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Ah, the dog that bites the hand that feeds. Your little tirade doesn't change the fact that you admitted to needing help and the fact that your setup wasn't ideal. Fancy degree and profession notwithstanding, you didn't know it all. You had a male before and it ended up with an easily...

Remember folks, when a cham is chilled down so is its brain. Sleep goes along with that lower metabolic rate. I'd be surprised if they dream much if at all.

Yes. Use the T5. Unless you happen to have a HUGE tall enclosure! Chances are no one keeping a juvenile has it in something that large.

Probably not. I think the local temps are more likely the issue.

Looks like she's gulping for air...a respiratory infection. You need a vet NOW!

Leave the cham alone. You're just making him/her more stressed out. You don't need to know its gender right this minute.

Is your local weather colder than it has been? Is the ROOM cooler? If so, it is probably taking him a little longer to reach operating temperature in the mornings. As long as he does bask he'll get there.

These shaded photos are not helping. Leave him/her alone for a while. You are making it hard to help you. Slow down, stop posting bits and pieces, review the veiled chameleon husbandry care information and compare it to what you are doing now. When people ask you what sort of lighting you have...

Why do you think she has broken ribs? Their ribs are partially cartilaginous and their normal shape is more of a horizontal V (point of the V faces back) than a curve. They could look distorted because her eggs are displacing them somewhat. Not seeing this myself. As for no poop, think about...

As for anything else that person told you....forget it. They are obviously clueless about cham care. Please compare what they told you to the cham husbandry information you can find under the Resources tab at the top of the forum. If in doubt, follow forum information.

So many keeper cages are designed to be taller than they are broad. If you provide more space horizontally chances are your cham will make use of it some of the time. If you are talking about taller from the ground, that's a matter of security from the cham's POV. They prefer being higher off...

You have to consider that many cham feeders would be considered agricultural or noxious pests (grasshoppers, roaches, hornworms, etc). You won't find commercially produced ones. Interstate shipping most likely prohibited. Sure, there are a few specific types that have become available but...

FWIW the local "reptile shop guy" probably hasn't kept a chameleon. If you're lucky he's kept nocturnal snakes or a terrestrial lizard. Their UV, heat, and lighting requirements are not the same. Often, a combined heat/UVA&B bulb works OK for species that basically live in two dimensions. For an...

There are some advantages to living in a small bush town even though that does mean you are at the bitter end of some supply chains. I am expecting a bit of lag before some effects hit us. No reported cases here yet but I wouldn't be surprised if one shows up. I think the state reported a couple...

Does the calci dust contain vit. D3 or is it plain calcium? Your dusting schedule isn't correct and just tossing a few insects loose into his cage isn't making sure he's getting any of it. You should lightly dust his feeders with plain calcium every day. Once every two weeks dust the feeders...

What I meant by the "chams suffering" comment was that by continuing to polarize keepers we also tend to polarize opinions about cham care. Keepers end up splintering into opposing factions if they don't feel heard or respected. Keepers end up rejecting/dismissing reasonable alternatives in how...

There's always going to be a problem choosing to "stir the pot". Doing so in a constructive manner. To promote discussion, not put people's backs up or force people to pick sides. Once the backs go up the ears shut down. Polarizing people isn't very productive. How you conduct yourself in the...

Weeeel, technically you could teach a cham to drink out of a glass but obviously there are problems associated with doing that. One, a big one, is that many chams won't do so reliably. We've all seen newbies who plunk the ubiquitous ceramic terrarium dish on the substrate and expect an arboreal...

As long as they can see each other they'll display to each other. That's causing stress for the female (constantly trying to tell the male to piss off) and she doesn't need that right now. Also frustrating for the male; he's either seeing a potential mate or an intruder.

I consider people who view everything in black/white, yes/no, either/or as insecure and probably fairly ignorant. A recently "converted" zealot who is defending their new-found wisdom with a bit of desperation because they are still trying to convince themselves about whatever it is. A person...