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Rico is a 3 month old Ambilobe panther chameleon and he starts doing this every night between 7:30 and 8:30 pm when he’s getting ready to go to sleep. Lights are out at 8:30 pm and he's generally close to being asleep if not already asleep. He keeps his tail curled up tightly as he sleeps...

Awesome! Another affirmative on the regular spot theory! Thanks, sommoner12. I know it sounds silly that somoene would be so excited to learn this but for a new chameleon keeper like myself this is just like an added bonus to know that they tend do in the same spot! Makes the idea of...

I'm not sure what "garden canes" are so I can't comment on those. However, for tying branches, vines and hanging things in Rico's cage I used some very thin mm plastic plant tie that I purchased at home depot. It is a very thin wire coated in green plastic like a bread tie and it came in a...

That's AWESOME to know, Hoj! Like I said, I'd planned on us having to clean up all over the cage but the possibility that chameleons might actually be habitual in where they relieve themselves makes them that much cooler of a pet, in my opinion! I've heard a lot of people say they've been...

That's AWESOME and a GREAT picture as well! I have the same question as one of the other posters though, how does the mantis keep from being breakfast??? :eek:

OK - as many of you know I'm a new chameleon keeper and it's actually a project I took on with my 11-year old son as he wanted one for his birthday. Rico is an Ambilobe panther and he's just over three months old. We've had him for nearly two weeks now and one of the patterns I've noticed is...

Thanks, Carol. This site and its members have been an absolutely fantastic resource for all things related to chameleons and caring for them and I'm grateful to have found it. As I told, Lance, the breeder that we purchased Rico from, I spent a good four to six weeks researching, studying...

My son and I are new to chameleon ownership and have only had his little panther, Rico, for just over a week. The first day he arrived I let him loose in the cage and offered him water from a dripper within the first hour of being released and he was all over it. He was licking the water...

Wow! That really is awesome, Garrett. I thought I'd done a great job solving the water collection issue in the first setup I worked on with my 11-year old son. His new panther cham, Rico, is a father-son project but yours is awesome.

Hi Laurie, I'm fairly new to the site and planning to buy a chameleon for my son's upcoming 11th birthday. I've been researching all I can for the past four weeks in order to get the right habitat setup and we've planned for everything from the cage itself to the correct lighting as well as...

Thanks, Devo. Some great feedback here. As for the plants, I was careful to check all the varieties purchased against several "safe plants for chameleons" lists.

Just ordered supplements from LLLReptile for my son's new cham that we're preparing to buy in the next week. Got a great deal on the Rep-Cal Calcium w/D3 & Herptivite Combo, bought two, as well as the Rep-Cal Calciam w/o D3 - bought two of each to ensure we have enough for a while because it's...

Wish I had something that could provide you with a definitive answer but unfortunately I do not. I use the Live Plant database here on Chameleon Forums as well as the safe plant list that Florida Chams has but I don't see this one either of those lists...

Thanks, txskunk. I've never heard of Fox Farms so I'll check on that too. You'd mentioned liquid fertilizers but I was under the impression that all fertilizers should be avoided in the plants' soil? I've seen that rubber mulch and that's not a bad idea either. I have the river rocks...

Carol - thanks for the advice on the super soil. I'll check our local Home Depots to see if they carry it. The soil that came with the plants definitely has those little foam balls in it which I can tell would be very bad and possibly even curious to a baby cham; even an older cham. But I...

Thanks for the feedback! Yes, I've been researching and reading for about four weeks now and these forums have played a HUGE part in helping newbies like us. My son has been amazingly patient. (To think this whole project started with him bringing home a frog he'd caught at school about six...

I'm working on a project with my 11-year old who wants to get a chameleon and we're in the process of setting up a proper habitat for the eventual new family member. I want to get everything about the setup as close to correct as possible before we order the cham so he has a great habitat to...

New to keeping chams and, in fact, don't actually have one yet. Truth in disclosure, it's a project I've taken on with my soon to be 11-year old who asked for one. I've been researching everything I can for about the past 4 weeks and he's been really patient but we're still working on getting...