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It's not your fault. Another consideration is that you don't know how old she was. There are wild Jackson's in California ... don't know where specifically, but this animal may have just been ready to go. Don't let it stop you from continuing your rescuing efforts! -Brad

Of course you will! ;) And I would have no problem sending her to you if I were the rescuer. -Brad

Definitely a female xantholophus. Have you considered contacting Elisa? -Brad

I can't tell much from that picture regarding the black spot, but I will tell you that there is some severe MBD issues with this animal. He needs to go to the vet ASAP. Calcium treatments should commence immediately. Where did you get this animal? -Brad

No need to bake them. -Brad

Is there a show near you soon? The dart frog people usually have them for sale. I prefer the temperate species over the tropical species due to the cooler temps we keep pygmies at. -Brad

Contact Elisa at ChamEo Rescue. I think she is near you. http://www.chameo.org/ -Brad

Vermiculite is fine. When you squeeze it you should get just one drop of water out ... that is the simple test to make sure moisture is right. I have incubated veiled eggs at several different temperatures and I believe 76 degrees is close to ideal. At a constant 76, you should expect to see...

Not all animals that are born or hatch are destined to make it, there could very possibly have been some internal issue. The passing of an animal is not always the fault of the keeper or the husbandry. I am sorry, it's hard to lose them. -Brad

I would take the container out and really mix up some water in the sand so a tunnel will hold it's shape, then place it back in the enclosure. How deep is the sand in the container? What shape is the container and what is the diameter? Tape some paper or cardboard to the outside of the cage so...

I know Heika has a pretty big colony (multiple males, females and babies all together) in a 90 or 100 gallon aquarium. Last time a talked to her she had at least 17 in there. -Brad

How much preformed vitamin A is in that "holistic dog food?" -Brad

Dogs. I love them and we just lost our sweet 10 year old wheaten Terrier boy to brain cancer. The house feels empty without him here. The boys and I are taking weekly field trips to the no-kill shelter to walk and play with dogs there right now. -Brad

The veiled would be more aggressive, but a much better choice for a first time chameleon. There are ways to have interaction with chameleons that are very rewarding that don't involve handling, such as hand feeding. If you want a reptile that is comfortable spending more intimate time with you...

There aren't any that should be handled much, if at all. They are very solitary and sensitive animals. -Brad

Here's a good place to start: https://www.chameleonforums.com/basic-husbandry-38769/ Welcome to the forums! -Brad

May 15th from 10:00 to 5:00 at the Merchandise Mart. I will be there with lots of plants, my beautiful translucent veileds (who won Best in Show in January!), some panthers from Kent and some carpets from Kevin and whatever else I scrape together this week. Stop by and say hi if you're there...

This is a big debate and for the longest time the prevailing advice was to not allow access to soil. A lot of people will tell you not to let them eat soil due to possibility of intestinal impaction. I am one of the people who allows all chameleons to have exposure to substrate, in fact all of...

Yup ... Farm raised flies are cheap. Wild ones hang around trash cans, dead animals and poop. -Brad

Remains to be seen ... he may surprise you with some noticeable growth now that he's getting fed. Most important is that he gets sufficient water, supplements and nutrition. Are there any signs of arrested bone development or MBD? Does he appear to be otherwise okay? -Brad