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Yes I agree that for a veiled, this is okay to mist once a day - provided there is a dripper AND LIVE PLANTS. Live plants will keep humidity up and ensure moisture stays around for longer, especially if only misting once a day. It also depends how long and thorough the misting is - tell her it...

I'd say so. I would think there is always some level of fungus/yeast in digestive tracts in most animals. I don't know what candida *overgrowth* symptoms would be in a chameleon though?

This can be a respiratory infection if it happens when SHE IS NOT BEING SPRAYED. It looks like she is being sprayed in the photo, and this could just be a mucus bubble from the proteins in her saliva. This can happen if she is sprayed too much directly without a proper chance to breathe...

Try more fat in the diet as well. Use coconut shavings as a gutload for your feeders..... it's good to give veileds a pinky mouse once a month or so. Try some grubby-type worm foods like waxworms (highest in fat content), mealworms, superworms.

When you apply current values, no...of course rain water is not pure. However, for the past 100 million years of known chameleon evolution, the atmosphere has been relatively clear compared to today's standard..save for any major volcanic events. Your statements are very misleading and...

eBay has really good pricing direct from Malaysia. Josh's Frogs, I'm sure will have the best quality though.

I've seen several do this. It only seems panthers do this, not that I have experience with all chams... I actually had one die because it managed to bite off chunks of the vine and eat it...I did a necropsy and found he was impacted from the material used to coat the wires for those vines. I...

It's perfectly fine to use a substrate in a glass cage, and it will not stay very wet if you have lots of plants in there sucking up moisture (you will just have to figure out the spraying schedule to get the proper balance). Try the ABG soil mix, or just peat moss, or coconut fiber and cover...

Sleeping all day is unusual...... How is his breathing? When he breathes does he ever open his mouth? Does he ever make a *click* sound? Do you see any bubbles coming out of his through when he opens his mouth? If this is the case, we are looking for a respiratory infection which will require...

He looks healthy so if there is a problem, you are likely able to stop it now before his health deteriorates. It's likely that odd behavior might be due to improper care from the pet store. When you say he is sleeping often, how often? How long have you had him in your care? Don't warm the...

Hi, can we see the whole cage? It appears there is not much foliage. Montane species tend to prefer lots of foliage. Here is my viv which has a 4.5 month old jacksonii as well, same age and about same size as yours.. I found a small jacksonii in Hawaii a few months ago which was the same size as...

Amphibians are a totally different story. They cannot survive in pure water because of the effects of osmosis. For amphibians, you want to START with RO or Distilled, and then add ingredients under your control such as salinity, minerals, tannins, humic acid..... You can accomplish this with...

You still want to use soy and corn in order to provide nutrients. With those, there's no need to add multivitamins as the amino acids and proteins in the soy+corn will be more than enough to grow a nutritious silkworm. You will not need to add as much agar as all the other ingredients, maybe...

Agar agar would help in gelatinizing the finished product, so it can be cut up into cubes or shaved with a cheese grater.

If you live on the edge of the earth like Alaska and meet all those unlikely (1 in 10,000,000) requirements, your tap water may be alright. If you are the majority of Earth's population, this is not the case. In terms of chameleons, any assertion you make on water based on health guidelines are...

Water for mister/fogger: Some foggers require the water to conduct electricity to work, so you may need to add just a very small pinch of salt to the pure water (pure water does not conduct electricity.) As mentioned, for the lifespan of your equipment you should be using RO or Distilled water...

When Jackson's were introduced to Hawaii, the main concern has since been the effect on the native slug/snail populations. Chameleons LOVE slugs. The fear for parasites is pretty well unfounded - as parasites are host specific. If you live in an area that has a lot of reptiles around, you might...

He really doesn't look good. This is a quick deterioration over just a few days since you started this thread. When I've had young chams get to this point it's what I call the 'Death Mask.' You may have done a lot of research and everything you can, but it sounds like the pet store did what pet...

Taji Msitu Mungu, means 'Crowned Forest God' in Swahili. 4.5 month old Jackson's chameleon.