I'm a postal worker. Use of the term is highly offensive. It's happened 3 times in 50 years. There are more misaligned individuals that do worse and more frequently. Thank you very much...
The closest experience I have is when I introduced a large silkworm to my amibilobe. He had never seen one before and it seemed like he was trying to mount it. My guy is too scared of me to try to hump me!
My scale is made by the Sharper Image and it was found in the kitchen section at Bed Bath and Beyond. Sorry, but there is nothing incriminating about my scale hehe.
Perforated shelving with the cage on top. The bottom of the cage has drainage holes. The water flows down through the shelving into tubs underneath. See the following pics
$200 is cutting it close for a male panther, especially if you count shipping which is in the $50 range. I have an ambilobe cross that was $150 which I found in the classified section here. The breeder's forum name is lancecham so you might want to check what he has available. I believe...
Your cham will just have to suck it up and take the misting like a champ :D Just remember that in the wild, they will get rained on and precipitation created high up in the atmosphere is not lukewarm.
I believe that soft bodied worms are the exception to the rule. Of course you use your best judgment and don't feed off a horn that is as long as your cham S/V :P
I order online. Mulberry farms is great. As for hornworms, you could feed off smaller ones. Softbodied worms go down rather easily and their nutritional value is spot on.
In california, it has been cool lately (high 50s) but I still bring my chams out once in a while because in direct sunlight, its warm. They love to soak it up. THey turn their darkest colors on to soak it all up. I feel its good to give them a few minutes just so they can get that natural light.
Any number of chams is not difficult if you have the time and money. It's just getting used to a routine and sticking to it and you are fine. I agree that an automatic misting system is the one thing that makes cham keeping very easy.
I have used a 24x24x48 as early as 3 months for my veil. My male ambilobe was about 4 months when he got his. I don't believe in the stigma that young chams need small cages because they can't find their food. If this were the case, baby chams would never survive in the wild. But I did cup...
None would be the best. But if you really want something down there, newspapers or paper towels. Use plants, more mistings, or cover 2 or more sides with towels or a shower curtain to bump humidity.