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I meant "nice" in a non-technical way. Obviously they don't cuddle with you, but if "nice" is the opposite of "mean", the perhaps I should have said, "less mean" or "less angry". I do think that an experienced keeper can tell when a cham is stressed by its coloration. I also think that a cham...

My two cents I thought I'd take a shot at answering select questions. I love hybiscus. Its pretty, has plenty of hiding places, and is very edible...but its only available in the summer.

Does anyone on this list live near the LLLreptile store? Can you PM me? Had a question about their chams. Thanks, Steve

Hey, don't know if you noticed, but the dead one seems to have the tip of the tail missing. Or maybe all Jax are like that. Steve

Hey all. I had a female Panther lay eggs on Late Friday/Early Saturday. Its been a LOOOOONNNG time since I've seen Panther eggs, and they looked undersized to me...especially compared to some recent Veiled eggs I have. But again, its been a while. She was a virgin female who mated multiple...

Hibiscus! It thrives under the full spectrum bulbs and the chams eat it. And it flowers too. Just be sure and wash it off when you get it to rinse off any potential poisons. As for deworming, thats a tough call. An acclimated cham can live with parasites. An unacclimated one can not...

At his age, he's still young enough to be in an aquarium, but you need to start thinking about a screened enclosure. It sounds like you're doing most everything right, and I wouldn't worry about him walking upside down...thats a sign of vigor. There isn't a lot to go on here, information-wise...

IMHO, only a little bit, and that mostly has to do with keeping them hydrated. I think that "myth" persists because in the old days, Veileds were usually captive born, but Panthers were wild caught. If one's husbandry is bad enough to where it will make a difference for Veileds vs...

My first chamleon was a Senegal that I bought at a flea market. I then put it into an aquarium. A textbook case of doing everything wrong...buying a wild caught from an unknowledgeable seller, using an aquarium, etc. The weird thing is that he lived for a long time, and thrived. FWIW, I gave...

Water is the universal solvent. Maybe more will do it. Try putting him in the shower for a while. Can't hurt.

Depending on the size of the cage, consider a Hibiscus Bush. They flower easily and smell good (my wife loves that), plus the veileds can and will eat the leaves. They generally won't eat the ficus.

It sometimes takes them a while to get used to a new cage. They don't know all the hidng places or that there are no threats so they stress. He'll get over it after a few days. Usually, when I'm going to move a cham, I feed the heck out of it beforehand because I know it will go off feed.

With all the outpouring of support, I thought it was obvious. ;)

The other poster was right about not spraying down her lungs. But when I've had a chameleon that just won't drink, (as a last resort) I will sometimes wait until they are chewing their food, and then spray their mouth from the side, so that the water stream hits the inside of their cheek...

Hey Hey, I only dabbled in veileds a little while before I started with Panthers. Outside of some notes I wrote down 6 years ago, I'm scratching my head and trying to remember this: I just got a big beautiful male. Put him in with my female. He got all territorial at first, but then she...

OMG! I'd love to see a picture of a 30-inch male! Especially one with some context, like next to a person...though I'd hate to hold it if it was a biter. I mean, thats longer than my arm and I'm six-feet tall. Steve

Posted this in another forum, so I'll post here too. I've read that Veileds can be up to 24-inches in length. Just wondering if anyone here has one that size. Or has anyone seen one larger than that? Pictures? Anyone measure the weights? Anyone know of offspring available (or soon...

still looking Send pictures of your subadult or adult veileds for sale to [email protected]

70 grams is heavy. I've seen adult females come out of the wild at less than 40 grams. Maybe she is about to lay unfertilized eggs. Steve

I've seen them reject holes because it doesn't compact well enough. Use potting soil, the cheap black stuff, with no additives, no vermiculite, no perlite (styrofoam balls), etc. Had a female that did this for days with good, compactable sand. Replaced it with potting soil and she laid...