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Those are some awesome euphorbia!

Uh, bumblebees definitely have stingers... I believe they (like wasps) also lack barbs on the stinger so they can sting multiple times without dying, unlike honeybees. Bumblebees have definitely nearly killed me before; don't want anyone to go out trying to catch them thinking they're safe ☠️

Have you looked in the 'Chameleons for Sale' section (https://www.chameleonforums.com/forums/chameleons-for-sale.47/)? I have some juveniles, @salty dog usually has some panthers ready, I believe @PlowShredder does or will soon too.

Those are buffalo beetles (Alphitobius diaperinus), also known as lesser mealworms, a species of darkling beetle like @jamest0o0 said. They're interesting in that the larvae/worms get bigger than the beetles they pupate into... Helpful clean up crew, but can get a little overpopulated at...

I'm not the person you asked, but a lot of my colonies seem to cycle between wanting high carb or high protein foods... Like some weeks they'll literally fight over the small bit of cat food I chuck in, and others it just sits there for days (which usually coincides with carrots being demolished...

Glad to see her healthy and with lots of foliage! Might be a good idea to add more horizontal branches; it'll make a lot of that open space more accessible and functional!

I do this too, everyone seems to love them! Point of clarification; we're talking about the scarab beetle Popillia japonica, not the ladybug mimics that are also commonly called japanese beetles

Second video seems to happen when they're climbing and don't have a great grip; happens a lot with screen climbing 😄 First video looks like courting, especially if he started head bobbing or twitching. Did he get a look at Nix right before?

Great job offering good advice! Unfortunately, I don't think the posters are likely to see it as this thread was last active 4 years ago 😄

Ooh, I've heard the lone star tick can carry something that'll cause people to go into anaphylaxis if they eat red meat! Sounds horrible, I'm sorry for your dad

Good point, I was more referring to the generally accepted statement that turning an egg (reptile, anyway) past a certain stage of development is likely to kill the embryo. Although bird eggs (at least the species I'm familiar with) have to be turned with regularity to prevent the chick from...

Whoa! Not the main topic of the article, but this is great information! "Veiled chameleon embryos were previously thought to undergo an extensive period of diapause. However, it is clear that pre-gastrula stage veiled chameleon embryos do grow continuously, albeit at a slow rate for...

Hey, just looking over this thread. Seems you're a big fan of animals in general, and excited to get a healthy male. I'd suggest you take a minute to step back and breathe, though; shipping all these chams to you, and possibly sending them back is not a great idea. It's expensive to you and...

Waiting for fireworks (don't worry I'm joking, windows are closed)

That's a good thought; it might've something like how mammals usually come out head first, with breech being less likely. Though I suppose an egg has more symmetry/is less likely to get stuck than a bundle of limbs. Unfortunately, I've never been able to move a gecko egg without breaking it, so...

Oops, forgot to answer your other question! She last laid early January. I hadn't considered that it being the male's first time could affect fertility as well, but that makes sense. That sounds terrible 🥺 If the double does end up fertile, would it be worth separating it out and candling...

No, I think they're both infertile; both are pretty small. I'm going to hold onto all the probable infertile eggs until they mold anyway, though. Ooh, that's a good point, didn't think of it. She had been in her receptive colors for almost a week at that point. I actually hadn't planned to...

I think they're banded, I just get them from a local reptile shop. They can be pretty loud, but I grew up listening to crickets all night in the rural Midwest so I like it 🙂

Haha, of course! I'll definitely post way too many when they hatch... Gonna be a long few months!

Haha, I'm on the other end of the spectrum... I very occasionally buy a few crickets for variety for my chams, and always keep one or two males for a couple weeks... I love listening to them at night! I feed them off at around 5-6 weeks old before they die of old age, and always feel bad...