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Awesome links! Got my brain gears turning about how this relates to our thoughts about Vitamin A conversion and delivery to chameleons. Perhaps cockroaches, but not all species of roaches have these bacteria. It makes sense for scavengers and opportunists to have bacteria, and we already know...

I wish I could answer why we often can’t seem to get animals back, once they start having these eye issues. I lost 3 out of 4 CB melleri, 10 years ago, due to what I am diagnosing as lack of A. The one survivor was the only one to recover and interestingly showed symptoms much later and more...

It seems we have a lot in common! I agree with everything you said, while heartedly. While we share a difference in opinion and approach to Vitamin A, it is with respect that I read and comprehend your explanation, as I’ve noted that you often post links and that demonstrates that you are...

I did mean to say that chameleons are unlikely to have the ability to convert precursors or PROformed A into useable PREformed A. Please know I am not saying this to poke fun or be snarky, but a while back, YOU posted links from sources that echoed what I’m saying about chamelons needing...

I don’t want to insult anyone with what I’m about to say, but it is my opinion that experts are NOT those amongst us that have raised chameleons and never had a problem. The experts are those of us that have experienced a multitude of situations and come to learn the causes, cures, and ways to...

His pupil might be round, but if it is enlarged and doesn’t shrink, when exposed to light, that can indicate a problem. He needs warm, long durations of being under a gentle stream of water. Perhaps, using an aquarium heater to warm the misting water or taking him into a human shower would be...

I liked the article about Vitamin A, @kinyonga linked, but I disagree with the author stating preformed Vitamin A is dangerous and shouldn’t be used in supplementation. If you research further, there are many suggested sources stating that chameleons lack the ability to convert preformed A into...

I pointed out that people have success supplementing daily, but I’ve raised plenty of juveniles and hatchlings on 4 days a week of supplementation. I am unaware of any instances where a comparison has been done showing animals supplemented everyday and 3-4 days a week, but I’m suggesting that if...

People overdo dusting. It’s really a pet peeve of mine that the oft touted, experienced advice is to dust with something every feeding. NO! Start with a respectable gutloading program and from there you should be dusting no more than 4 days a week, lightly, with plain calcium, and once a week...

His eyes look like animals I have diagnosed as being deficient in Vitamin A. Sometimes the condition can improve, but if the pupils have become misshapen, then they are likely to recover very much. The other issues you are having are likely related. He can’t see well enough and is so stressed...

I would avoid aluminum. It can be sharp, if it tears, breaks, or wears, it can deliver harmful aluminum and other potential toxins to a drinking Chameleon, and it is more difficult to work with than carbon screen. You can google “1/4” pvc coated or vinyl coated screen”, otherwise, the high...

Those cages will get hot in The Sun and so will the water in the drippers. I don’t recommend chameleons be kept outdoors unless enclosures are placed in shade or under shade cloth and there is suitable automated misting. I’m NOT picking on you. Having them outdoors is great for them, but they...

Mouth infection seem to plague larger chameleons, especially. Certainly, they consume mantises, locusts, plasmids, katydids, and other insects with spiny, sharp, chitinous, exoskeletons in nature, so why the infections in captivity. Theoretically, our feeders, from being kept in colonies, carry...

I agree that linear T8 or T5 bulbs are best.

Just residue from his last roach, he just finished swallowing.

2 parsons that regard me with suspicion, but don’t turn stress colors or show aggression from gentle handling and will eat from hand. I also have one adult, male, veiled, that runs down to lunge and bluff at me and typically will not back down from a fight, through he occasionall runs. He has...

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I do not see a fungal problem or bacterial infection and I would be anxious to get him off of the antifungal medication. Fortaz is a gentler antibiotic and although I don’t see it being useful in this case, I think you should use it until the course is finished, to avoid creating resistant...

You should be using a product with no D3, with parsons and only using D3 twice a month or lower dosed product, such LoD weekly as a maximum. Even with exposure to sunlight, parsons aren’t sun worshippers and as a result require less D3 than other species and evidence strongly suggest that...

Cactus fruits, and figs, as well as grape and mulberry leaves are all good choices, being high in calcium. Most fruits are high in phosphorus and should be used in moderation. Squash blossom, hibiscus flowers, field plantain, green briar foliage, marigold petals, and nasturtium blossoms are also...