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I have 3 Nosy Be Panthers, 1 female and 2 males, 2 adults and 1 juvenile. The adults are a pair. Booberry is my adult male. He's a really laid back chameleon. He doesn't really like to be handled but he doesn't try to bite or puff up, and he doesn't run from my hand. My female is aggressive...

I haven't seen any t5 fixtures that are dimable but I was able to upgrade the ballast to one that is. It actually works on the 10v dimming signal from the Herpkeeper controller. It seems to work pretty good once I got the programming set up. Wiring it was a bit of a pain in the backside.

Oranges are cheap here. Especially the ones in my back yard... :D

I would be concerned with the possibility of yeast growth and sticky crickets. LOL As long as the stuff doesn't sit too long it may be ok. I use orange slices for my water source and have never had a problem. The orange is usually gone in a day

Wow! Thats a mouthful. :eek:

Congratulations.

Congratulations on your new Chameleon. I've only raised Panther Chameleons, I don't have any experience with Jackson's. I would love to have one but I doubt I could keep the temperature cool enough for them during the summer months as I live in central FL and really don't want an...

Puddles of water can become contaminated with fecal matter and feeder insects can drown in it. It can pose a health risk to your chameleon. I wipe up pooled water 2 times daily from the bottom of my small enclosure. I haven't noticed any problems in 3 years. My larger cages don't seem...

I'm very wary of using water crystals for feeder insects. 1 I just don't trust it. Can we eat it? 2 in the medical field we use a similar compound to remove potassium in potassium toxicity. Is this product absorbing/binding to vitamins/minerals and preventing absorption? 3 it can harbor...

I'm not a fan of the poly rope, here's my concern. Poly rope tends to brake down under uv, when this happins small stiff threads are exposed. I have gotten these threads in my hands and definitely wouldn't want to risk a Cham getting the same injury. In general I stay away from any rope for...

He's planning an escape! You can just tell he's thinking "If I can just brake this window and make it to that big tree..." :cool: He's pretty.

Welcome. Firstly use this template when asking for help. https://www.chameleonforums.com/how-ask-help-66/ It gives other members very specific information about your particular husbandry techniques and problems, and allows better troubleshooting. I have no experience with Jackson's...

I have a Mynah with the same name. :) Isn't he a she? I thought with Carpets the female had all the cool colors. Beautiful cham.

I would stay away from that particular plant. When injured it leaks a very thick white sap (as do most ficus varieties) but all the ones I have leak TONS of the white fluid. I doubt it would be good for the cham.

All in all I think this is my favorite posting of the year...:)

I think what you're describing is the Chams urates. Its a metabolic excretion that looks similar to wet plaster. Its a great meter for hydration. When the cham isn't getting enough fluids the urates turn an off white to brown color.

Interestingly the mainstream nutritional data on pinkies was done on empty stomaches. Find one that is done on a pinky full of milk and it just might surprise you.

Lets hope everyone uses the same zeal in chastising the big (and little) box pet retailers who knowingly place chameleons specifically, and animals in general in such abhorred conditions as to almost definitely cause there demise or at least shorten there lives. This site is a fabulous...

My mother gives her Macaws Chicken leg bones to chew on. Some people are shocked but she has been doing it for years and never a problem. Kinda ironic watching a big colorful chicken eat chicken. LOL

I personally find nothing wrong with it. Lets face it they definitely are eating them in the wild. Parson's and Meller's have been documented eating small birds. And who knows they may provide a nutritional kick. I Definitely don't think they should be given as anything but an infrequent treat.