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Thanks, I'm glad it's a good question. I am asking because globally, UVB levels are increasing. It's having an effect on most species of amphibians, mammals, and birds, but when I ask about reptiles, I either hear silence or "it's not a problem" due to their frankly impressive regulatory...

Hello all, Let's assume we are talking about reptiles not receiving a D3 supplement. Captive reptiles can suffer from an excess of D3 due to over-supplementation. However, in the wild, reptiles receive D3 from UVB exposure and their food only. My question is, if I were to put a desert uvb...

It helps, the problem is when I was using a 75 watt bulb, he was clearly too cold and was not eating and was constantly dark, trying to absorb more heat. I increased his bulb wattage and suddenly he was active, eating, and a normal green color again. So how would you deal with that without...

Oh, and the bulb is a neodymium basking bulb. Yes, I know I can use basic incandescent bulbs you can get anywhere, but I work at a pet store and desperately needed a bulb that day because he was too cold. So I picked one up from there as I did not have time to go to another store that day.

His temps sit around 90 degrees, the wattage of the light is 100 watts. I was having some difficulty getting the temps high enough because I moved and I am now living in the bottom level of a split-level home and it's much cooler down here. As for how close he is to it, the top of his casque...

He's already clearly got one scale missing on the bottom part closer to his head. I suspect this is a burn but wanted you guys to look at it as well. I feel sick about it :(

He just finished shedding. His mouth wasn't open. It looked like a more deliberate movement, directed at me, but I could be wrong. He has been puffing up when I look at him lately but this was the first time he jiggled his head at me.

Hi everyone, today I encountered a behavior from my 1 year old male veiled that I've never seen before! I took him outside with me while I took the trash out, and on the way back in, Jean-Luc looked at me head on, puffed out his chin as far as he could, and did a weird little head jiggle at...

As someone who works for petsmart...we know they don't drink from water dishes. At least, the better pet care employees do. We HAVE to have a water dish in there according to corporate policy. The reason is because people will come up to us complaining that the animal is without water and we...

Hi guys, it's been a while since I've been on the forums. Jean-Luc is over a year old now. I just moved residences, and he's understandably rather freaked. I expected him to be put off his food and act a little weird for a while, but I wanted to know how long it took your chameleons to...

What's the wattage on the heat lamp? I have to use a 100 watt here to get it warm enough since winter started. I live in Seattle so similar environment to BC.

Lol my chameleon ONLY likes me when I have a cricket in my hand. Every other time he lunges at me, haha. I love him even though he's a grumpy face.

That's his chin poof face! He probably wants you to go away. My guy also does this in the morning right after he does a big yawn and shiver.

My 9-month old veiled got me the other day. Mostly they bruise, but he's old enough now to make me bleed (and he did). If yours ever bites you, clean it thoroughly!

My guy hasn't met another cham before, but he couldn't care less about mirrors. Just pays no attention to them at all.

How high do you have the cage,and how much foliage? Chameleons feel unsafe if they're not high enough or hidden enough to sleep.

My chameleon yawns every morning. I think it's pretty cute! It's just like when we have a big morning yawn and stretch.

I'm sorry for your loss and I just wanted to let you know you're an amazing person for going to all those lengths for a sick cham. You will be a fantastic cham owner in the future. Good luck with everything.

Thanks guys, I'm glad to know my little guy is safe at night at those temperatures.

Hey guys, it's finally getting quite cold here, and I realized that it's 65 degrees in my room! (which as far as I know, is pretty much the lowest temp I should go for my chameleon). It costs too much to heat the whole room, so I want to add heat to my guy's cage at night. After browsing...