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He's pretty well hydrated; I mist several times a day, see him drink, and his urates are always milky white. And Reptivite is the vit supp I use. :) I'm no vet or cham expert (this panther is my second ever cham), but I think what happened was just a freak accident. I can only guess he shot at...

Good info to know. Thank you. During today's feeding I monitored him closely and he seemed completely normal, hunting the free-ranged crickets with his usual great aim and his tongue seemed to shoot and retract as if nothing had ever happened. So I'm guessing I really have nothing to worry...

Hello. About an hour ago during today's feeding I noticed my 4 month old male panther appearing to be struggling shooting at prey (a few free-ranging crickets). He would turn his head, lock eyes on his target, and open his mouth but his tongue would not come out. So I continued to watch him and...

That's interesting. I didn't know the little buggers were cannibals. :p Yeah, I'm still fairly new to this and have been using the cubes as part of my gut load for now, but like I said I plan to utilize the veggies, particularly ones high in vitamin a, in the near future. Would you recommend...

Hello everyone. Happy owner of a three month old male ambilobe panther and a seven month old male veiled here. Crickets and silk worms are my two staple feeders, along with supers and horns and occasional mealworms and waxes. The panther, Lucas, is still on small crickets while Karma the veiled...

Thanks for the responses. I actually went ahead and ordered that bulb you linked me to, rice. Meh, an extra $2. Why not. :p

Hello. Recently I upgraded my six month old veiled's enclosure to a 2x2x4 screen cage and I plan to buy a fixture from Light Your Reptiles, which I've heard so many good things about, for his new setup. I also plan on setting up my little guy's old cage for a new little guy. I can't exactly...

Hello all. I've made a few posts on the forums recently with all kinds of questions and concerns about this fascinating new hobby, and well, more keep popping up so here I am again. :) With the colder months upon us in New England I've decided to change up my six month old male veiled's...

All right. Thanks again for the responses everyone. I'll have to take his weird behavior with a grain of salt next time. :p The only thing really I'm still torn with is whether or not to upgrade from a 25 watt basking bulb to a 40 watt. Again, basking temps are around 84F but since he's...

Thank you for the thoughtful replies everyone. I can't tell you how much of a help this site has been throughout this whole experience. I really am having a blast with my cham. :) I just measured my temps at the basking area and it's a pretty solid 84F. I've read that for young chams this is...

Hello all again. I'm just returning home from being out for the evening and the little guy seems fine. But his behavior earlier is still concerning me. I guess it's not so much a concern as it is a curiosity as to what would make him act that way. @Viv I apologize, the size of his cage is...

Hello all. I have a 5-6 month old male veiled I purchased a couple months ago, from one of the sponsors here. Today he's been showing very unusual behavior. Lately, the weather starting to get colder, he's been sticking in or near his basking area with occasional excursions to the cooler side of...

Thanks for the replies, everyone. I'll try those suggestions. I've been thinking about buying a ficus tree anyway and that sounds like a great idea. :)

Hello everyone. I have a 4-5 month old veiled and every 2-3 weeks I do a full cleaning of his habitat (a 16x16x24 cage). This includes taking out his two live plants (a couple of coleus) and artificial vines and plants. I've only done this twice, as I've only had the little guy for about six...

Hello all. Sorry for the late response. I have an update: my little guy (a now ~4 month old male veiled) is doing much better in the picky eating department. I've gotten him to eat waxworms and mealworms, and for the first time in the month--give or take--I've been checking coastal silkworms...

Hello everyone. New poster here. So, after doing extensive research, I recently got my first ever chameleon, a baby veiled from a breeder I named Karma. Everything's going great - he seems happy, healthy, and does a lot of moving around. However, he will only eat crickets which I let free...