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Thanks, Sandra. I'd read your blog on gutloading previously and it's a great resource. I actually used it to create a shopping list when Keenan and I first went out to get stuff for the crickets. One thing I'm still never sure of is just how nutritious our crickets are before we feed them...

Plus it's a fun name to call him - you know, as in, "how's Papa Smurf doing today?"

Hi Laurie! We did this with all the plants we bought to remove the fertilized potting soil that plants are typically planted in. We bought larger, decorative river rocks to place on top of the plant soil in order to keep Rico from trying to eat the soil. One thing that one of the associates...

Thanks, ferret. We've actually been using it as part of our gutload for the crickets. We've not tried feeding Rico any fruits or vegetables directly yet - not even sure he'd eat them. I could see him eating leafy greens though and that might be worth a try. He's only 3.5 months old yet though...

I've kind of hijacked charmander's thread but didn't mean to. Just to clarify, Rico is an Ambilobe panther. We do keep a dripper going pretty much all hours of the day that his lights are on. At one point I was worried about hydration because I wasn't seeing him actually drink from the...

Another plant that we're using successfully is known as a Parlor Palm which is fairly bushy and has a lot of stalks for the chameleon to climb on. We have two, one in each of the back corners, of Rico's cage and not only do they offer a good amount of foilage but they are smaller and easy to...

Along the same line what about kale? I've heard that is a good green to use.

Keep us posted on Papa Smurf's situation, Alex. We're all rooting for him.

Thanks, Ace. Would these be like whole room humidifiers?

We have the same problem and the humidity in Rico's cage is generally around 40%. Whenever we mist we get it up to as much as 80% plus but it inevitably drops back down. We do try to mist as many as four times per day but generally in the morning, mid afternoon and early evening. Being in the...

Could be another one of Rico's brothers! We got Rico from Lance as well and he's just about 3.5 months old. I don't think there's too much foilage but we have Rico's cage pretty full of it so my perspective is probably skewed. We have five live plants in his cage, the whole back screen...

Thanks, Lance! Great knowing we have someone like you I can reach out to if needed.

Haven't been online in a couple days but wanted thank everyone for the comments and feedback! Also, I want to thank the members of CF for all the great information and support of new owners as it really helps ensure we're getting our new family members off to a great start; we couldn't have...

It's possible. Come to think of it, when Lanced posted his message on 10/14 he said they were 2.75 months old and Rico arrived on 10/22 which means he would have been 3 months old then so now he's actually be 3.5 months old. I just noticed that Lance posted a message on 10/29 for some...

Wow! Poncho is awesome and at 4 months he's really showing some great colors! Hopefully Rico will follow suit. So Poncho is four months old and Rico is three months old both with the same sire being Lucifer? I wonder if I have Rico's age incorrect.

Thanks, David. Rico was sired by Lucifer as well so Ponch and him are brothers! I can't say enough about Lance either, he was easy to work with and was tremendously helpful. Rico is our first chameleon so I wanted to be sure to go with a breeder who I felt we could trust and who has a good...

Here are some pictures of Rico! He's a 3-month old Abmilobe panther that we got from Lance here on CF. He's the star of a father-son project I stated with my 11-year old for his 11th birthday. He is the ruler of his domain and could rightly be called "King Rico"! When Rico arrived he was...

Awwwwwww, jannb - she's just adorable! I don't care who you are or how tough you think you are no one could possibly look at Elly and not just melt! I love the free range setup - it's a really great idea to put the pot with the ficus in a larger pot to build a kind of "moat" around her...

Ahhhhhhh! He's cute! How about, "Papa Smurf"??? :):D:):D:):D

Awesome, cool looking cham! Always a ton of fun to see the younger ones. What local is he? Abilobe or Ambanja?