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Very interesting that others suspect this! Even my wife commented on this and we stopped using it. I want to impress on you that the eye issues were consistent and rather swift among three different chameleons put in there. I stopped using it completely. Sadly, on and off eye issues are what...

Hey, I don't want any part of an argument. Just wanted to make a comment that 2-months is plenty of time to rehab a chameleon or kill it. You can buy a perfectly healthy one and it can go downhill from neglect in 2 months. You can buy one at deaths door, and "bring it back", though I don't...

I don't want to start a rumor. So please, understand that what I am saying here is unsubstantiated. One negative comment in this field can create paranoia, and I am not trying to foster this. I need more information before I can even make up my own mind here... But though I have one, and...

I'm not an expert. I'm just parroting what I read at that (very comprehensive and wonderful) website. But yeah, thats what it seems like. But I have to wonder...since infrared is so close to the red visible spectrum, would red be better? My guess is that infrared does reflect in mirrors...

I'm baaaack! I'm enlightened. Here's some rules of thumb. For us folks in North America, we get about 150 uW/Cm2 from natural sunlight, or "150 units". On average, we get about half of that before noon. A typical flourescent appears to give you about 15 to 20 units when measured 12...

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That does give me ideas. Might look into covering the front of the porch with that type of plastic, but I don't see how that would work from a Physics point of view. But I can't understimate the chemists. Like I say, my porch faces south, and I have an awesome view of the stars at night. :)...

I've seen some 5.0 bulbs advertised as having 5% of the UVB spectrum. My guess is that the advertising gurus are measuring the 5% intensity at the best location they can find within that spectrum (i.e., to their advantage)...like real close to the borderline with the UVA spectrum. And I'm sure...

Yeah, I was salivating over those baby Nosys...very nice color. I guess what I'm really getting at here is the power of periodic or short duration exposure to the sun as a substitute for the relatively weak UVB lights. And the other poster raised an interesting question about UVB reflection...

So here's a question. Hoping one of you folks with a UVB sensor can answer this. I've seen UVB lights advertised as having 5% of natural sunlight. I'm wondering if that is even close to correct. Have you ever taken your UVB meter outdoors and took a reading from the sun itself? How did it...

How was he drinking water? I'm assuming it wasn't your water dripper, because you're sorta mentioning that separately. What temperature of water did you use? Also, How much time passed between when he drank, and when he started down to the bottom of the cage, and then "died"? Wierd...

Once when I starting raising my first chameleon, a Senegal, I put him in a 20-gallon aquarium with a low wattage heatbulb. I misted him a few times a day, and fed him free range crickets. I had a couple of inches of potting soil as a substrate. The crickets bred so well in there that...

Yes, they can get bored with any food. I swear they will even intentionally "poop" in their food dish if they aren't happy. Switch feeders for a while. Also, if you are using a food dish, they will eat free ranging crickets more readily. But...switch feeders.

Trion, Buy a screen cage. Glass cages can be used for babies because their own reflection doesn't both them. I personally think glass is actually better for babies, but thats for another thread. :) If you were getting a baby, I'd say start out with glass and move to screen, but I'd be...

Joe, I don't know your skill level. Are you misting him with a spray bottle? Have you put him in the shower stall with his plant lately. Being overly cautious, I'm stating the obvious here, but do you know that drinking is not enough, and drip systems should only be used on a supplementary...

More like this He's a good looking guy, but I'm looking for something more like the dark striped one shown here: http://www.chameleonplantation.com/blog/?p=21

Its possible that what you're interpretting as sleeping isn't sleeping. He may have his eyes closed because he's drying out, or not getting enough moisture to his eyes. Be sure and spray him at least 3 (minimum) times a day. Try to get water (gently) misted into his eyes. Make sure that...

I recently lost a female veiled to the same symptoms. By the time I had narrowed down alternatives, it was too late. She might have a stomach infection which could be killing her appetitie, but I'm willing to bet that it is mechanical problems with her tongue or her jaw. Might also explain...

Make sure that he has a cooler area to retreat to. I'm assuming this is a Veiled since you said your research indicated 100 degree basking temperatures. Whatever he is, he needs a cool side of the cage that is 15 to 20 degrees colder. If your problem isn't temperature (sounds like it may...

With that much water, he's probably sipping enough that he never needs to drink when you're there. You could set up a video camera and catch him in the act. But if his eyes don't look sunken, you have nothing to worry about.