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So you've got two chameleons with obvious health issues due to improper husbandry, but your going to attemp to hatch and raise another 61? There are several things wrong with the way you're keeping your chams. First thing is the males cage is far too small for any veiled Cham. Lack of any...

I guarantee they eat prey with parasites in the wild, and I guarantee it kills multitudes of chameleons in the wild. Which are the exact things that we seek to eliminate in captive keeping. There's a reason the life expectancy of captive chameleons is higher now than it is in the wild. It's...

I have to disagree with this. I've ordered large amounts of anoles before and they are almost ALWAYS full of parasites. I routinely give medication to any of them that I buy. It remains cheaper to import wild caught specimens than to breed them so the vast majority of the anoles you buy in...

I'd assume her basking area is a little on the cool side. Try to get it up to about 83 degrees. Also at her age she should be eating a lot more than 3-4 crickets a day, unless they are very large, which she likely isn't old enough for yet.

Yes there is certainly a lack of good data on in depth nutrition values. I guess it really comes down to the preference of the owner, but until I see some good data, I'll assume that an all insect diet is the best option. I've never fed vertebrates and all my chameleons are in stunning health...

The main issue is essentially the nutrients in a pinkie mouse in comparison to say, 2 well gutloaded, dusted Dubia roaches. I have a hard time believing that there are any more nutrients in a pinkie mouse, in fact I'd assume quite the opposite. So what's the point of feeding them at all when...

It's good to feed your chameleon well in their first few months but 53 is excessive. It really depends on how big the crickets are, whether they are pinheads or a couple weeks old. Chameleons are wild animals, and are driven by a survival instinct. They have no idea when their next meal will...

I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic? Gout is caused in humans by a lot of things including alcohol, rich salty foods etc. It's very common in reptiles that are fed a high protein diet, or had their feeders raised on a high protein diet. Uric acid builds up in the system of the insect, is...

A ceramic heat element would be the optimum choice for that, but chams actually benefit from a nighttime drop in temps. Anything lower than 60 degrees would require a ceramic heater. As said before, and many times on this forum, chameleons can see all spectrums of light, including red.

Judging by the looks of those enclosures I'd say you should probably familiarize yourself with the care sheets on this forum. Try to mimic them as close as you can and your chameleon will appreciate it trust me.

She'll be fine until you can get to the vet. However you should not use any lights at night as it disturbs chameleons sleeping patterns.

Your going to want to get an accurate reading of the basking site. If anything it's more important than the ambient temps of the cage. Get a digital thermometer and make sure the basking site is at 83-84 degrees. "What it feels like" is far from accurate.

I reduce basking temps for all my females to 84 degrees when they hit five months old, along with reducing their feeding to every other day. It really helps to prolong the life of females and if you are not planning to breed it reduces infertile as well as fertile clutch sizes. all of my...

Spines become whitish before a chameleon is going to shed. Your cham needs to be able to regulate its temperature and you are removing their opportunity to do that. As long as your basking site is about 84 degrees Fahrenheit, they won't overheat or burn themselves. They MUST have a basking...

They A basking site should be available all day so your chameleon can regulate its own temp. I'd assume this has a lot to do with the issues you're having. As said before, read the care sheets again and mimic them closely. I do and every one of my chams is in perfect health.

what do you mean by the times you listed for your basking bulb? Is it on constantly 12 hours a day? Also that is a wild fluctuation in temps from 55 to 87 ambient. Your Cham is trying to adjust to a 30 degree swing in temps?

Looks great! I'd try to give him some privacy for about four or five days and he should settle right in. good job!

The OP specified they weren't sure if they were escaping the cage or his carrier.

I can't see anything immediately wrong except you may want to adjust your supplement schedule. I'm not familiar with nutrobal but you should check the levels of vitamin A and d3 in it. Too much of either one can lead to health issues. Generally people on this forum follow the supplement...

If you have a "cricket keeper" brand of carrier I've noticed that they sometimes can crawl up the outside of the black tubes and out the small opening where the plastic flap clicks in. In the enclosure you can just cup feed to keep them contained.