a temp gun or a probe is best to get directly under where the bulb is an inch or 2 can make several degrees difference in temps. i have a probe tied to my basking branch that sticks 1-2 inches higher than the branch itself plus have a temp gun. usually a branch 6 inches or so away from the...
i'm still going to go with its him gaping those branches seem really close to the top, and how you measuring temps? is it the cage thats at the back there because tats not exactly where the basking spot is, as well where you measuring at? people have a tendency to measure the temp at the branch...
at a young age like yours if theres going to be lots of foilage you may def want to cup feed so he can find his food thats the biggest concern. otherwise lots is a good thing. for an older cham the enclosure is no where near what id consider being too full. its pretty bare towards the top and...
i could be wrong about the lillies, popular choices are schefflera arboricola, hibiscus, pothos and ficus. i use 3 of those 4. no problem with the help fill out that form and hopefully more people including myself will give you and help, tips, and suggestions. :)
you can probably scrap the red bulb all together they are not nocturnal and require complete darkness to sleep. if your house gets below 50/60F than a heat emitter or space heater can be used to heat up the enclosure
hi, welcome to the forums like to applaud your reading and joining the forums for you new guys and getting live plants cause they are great. but you have next to no climbing branches in there, you need some sort of vines and branches going horizontally. the water bowl is necessary chameleons...
was feeding the bugs and decided to try and over piece of strawberry from my hand and shot his tongue at it, took a few attempts wasnt sticking as well as bugs but got him to eat 2 tiny pieces
What was the ambient temp? Could also be an upcoming shed coming up and stretching the skin around the mouth. Lots of possibilities just keep an eye out.
was the mouth open while she was basking? what was the temp? it could be she was gaping because she was too hot. if shes opening her mouth frequently and all over the cage that can be sign. others include excessive stringy saliva, bubbling y the mouth, wheezing and/or popping sounds while...
anybody have some favourite staplpes because what i usually have most of the time are carrots apples, collards and kale and i know the last two should be sparingly
Jann what would you say is the best way to do so? Put some in the cup with the feeders. Or leave some in a spot in the enclosure to test it out.
Here's a pic of the damage that's been done to my plant this is about half of what's happened in the past 2-3 weeks lol he will sometimes chew a...
your from ontario, try recorp inc. never experienced shipping from them usually just meet in georgetown to pick up my stuff. never had problems with bugs running out and last time with my $300 + of various feeders he threw in approx 1000 silk worm eggs free of charge.
theres also the CRBE...
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/171-where-buy-feeders-online.html
the one who wrote the blog is actually from BC you can try to pm her. i deal with recorp inc in person when i need large orders been great service so far.
What would you say is a must for gutloading feeders. not meaning what the feeders love but what are some of the most nutritional choices with low acids and good calcium ratio. I'm already aware of sandra's blogs and last week went through all 41 pages or so and got overwhelming and not much...
yeah i saw that and was actually going to mention that because thats wht my breeders do. would be nice to put something permanently but it belongs to my brother and he weighs alot of things with it turtles tortoises etc. appreciate the tip though
if they keep showing up and you have few more out id def try to put a camera or something and try and get a vid of who is returning them. been following this thread and so happy you got them back. regardless of how the girls got scratched up wish them a quick and good recovery