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I've changed the distance between the basking branch and the top of the screen cage, so I'll have to remeasure everything tomorrow. I'll also post pictures in the morning of his setup. I have a thermometer/hygrometer set up for him. It measures the temperature at the basking spot and the...

Ok, so Silvadene is not over the counter. I'll have to contact a vet tomorrow morning. However, in my search for Silvadene I did find a similar topical treatment: Silver gel which contains silver chloride and antimicrobial agents. Would this work in the meantime, or should I stick with the...

I've tended to the hotspot. The screen where his basking spot is warm to the touch only. It is far from hot. I didn't make this clear, but the temps in the cage are a gradient throughout, I just didn't record them. Thank you, I'll treat it as a burn, and see what happens within a week...

His temps are around 88 F to about 93 F at the basking, and about 65-76 F everywhere else. He can touch the screen if he wants, but he usually doesn't. The heat lamp is hung about 2 inches above the screen itself.

Ok, so I've been away for a week, and had a lizard sitter in place. He's significantly larger than I remember him. He seems to be plump and healthy, and urates are perfect. As I'm looking at his spine it seems to be bruised, but it also seems to be rather large. Any other input?

You only want to use a pinch of calcium without D3 everyday. The calcium is in the form of a salt (calcium carbonate) and your little guy excretes the excess salt out the nostrils. I use a set of tweezers to grab a tiny pinch for about 15-20 crickets. Good luck

Thank you so much! I guess it's time for Christmas shopping for Thorium!

I've been feeding my 5 month old veiled (male) about 15-20 gut loaded crickets per day. When should I be introducing other feeders? I was thinking of silk worms or goliaths, but I wasn't sure when. I didn't want to introduce something new and have him go on hunger strike, and never eat...

I actually use deionized water. I haven't had any problems with it thus far. Thor gets a lot of help from his calcium, and herptivite, so i'm not worried.

As a first time reptile owner, and choosing a chameleon at that, I knew I had my work cut out for me. I researched this forum for about 6-8 months prior to making 'the move.' After my first post (of my setup, and plans) I had one person in particular jump down my throat. However, I didn't let...

He's walking run, or rather running away just fine! He hissed a bit this morning which he had never done prior to the incident last night. Thank you for the kind words!

Chameleon Info: Your Chameleon - Male Veiled, approximately 4 months old. Have had him for 6 weeks. He weighs a little over 6 grams. Handling - 2-3 times per week for about 10 minutes at a time Feeding - Feeding crickets (about 10-15/day), gut loaded with dark green leafy lettuce, and...

Thorium (Thor) Element 90 232.04 g/mol Veiled

Thorium came to us Wednesday of last week, and we've found a few healthy poops (dark brown, with white urate), but we weren't seeing him eat! Finally after 5 days of not seeing him eat one cricket he ate one today right in front of me! Biggest sigh of relief ever. I never thought I'd be so...

He has about 8 or 9 crickets at a time.

He prefers to be under the UVB, not the basking spot. I'll try that. He'll eat a hornworm in front of me, but no crickets. We've only had him for 4 days.

I've got an 18x18x36 cage for my 2.5 month male veiled cham from TikiTiki. I'm trying to cup-feed him crickets, but it doesn't seem that he's found the cup. How can I help him find the cup, and associate it with food.

Thor has arrived safe and sound. I believe he hates me (hopefully a little TLC will do the job).

So we've finally decided on an Orange Crush male from Tiki Tiki! He'll be arriving Wednesday. Our first chameleon! We've got his cage and schedule all set up, and food (crickets, and supers to raise for treats) on the way as well! We decided on the name, Thorium (aka Thor). Seemed fitting...

The heat lamp is actually about 3 inches above the cage (it's hard to see from the angle I took the picture at). It's being held up to prevent the mesh from getting too hot. Thanks! :D