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The true "cost" ends up being what you need to do to make it functional for a creature it wasn't designed to house. A, $80 bird cage that is larger than an $80 reptile enclosure could be a relatively good buy, but don't forget that you will need to modify it; may need to make a screen cover to...

They were trying to imply that the cham in the quote is lying limp and unresponsive on the cage bottom...as in almost dead.

Get RID of the black light. They don't "bask" at night. They also need darkness and a temperature drop at night. Where did you get your husbandry information? If someone recommended the black light they have no clue how to care for a chameleon. I'd suggest reading the husbandry articles located...

I wouldn't. There's enough inbreeding/less than perfectly planned for compromised babies in the veiled population as it is.

Some never do. I wouldn't worry about it.

Not particularly (but I'm not a panther expert). There is a lot of variation in size, especially if his breeder was more interested in selecting for color, not overall size. His rostrals look nice, full tail, pretty boy! He may fill out a little more still.

She not completely hormonally mature yet. She may go through a more pissy stage and become less tolerant. Just hard to predict.

Can't tell what plant this is from the picture. Take better photos of it or the plant to a nursery and ask. There is a list of cham-safe plants under the Resources tab. Veileds are known to take bites out of their plants...better safe than sorry!

Her lip/gum does look a bit swollen but the gum itself doesn't look inflamed. I'd have a vet take a closer look. You may well be able to catch an infection quite early and get ahead of it.

Not personally, but I can see why someone might. They move around a lot at night (when you would be in bed) and dust from dried frass could easily be stirred up and get airborne. You might be allergic to their dry food too. Again, it could be getting stirred up more at night. Try moving them or...

This needs attention sooner than later. Can the vet arrange someone to care for your cham while you are gone? Its already infected and will only get worse. At the minimum he could lose his toe...at the worst end up with a systemic infection he doesn't survive. He's in pain now and that will also...

Oh I'm still around, but because of my time zone almost everyone else here has already responded to thread questions by the time I see them. I don't end up commenting as much...unless of course all of you happen to be wrong and I'm right! :p

How were you imagining using this "spray"? Spraying it on your cham is pointless and could be harmful. Spraying it on the feeders isn't going to result in very much getting into your cham at any one time. Getting a properly dosed liquid calcium and administering it properly is going to get the...

I tried putting an ultrasonic humidifier in a large cage once. It died fairly quickly. I took it apart and found lots of condensation and corrosion everywhere. Sitting inside a cage exposes the entire unit to a lot of moisture...not what it's designed for. It works a lot better to place an...

Well, he probably IS laughing at you...watching your lips flap, arms wave, eyes roll, as you chatter away at him. :LOL:.

How old is she? Many go through a "terrible teens" phase as they approach maturity. How long have you had her? Once a cham has settled into a new territory they begin to defend it. You are now more of an intruder.

GREAT news for a GREAT species! Keep up the good work OP!!

Chams don't wear watches. If it gets light earlier in the am they'll be partially awake earlier. If it gets dark earlier they'll go in to sleep mode earlier regardless what a clock happens to say. It is just an hour's change folks.

?? Thoughts about what?

You can always subdivide a larger cage temporarily. Just cut panels of rigid mesh or coroplast and divide the cage in half.