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I'd never trust a cham on an outdoor free range unless my eyes were glued to it the entire time!!!

Its a combination of things. The force of the shot's impact pushes the prey into the soft and fleshy tip allowing it to partially envelop more of the bug's surface. The other part of the effect is due to the moist tacky coating. One reason why a dehydrated cham can't catch prey as successfully...

What's a "carpet aunt"? Either a really tiny relative with a bitter taste or an insect. Ants are usually high in formic acid. I'd be surprised if your cham tries one again.

I realize I'm not in the same circumstances most of you are, but for the past few towns I've lived in there were only one or two pet stores to choose from for ANY pet supplies. No big box chains. Some percentage of pet owners bought mass produced cheaper crap food/supplies from the...

Agree. Even if she could retract her tongue normally she can still get chunks of moss stuck to it, swallow it, and it can end up blocking her GI tract.

Did you buy this cham from Petco? If so, I would immediately forget everything that store told you about chams. I'm surprised the lady's own chameleon is still alive. They are obviously clueless and probably set you up to fail this poor female. Literally directly above your OP on the forum...

Be careful. No one will appreciate your exotic roaches escaping an outside cage if you don't live at a latitude with a cool enough climate to prevent them from breeding!

Goes to show you that some people (or pets...) will try anything ONCE!

Ohh, so jealous! One of my absolute faves found on our trip to Madagascar!

You're surprised? Panthers are a dime a dozen (don't get me wrong...they're great!) compared to Parson's and a lot easier to produce!

As someone who created a defacto "humid room" believe me it will cause trouble with the house structure...and not JUST in the one room. I had 4 free range melleri in a spare bedroom for a couple of years. Flooded that room with humidity. I not only had moldy closets, mildewed carpet, smells...

Lots of us have. If you go to the Enclosures and Supplies subforum you'll find a sticky message at the top. Many many threads with ideas about DIY cages to give you ideas and answer these very basic questions. Whatever wood you use will tolerate moisture as long as its properly sealed. You can...

It can be very dramatic when the husbandry is done wrong. Especially for the chameleon. I guess I find it hard to be so cavalier about cham care.

Terrible advice! I hope this was a joke!

Not everyone has the space a decently generous chameleon setup will require either. You can't just stuff a big screen cham cage anywhere.

Sounds like you need to read up on chameleon nutrition. Have you read the husbandry articles under the forum's Resources tab? I can think of much scarier health problems than Metabolic Bone Disease.

What are her reasons for saying no? There could be many valid ones. If you are dependent on your parents they do have the final say about what pets they'll permit in their house. Just because you've "done your research" doesn't mean you are ready to take this on. Leopard geckos are really...

Moving a cage (his territory) can be a big thing for a cham. Consider how intensely visual they are. Their behavior relies on visual clues almost exclusively. They don't rely on sound, taste or smell nearly as much. You just changed his entire world. Makes complete sense that he freaked out a...

Misunderstanding an animal's behavior can certainly lead to mistreatment. See it all the time and CF is no exception. A brief search and read of the hundreds of newbie posts about chams in trouble would show you that. But whatever. I love my pets regardless whether they are "capable" of loving...

Its not a matter of love or hate. Not the right terms to use in relation to a cham. It is more a matter of trust, familiarity, and acceptance. He reaches for you because he wants to use you as a route out of his confined space; a sort of moving tree branch. I can tell you are sort of meaning...