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You are wise to recognize that what the heart wants is not always what is good for it! We have so much love for these little guys it is hard to resist. But we have to remember everything you so well listed here. Thank you for sharing!

Pinworms spread by shedding ova (eggs) in the feces. These eggs get spread by any puddles the feces may encounter at the bottom of the cage and hitch a ride with any feeder insect that may come along. They are easily spread by human hands doing any sort of maintenance on the cage. Your feeder...

I have seen these and can vouch for their effectiveness. If you have a 3D printer, this is well worth the $10 he is charging to get the files! And it is a great way to support someone who has put so much time into putting together a solid design. The reason nursery cages are so expensive is...

AI is a powerful tool that will do as many great things as it messes up. One thing it does great is sound authoritative regardless of how correct what it is saying is. But this is nothing new. People have been creating websites with information they have been gathering off of social media and...

You can attach the braces with an assembled cage by just using masking tape to hold them in place. You can use a knife to cut out the mounting hole locations in the tape. Then use a drill to drill pilot holes which are holes half the diameter of the screws going in. Then screw the screws in...

We learn a lot of fun stuff in this course! What do you see in this image?

while a larger pot can hold a larger plant, the pot itself also starts taking up a whole lot of space.

I remember using the rectangular planters as well. That was fun for special ornamental plants (I did a carnivorous plant planter in a cage). You can experiment with all sorts of shapes. Just make sure you do the "hashtag" method where you zip tie two strong vertical branches across the two...

Hello! I'll jump in here! The best landscaping pots are the 6" wide ones. The 6" (diameter at the top) are the perfect balance between being able to hold a big bushy pothos and not being an obstruction.

I'll do some asking around...

Fun fact: The two most common items on the Forest Edge 5+5 checklist that are most often missed.are 1) The Security/Exposure Gradient. A chameleon cage can be heavily planted, but if those plants are all along the sides and back they just frame the chameleon. It looks lush, but to check off the...

I have updated the checklist I use when I evaluate chameleon cages. I call it the Forest Edge 5+5 (updated from 2020's 4+4!). This is a memory device that covers the general cage concept, 5 important gradients over space and time, and 5 branch functions. And by checking off these 11 elements you...

That hydration protocol was taken directly from the hoehneli breeder I was creating the care guide with. It is obviously a functional method, but you could be effective with a whole lot less water if you extend the fogging hours during the night (say start with 1AM to 6AM and adjust as needed)...

Great write-up! The more of us that just hang out on Madagascar and think "how can we reproduce this in captivity?" the better! There is so much for us to do as far as exploring hydration...

We have been working very hard on bringing manufacturing processes in-house and those efforts are finally seeing the light of day. As a result of those efforts I am happy to say that the Tall Hybrid and Tall Screen cages are currently both in stock. Feature set: Both are in the standard 2x2x4...

Hey all! I do a daily VLog on YouTube and today I touched on the topic of what we can do about the conditions in pet stores and how we should approach the problem from a holistic perspective. Berating the pet store employee just might not be the most effective approach! I would like to hear from...

This is awesome! I love it!

The Tall Hybrid cages are in stock and can ship Monday!

Here is the episode where I run my nine year old design by @crosscutts and he optimizes it. I am building them out now and am working on the build guide. I really like showing the discussion and thought process so everyone can learn along side me! The DIY Chameleon Guys is a weekly YouTube show...