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I still can't believe the OP. Mantids will put up an impressive show if you piss them off enough. Even then I've never seen one move more than a couple inches to strike/bite while being defensive. To be bitten, you literally have to offer them bare skin. If you have them flying towards you, it's...

Would a chameleon get too stressed out by birds? I have an aviary, chickens, ducks, and quail which are either in or come close to my patio, which is where I would want to keep the chameleon.

They make amazing pets! They will actually look at you in the eye, and you don't get that from any other insect (atleast I don't know of any!). Plenty of exotic mantids to choose from, too. Although I doubt any of the people here would use anything other than chinese/native mantids. The...

Yes, basking temp is 85. Ambient 74-80. I feed him in the mornings. 10-15 small crickets. I've only had him about 5 days now. He has a dripper which lasts almost all day, but I have yet to see him venture close to it, and I mist him often, about 4-6 times a day.

Sounds a lot like mouth rot to me. No experience with it for chams, but I've delt with it a few times with snakes. Not too fun! Time for a vet visit. MUCH easier to deal with when cault early.

He looks a bit dehydrated judging from his eye turrets. Or is that just me?

Temperature is the same but he's still constantly basking. Maybe 95% of the day. Maybe that's because he's been eating a lot - he's a pig! He has been panting a bit while basking, which is a little worrysome. I don't want him to dehydrate himself, as I have yet to see him drink despite being...

Bah, all you lucky people with edible weeds! If I saw one around here, I'd pot it up and treat it like an ornamental flower!

Er...parasite? :confused:

I just melted the edges down with a soldering iron for mine. Yours looks much more professional, though. lol

Mealworms are hard to gutload? In my experience it's the other way around! My superworms are actually rather picky eaters when it comes to veggies/fruit. My mealworms on the otherhand eat ANYTHING. Maybe that's because I have a small amount of superworms and over 10,000 mealworms?

The kid just wants attention. From what I've seen, there's no convincing him. He wants us to leave him alone but replys whenever we make posts? I'm suprised the mods haven't banned him yet, because he's gone full on troll.

Wow. I'd pay money for that. Simple, yet very natural and pleasing.

Hardy har har. At least my suspicions about your age have been confirmed. You will mature, in time. Or not. Your choice. Just like how your chameleons are choosing not to eat. I guess you're not that different from your pets. You both make rather poor choices. Pity...

What a mature, positive attitude towards your pets. If you could even call them that, as you treat them more as "items". You came here for advice and got exactly that, but denied it and insisted on doing things your way. Why even bother coming here with such a disposition? You lost a male cham...

I'd just limit them to treats for behavioral purposes. The beetles don't eat much and have lots of chitin, especially superworm beetles, so I doubt they'd be nutritious. If you you've ever crushed one and smelled it, it's TERRIBLE. Reptiles don't seem to mind, though.

Right, forgot to tell, it's a veiled. ;) I've been over those sheets LOTS of times, hah. I was just a little curious, chameleon behavior is new to me. I did raise the temp thinking he was basking because it wasn't warm enough, but then he started to pant so I lowered to temps again...

Is it normal for a 2-3 month old cham to be a constant brown when basking? He's green when not under the light. He also basks most of the day. Basking temp is 86. Ambient is 74-80.

They're supposed to be rather nutritious and I believe can be used as a staple. Variety is the key, though! If you're in their range; culture them. It's much cheaper and easy as dirt once you get things setup. They do tend to have a tough skin. With my leopard geckos, they have caused...

Does he have a heat pad under part of his enclosure for thermoregulation? It's breeding time and many males tend to go off feed right about now, but he's much too young to be thinking of a women. He should be feeding every week, but one missed meal isn't going to hurt him. Try again next week...