Some people use the aluminum side pieces that the screen fits in and then they groove the wood so that the aluminum piece fits right in it. Or some staple the screen to the wood then they put some type of trim over where the staples are to provide a clean look and protect everything from the...
I'm sure there is some sort of vitamin additive for water but with what we already dust with I don't think I would want to combine. Plus as much water as I go through a week can't imagine how much I would have to add, considering less than 1% of what I mist and drip in ever enter the Chameleons...
I use an RO/Di unit also because I had it from my reef days. I removed the DI though because there is no reason to get TDS down to 0, in fact I read before that it is better for humans to drink just RO water because the DI removes a lot of minerals that our bodies need. Plus it produces much...
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Here is what I use, they are very small and really are not designed to keep crickets in very long but dubias seem to stay in their fine. I take the bowl and spray it with Krylon Plastic paint dark green (Safe to use underwater in saltwater tanks, so safe to feed out of) this way it blends in...
Have you watched her for awhile to see if she is even eying the ones in the feeder cup? If so she will eventually go for them. Since she is young though I would continue to hand feed her as much as you can since she is growing so much right now.
You might also try Craigslist for a local person, there are multiple people in the Dallas area that list all the time if your close to a major city I bet you have one also.
They will not see each other until they are ready to breed anyway, so it really does not matter if you buy a mate now or later. If it is your first chameleon I would get just one now and learn all the ins and outs of that one and then a few months later it will make your decision much easier...
This is the one I use 72qt. Its more expensive than the ones at say Walmart but the bottom is flat and therefore transfers the heat much much better than all the rest I have tried. It also seals much tighter to prevent escape...