Unfortunately I do not really know how you could. The way I convinced my parents was "I will pay for it." LOL before that they said "no more pets" but the real reason was mainly "No more spending money on animals." XD Once I made enough myself they were more open to it and at the same time...
There are several ways to get money, just save it. I only needed less than 300 dollars for mine. I got my jackson chameleon for just like 72 dollars or so. This is for the young chameleon himself, and the shipping. The breeder has a great deal. PM me if interested.
My chameleon has only ate...
I handle my jackson chameleon almost everyday but only when he is not stressed or showing stress colours. If he does then I put him back. The way to get him used to you is to hand feed. Everyday hand feed the first two crickets or so (or whatever you use to feed), and eventually he will begin to...
Yep, we have quite a bit in common then XD but thankfully, Tricky usually isn't nervous or stressed at all when handling. Of course sometimes he turns spotted and wants back but I just interpret that as "I don't want outside today" which is fine, some days I don't even want to leave the house...
I take him outside everyday as long as the temperature is right. Once outside, I do not let him crawl in anything. Sometimes I took a fake plant out with me but to ensure safety, he is always on my hand, shoulder or head when outside. I do not mind sitting out there with him for 20 minutes...
What I do is the following. use pieces of carrots, green peppers, apples, collard or turnip greens…and I think that is it. I blend these ingredients together, put them in ice trays, and leave them in the freezer. I put one frozen cube into the cricket container, and change it every 2 days...
After replacing to a 60w bulb or at least ensuring that the basking spot is around 85 degrees fahrenheit maximum, I would add some horizontal sticks under right under the ceiling so he can walk over there and bask without having to climb the ceiling and hang upside down.
The only other two...
Dusting with calcium (no d3 or phosphorus) everyday is fine, but most people would, and according to the care sheet here, use multivitamin every 2 weeks and calcium WITH D3 once every 2 weeks.
Fecal Matter: So his feces are fine, but what about his urates? I'm not too concerned with that, but...
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So has your chameleon ever fallen asleep on you, even during the day? It was 6:40 and he was out of the enclosure for a while, on a fake plant by the window and on my head outside for some sun. But then while watching a video for a moment he was on my shoulder and fell asleep. It was kind of dim...
It was a bit stretched out in the photographs because of my camera right there, that is normal. But I am referring to the white colour that is always there, stretched out or not.
You know I am not too sure if it is heat, but go ahead and try raising it just in case. Before I had good foliage and sticks for him to bask under the basking bulb, he had to climb the screen ceiling and hang upside down under the bulb. Now this was too hot for him, so when he was really little...
So please forgive me if I am using the terms incorrectly but I just cannot find any really good information on the physiology of a chameleon. Firstly i believe I am doing everything right, with temperatures, lighting, food etc. But for months now, my chameleon has had this white streak from his...
Yes, look for the thread (not too old) "100 Days with my first chameleon." If you want to comment on it please comment on that thread. Also, if you cannot find it I will post it here.
As someone who loves making films and videos it is sometimes disappointing, or was, when my jackson chameleon would be intimidated by the camera. But several months later, he can tolerate the camera much more than he used to. I guess he just got used to it over time. However I was still able to...