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Why are you handling her everyday? Especially if she is showing signs of stress (lunging, biting, hissing, etc.). How do you feed her? Is it possible that she may have an infected bite mark from a cricket? Try posting another picture. It's not proper forum ettiqutte to "steal" a thread...

I like the idea very much. I am interested to see the price quote, if it's not too expensive I will definitely try to use the same type of design for my cages. Nicely done.

90 degrees is to hot for a carpet. You want to have a basking spot around the low 80s, and carpets are also known to be avid baskers. Here is a link to one of my blog entires about how I care for my rudis and carpet...

That's hilarious :D. I have never heard of a chameleon doing that.

This is Cush's second time in the top 15! He is budding with excitement :p. Good luck to everyone!

You can still achieve an accurate basking temperature by using a lower wattage bulb. I use a 45 watt bulb to get basking temperatures to a 91 degree reading and the bulb is about 5 inches away from the nearest branch.

Although it may be true that you are taking in "toxins" when you use sunscreen, it does not seem like a good idea to wear nothing at all. Sunburns only heighten your chances of skin cancer, which is very deadly if not detected soon enough. In the end, people die of skin cancer, not Banana Boat...

UVB rays can only penetrate so far. If you want your chameleon to be ~18 inches away from the lights, then you will need to by a UVB meter to make sure he is still receiving the correct amount of rays at his basking spot; ~6 inches between your chameleon and the lights is a safe enough...

Welcome to the forums. I am tempted to buy a pair of dart frogs, good to know I found someone reputable :D

I believe there is some type of mineral/stone that is a natural anti-perspirant. It doesn't smell all that great, but hippies swear by it (and stink because of it :p). Here's an example of what I am talking about:

Chameleons really are a challenge, thats no lie. I am sorry to hear about your loss. This is a great website to learn from and it will help you a great deal if you ever decide to take on another chameleon.

She's got some very pretty greens. The enclosure looks great. Good work.

They were indeed videos and they were being saved as videos in iPhoto and on my desktop. However, they were uploading on programs (i.e. photobucket) as jpg. I tweaked around with it and figured out how to save it as a video on photobucket.

How many climbing structures do you have in your enclosure? Do you have any pictures of it? I agree with Carlton, if you add more things to climb on, your chameleon is less likely to hang out on the sides of the cage.

Plant food is another word for fertilizer, it is an additive and therefore not a necessity for your plants. However if you must insist on using it, there are "organic" types available. Hope that helps.

I tried a mix with 50% loam soil and it ended up killing my plant. You may have slightly different results, but I believe the optimum mix is 50/50 husk and sand. I haven't heard of people using plant food for their chameleon plants.

Both plants should thrive in the soil. However, you do not need to use the loam soil, instead I would recommend using a 50/50 sand and husk soil. Here is my blog entry that has all the needed information...

We still need some more video clips. We were able to come up with a rough introductory clip, but as you can see there is only one chameleon in the entire clip.