Thanks @DeremensisBlue for hosting such an amazing event! It's amazing how many people tuned in to watch and participate. Really makes the community come together.
I can't believe I won two raffles (roaches and a chameleon ornament)! Hopefully my good luck hasn't run out, :) I'll need it for my big move next week
Congrats @elizaann2 on winning Yvette's Christmas tree hat!!
Agreed, I hate how they display their animals. The leopard gecko caves are always facing the glass, which forces them to sleep out in broad daylight. And occasionally I'll spot a dead fish on the floor that somehow escaped a tank. I will say that some Petsmarts are better than Petco and vice...
I agree with you, the cost of the animal is irrelevant. A $7 anole and a $1,000 anole are the same. An animal's quality of life doesn't change based on how they are perceived by humans.
Personally, I'm glad that some pet stores have a policy where a picture of a controlled environment...
For the other lazy people out there (like me), here's an easier option. What's the point in adding a root pouch? It's a permeable container. Might as well just toss in substrate and have the cage itself become that permeable container for you. I use leap habitats, but before you say "Yeah, but...
I would definitely trim it back in a few places. Make sure that enough water from the mister is getting distributed around the cage. Sometimes, a few leaves really close to the misting nozzle will block the majority of water getting sprayed into the enclosure which hinders drinking...
Welcome back! Though I'm not sure if I'm in a position to welcome you back if I'm never online here in the first place... I feel like I just walked into a room and pretended to be here all along. I too have been offline since August and long before that ;)
Regardless, it's always reassuring to...
Mature adult males will have a noticeable hemipenal bulge - at least in the most commonly available species like thieli, stumpffi, superciliaris, and therezieni. I've heard species like ebenaui might be a little trickier to sex. If you have pictures of animals that you would like to get sexed...
The import season extends far past the holiday season. If you're looking for a healthy animal, getting some in February or March is a good time since most animals will be recovered from the dry season, giving them an additional buffer to endure the whole importation process. You'll usually see...
This is such an awesome thread @yoteango! I've been thinking about trying out Madagascar Jasmine (Stephanotis) for some time, though I just haven't gotten around to it. I plan on doing a massive pygmy enclosure overhaul soon, so perhaps I'll steal your plant list and give it a try ;)
For...
@javadi knows a lot more about this than I do. I personally have never bothered treating Brookesia for parasites. Though, if I'm not wrong, @javadi has experience medicating pygmies. He did a podcast episode not too long ago with Bill Strand on the Chameleon Academy podcast, and I think he...
I was actually looking into this myself just a couple of weeks ago. I even got the license needed to import animals with USFW. Then I reached out to the most prominent breeder of Bradypodion thamnobates in EU. This guy primarily breeds two locales of Bradypodion thamnobates, Nottingham Road and...
Thanks, Brad! You have some serious talent and a knack for finding some amazing people to help you run the forums. That's no easy feat. So with that said, happy belated 20th to the chameleon forums! This was the first place I ever felt like I belonged, so I truly owe a debt of gratitude to this...
Such a lovely little respectable man! I love the name Archibald lol. He sure is bald, so it seems like and apt name.
I think I get a little too invested in your chameleon family. But I'm so glad that you have taken in Archi under your wing. He's definitely going to be living it up at your place!