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My guy chose to not eat for nearly two week once. I was breaking him of his superworm addiction, and he didnt want crickets.

no, its not normal for them to miss very often. Something is not right

Blame Canada for good health care, great hockey players, great lacross players, hilarious comedians, Bob and Doug, SCTV, the biggest cattle ranches in north america and, of course, maple syrup, eh?

waxworms dont have much nitrional value to start with, moths less so. But the chameleons like stuff that flies and flutters, so for interest only sake waxmoths are nice to have now and then

Does he have to climb downwards to get back to the tree? They prefer to go upwards.

It would be kewl to see how old he is at each of the weigh ins

There ARE lizards native to canada, and there ARE birds that eat lizards, not to mention cats, etc. Not to mention birds that migrate to the south, where there are even more lizards to eat. Leaving your chameleon outside unprotected is stupid.

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I agree. The predictability of the male offspring colouration is really what people are after. Paradalis fucifer is a single species, aint it? So cross-locals breeding isnt really making hybrids, is it? Not like mixing Horse and Donkeys to make a Mule.

I use a calcium powder (RepCal brand) on every cricket and superworm. Not heavily coated, just lightly dusted. I use calcium with D3 (again repcal brand) once or twice a month. I use a vitamin supplement (also repcal brand)once or twice a month also, but not the same day as the D3. I feed my...

you mean for gutloading the bugs, right? these are good: Squash, dandelion, papaya, seaweed, carrot, yam, oranges, mustard greens, blackberries. Lettuce, other than Romaine lettuce, is no good. To avoid a hunger strike, use different types of bugs, not just different gutloads in the same...

Id never thought about using slugs. But they are everywhere around here. I think I'll give it a try! and yes, I have fecal tests done and no my chameleon has never yet had a parasite of any kind. I've used lots of wild caught bugs without issue.

I clean once a month. But I use a big bird cage, with a wire bottom and a tray under that. So most of the poop falls to the bottom tray onto newspaper, so not in contact with the chameleon. And I cup feed mostly, so bugs never in contact with crap. Clean a night when its asleep if you dont...

I put supers on branches. They climb branches and vines just fine for the 5 minutes they remain alive before the chameleon eats them.

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

I feed green apples to my bugs, which my chameleon then eats (but its a panther), so I'd guess green apples would be fine to offer I think grapes are okay, but like was already said the sugar content makes them less than ideal?

Kinda depends how big the crickets are I would say ten small crickets is fine, and you could give him something else in addition to the crickets, like a silkworm or a small superworm

Id go with a vieled or panther over a jackson as a first time chameleon. Most people in the USA dont like glass cages, especially if you mean a fish tank. Chameleons need air flow / ventilation, which fish tanks dont have. Those exoterra cages with the two doors on the front and the vent...

I use a large bird cage. I have found it to be an ideal cage, far superior to screen (doesnt rip toenails, provides a great climbing surface, doesnt block any UVB from the tube above, easy to mist, easy to clean, easy to attach branches and vines wherever you like, etc) with only one draw-back...

Silkworms are very similar to crickets in terms of fat content, according to: http://chamownersweb.net/insects/nutritional_values.htm Yes they do eventually turn into moths (but the moths have very little nutritional value, having used up their stored energies becoming moths - moths dont...