is too high for the recommended, doing what it takes to cool down the room isn't a bad idea. Monitoring the temps and humidies will really determine how necessary it is. I'm not versed in...

Here's a handy feeding guide. Variety is key. I'm fairly certain BSFL are just fine as daily feeders. They're very nutritious, especially as part of a bigger spread of other insects. I believe they also do not need to be dusted with calcium, but someone can chime in on that one for me. It's...

I want to clarify that I don't believe the statement I read. It was the only example of the misinformation of calcium that I could think of and I brought it up anecdotally. I started my research and interest there, but I ended up getting banned from the subreddit for a combination of mentioning...

Thanks for the video. On the reddit thread I saw, one of the moderators was telling someone to cease all calcium because they espied snalt.

I have just realized I erroneously thought Dr Dayna was in Alaska because there is a clinic with the exact same name here orz Oh no, I feel foolish bringing her up and saying she was located here!

The only place I ever saw people naysaying calcium for chameleons was the subreddit r/chameleons. They confused "snalt" (that is usually the result of using hard water) for a sign of excess calcium usage.

Beman wrote up a trust guide here. As nice as it would be, not many chameleons ever come to enjoy handling. Spooble, my chameleon, is a cowardly little guy, so my bonding with him is limited to handfeeding him his favorite bugs (and even then, he tends to hide or only takes it from me if it's...

He doesn't like the glimpse of the phone flashlight, but I really like those bright, sleepy oranges of his!

Yeah that's why I'm so worried seeing fake plants, because my guys eats them UP! 😅 He's left his mark on almost every leaf of that plant.

You often won't see a chameleon drink (I haven't in the months I've owned one), so we monitor their urates to gauge about how hydrated they are. We generally want a white, creamy color, but a little bit yellow/orange isn't terrible either. For extra hydration opportunities, you can DIY a dripper...

I used zip ties, yeah. They're more hefty and keep my pots standing strong. You want to affix plants to branches. I use plastic pots and stab two holes near the top of a pot that is like...The support pot, and then have the actual pot the plant is in rest inside the support pot. So they're...

Aww thanks. I love my little guy ;-; I watched Neptune's video on attaching branches to a screen enclosure. It's pretty DIY. Here's an image I doodled a while ago to give an idea of how I did it And an old creepy night time photo of my enclosure earlier on which might make it easier to see the...

I'm glad to be helpful. The reptisun UVB hood w/ lightbulb included tends to be more expensive in person, but it is the most important component for you to buy absolutely as soon as you can. You will want the basking branch 8-9 inches below the UVB. This puts them in the proper UVB index range...

It does look like he makes use of it. I think the con greatly outweighs the pro myself, though. One mouthful is immediate impaction, and a complicated vet visit 🥺 A spider plant or pothos in that same spot would work just as well! Just a suggestion. My chameleon is almost always in his spider...

He does look to have MBD 😢 At petco, their display enclosures often have the incorrect UVB with improper supplementation scheduling to boot so this can be the result. It's not reversible, but you can make changes to make his life more comfortable, depending on the severity. Do you use a linear...

Chameleons always seem to have such pretty brown eyes!

Looks like you've got a lot of good advice here already! I'm only a little anxious about the hanging fake plant,because veiled chameleons will eat plants like crazy. Maybe you'd be interested in hanging that on the outside of his enclosure, so he still feels some of that safety from the...

I didn't want to derail the subject, but I can really feel there was something special here.

I would be curious to see the finished enclosures once they have all their fixtures. The 7ft cage looked really unique :O

The Repashy supplement also has a faintly pleasant smell. Like...You crushed up a bunch of chalk, but also a few berries too.