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Just wondering if anybody else here has any green tree pythons? If so, what kind? I have a pair of Biaks.

I am not the first person to use a greenhouse without the use of additional uv lighting. I wont mention names but one of the biggest chamleon breeders in the US uses a green house that only the top allows uv to pass through and the sides are made of metal.

I have polycarbonate panels that allow 95% of uv through. I personally have not tested this, but I have faith in the company and the results seem to be working good.

I have been keeping chams in my greenhouse for about 6 years now with no additional uv lighting. I have no visible effects of any demise and they are doing better than when I used to keep them inside with uv fluro and mercury vapor bulbs. I will never go back to that again.

Generally chameleons are all show and no go. I have never been bitten by a chameleon although they look like they might. They usually just puff up open their mouth and start rocking at you. If you pick them up from underneath instead of from their back they usually just come out.

Nick Mole from first choice reptiles usually get some in. He also does a good job at rehydrating them and getting through the first stages of acclimation. I will try to post some pics soon. I dropped my digital camera that I just bought (IDIOT) so I have to go buy a new one soon.

What type of cham? Also are you looking to increase humidity or are you looking to provide drinking water?

They are available. They are almost always wild caught and are usually infested with parasites. The importers seem to never hydrate them, so when you get them thay are either dying or on the downhill fast. They are very skinny chameleons to begin with so improper care at first is their demise. I...

I have 25 chams (all adults and about 200-300 babies a year) and about 20 geckos (plus many snakes and tortoises).I breed all of my own crickets (except every once and a while I have to buy a couple thousand for new bloodlines) and its really easy. I have made the process very easy and organized.

Japanese maples are very safe to eat. They also provide some needed vitamis and minerals. Just make sure that not pesticides (especially systemic as this can last up to a year) and no chemical based fertilizers. I mainly use hibiscus and crotons.

Yeah anyhting can happen within the 2 month period, especially if you have never raised them before.

House flys will be way to big to feed to them. A baby panther curled up can fit on a dime and they grow a little slower than most other species. Fruit flys and pin head crickets (just put a cup of dirt in with your crickets and they will lay eggs which will gice you some pin heads), and baby...

I have used mercury vapor bulbs in the past and they seem to work great. I have had them on chams for about 2 years and they were in perfectly good health. I dont use them anymore because I built a greenhouse and almost all of my chams are located in it. Hope this helps. I wouldnt have any...

Black currants are very nutritious. The only problec is they have a very high acid content, along with the strawberries, and might cause diarrhea. You can certainly give them to your crickets though. I have tons of experience with various fruits as I am a commercial winemaker. Hope this helps

My bad. I had iceburg lettuce in my head. I also feed my guys kale. Kale, I think, has the largest amount of vitamin A.

As stated, there is no nutritional value to romaine lettuce. If you want your veiled to eat some vegetable matter put a potho or hibiscus tree in there. My veileds love these and have a lot higher vitamin content than romaine. I dont even feed the romaine to my crickets.

Is it an instant reaction?

I pretty much use only sticky tongue vitamin dust indoor formula. I however do not keep my chameleons indoors. I can only assume that this stuff works good, but some of the claims on the internet about getting bigger clutch batches, etc I have not seen. I think that any name brand vitamin dust...

Generally chameleons will pick the best available spot to lay their eggs in the wild. In captivity we try to give them what we think they want but it isnt. This is mosty normal (considering that you have given appropriate calcium supplements and she was feed with nutritious stuff) and she will...

In my greehouse I have the watering system setup more like fine rain that a fine mist. The sprinkler system kicks on twice a day for 13 minutes each cycle. So when you mist your cham you should definetely mist him/her and mist them like a rain shower. This seems to work the best for me. Hope...