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Why the fuss? Get photos...they are probably harmless. Their is no need to be bombing your tanks.

I think it'd be more along the lines of somewhat timely shipping(services anywhere from overnight to 4 days) but with packages kept in climate controlled conditions. Live arrival would not be guaranteed and otherwise would be similar but you could ship and know that your packages would NOT get...

I have to agree with Minihuey on vet help being futile in most cases like this. However, if you choose to get another chameleon knowing what health problems caused the demise of this girl will be of great help indeed. I would have suggested having her put down and a necropsy done. Sorry...

I wonder if this is actually a viable idea. Not just reptiles...but fish birds bugs etc. a shipping service specializing in live animals. The closest you can get to this now is airport to airport...which is too expensive. I think of everyone I've dealt with Fedex and USPS have been the...

it might be easire to make a list of greens not containing calcium oxalate. I see lettuce and mustard greens are not on there. Good to know but I guess as Socrates said, moderation in all things! Soem of the plants listed are very popular gutload/feeding plants.

exactly most people assume the petstores are the experts as they keep the animals alive. Petstores, at least as far as exotic reptiles are concerned need to stop acting like they know all the fine details of what is needed(most don't). However, if you make keeping a chameleon sound complicated...

definite answer is no, it won't hatch. I've had roaches start popping baby roaches after getting attacked by some of my animals(tarantulas). Kind of a desperate last attempt to put out your genes.

I can't see a free range working too well in a dorm unless your roomate is cool with it and you have few visitors. I see an accident(stepped on) waiting to happen. holmese: That is a good idea on the herp lab. Most schools should have something similar. I am helping a guy with some crested...

Terrible analogies. The localities of panthers are not breeds, they are meant to represent what the chams look like in the wild in their wide distribution. Crossing them ruins that whole thing.

ROFL I think the Rambo one is one of the best though!

So that is a healthy veiled and the sunken eyes are normal?

I hope that a successful UV light using CF technology comes out though(and perhaps lasts longer than the current Zoomed bulbs). I am curious as to why they'd use coil bulbs instead of simply adapting the popular CF bulbs used in reef/planted aquariums.(though again, probably have the same...

I think the main thing getting in the way of popularity could be temps needed? I read care is similar to jacksonii xantholophus.(which I recall temps in the low 80's are ok).

As for conserving heat, make sure whatever you do doesn't compromise ventilation. I don't think it should be too big of a deal providing night temps stay above freezing and your day temps can be brought up. Maybe a few basking lamps in addition to what you have? You should talk to slowfoot...

Do we have any habitat photos by any chance? I always envisioned them as occuring amongst the twigs and low growing herbs in a dense forest, so Brad your setup seems quite good.

Any possibility of replacing the glass on the sunroof with screen...or wire mesh with larger holes to allow UV in? As long as you either keep mesh size reasonable or install barriers outside you shouldn't have animal problems. In some areas where calyptratus occurs naturally their is frost. But...

Hmm...I don't really see it. Is it the leaf on the left of the horizontal branch? If you need another pair of eyes...LMK!(I'm sure other Socal members would be interested also).

Well you also want to be gutloading them. I'd reccomend taking 1 dozen or so out and keeping them warm and feeding nutritious gutload(they do need to be kept dry for the most part so keep that in mind). They should molt and then can be fed out and replaced with the ones in the fridge.

earthworms from outside are likely to carry parasites(whether they can infect your chams is up for debate...no idea if they carry coccidia) Composted worms should be relatively safe. Worms are an excellent food for many herps and have a good CA:P ratio(partly due to soil in the gut). However...

I will attest that they can bite hard! I bet they could clip fingernails. :D