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Yeah Brad - I know what you mean. Lynda has been at this for many, many years. It takes much patience and practice to learn the ways of the Master ;-)

Read these articles: - Experiences in Raising Baby Chameleons - A Hatchlings First Weeks - Feeding Baby Chameleons - Caging Baby Chameleons

Here's a nice pictorial description of the difference between mealworms, giant mealworms and superworms: The Chameleon's Dish: Superworms, Mealworms, and Giant Mealworms

Don't misquote me (otherwise I'll have a whole host of keepers jumping down my throat;)). I didn't say carrots were 'bad', I just said that carrots were high in oxalates. If you look that the table in the link below, you'll see that carrots have an oxalate-calcium ratio that's up there with...

If you read these articles, The Fire of Life and A Bug's Nutrition, you'll get a better sense of what all the various types of feeder insects have to offer, and how their nutritional content differs in relation to one another. The main reason silkworms are recommended is because they have a...

It contains both pre-formed vitamin A, as well as vitamin D3, so to use it at EVERY feeding might create a risk of over-supplementation. Initially, it was the only supplement I used to use it for my first cham, but after learning more about the risks of oversupplementation, I cut back on it a...

I presume you're referring to something like spinach, because of the oxalates it contains? I'm still not 100% convinced that all oxalate containing foods should be completely scratched off the list of possible gutloads. While oxalates do bind calcium and prevent it from being absorbed, what...

Firstly I must mention that there are a lot of experienced keepers here that won't use mealworms, because they can pose digestive problems to chams. The have a much higher chitin-to-meat ratio than a lot of other insects, which is what makes them hard to digest, and could even lead to impaction...

I've used them without any hassles - I still have some in my cages. They're growing well. I know that Brad Ramsey uses Bougainvillea successfully as well. They do develop thorns, but it doesn't seem to bother the chams. In fact, mine often use it as a scratching post when they are shedding.

I'm not a pygmy expert, but I'm pretty sure they're the same as all reptiles: reptiles don't ever stop growing, but the rate at which they grow slows dramatically as they get older. So your chams will continue to shed their entire lives, just that the time between sheds will get longer and...

Finally added me I was surprised to find that I don't have many photos of myself that aren't somehow related to rugby... Either I don't get my pic taken at most other places, or I just really go to a lot of rugby matches. Anyway, here I am - the second one is with me (on the left) with two of...

Towards the end of May, I spotted a female mantis in my garden. I watched her for a while, and to my surprise she laid an ootheca right in front of me. I should have taken some pics of her then, but I'm pretty sure she was a Common Green African Mantis (Sphodromantis gastrica). I have a...

The only way to truly answer your question is to understand what you mean by the terms 'breeder' and 'pet cham'? In my mind there really should be no distinction. We're not talking about show ponies here. If by 'pet cham' you mean a cham that enjoys being handled and likes to sit on your lap...

In my experience when a cham is sleeping in different places each night, it is because all the lights go off at once and surprise the cham - so they basically go to sleep almost whereever they were when the lights went out (this is often what causes chams to end up sleeping on the mesh walls...

That's beautiful work DJ. I checked out your website too. You are truly talented. BTW, have you ever checked out the chameleon illustrations of PJ Smit (drawn in the late 1800's). I think you might be able to draw inspiration from them.

Most experienced keepers that raise hatchlings keep them in plastic tub type enclosures, so there shouldn't be any chance of the pinheads or fruit flies getting out of those. As far as escapees go in general - they're pretty much a fact of life. If you keep feeder insects long enough and feed...

It sounds as though your chameleon is suffering from stress that could be due to a problem with her setup, or is suffering from a more serious ailment/illness. Is the weakness she is suffering due to the fact that she hasn't been eating, or was she already exhibiting weakness when she stopped...

Sorry Dave - my bad. I just skimmed through the blurb about the product and assumed Vit-All was Sticky Tongue's version of Herptivite, but you're absolutely right - it's a gutload. :o So to Tryme: I don't think Vit-All (even used as a gutload) would be an adequate replacement for Herptivite...

This is often the problem with free-range setups. It can be far more difficult to provide adequate husbandry to your cham than in conventional enclosures. How long have you had the cham?

All is not lost indeed! Phoenix worms aren't the miracle feeder they are made out to be, but they can still be of use to you. Keepers are often looking for flying enrichment feeders (like houseflies) to feed to their chams since many chams seem to love flying insects (wouldn't you enjoy...