probably (read most definitely) not your fault, importing is always rough on animals
i guess its a case of "buyer beware" :( even without warranty there should be a basic degree of health/quality. Sorry to hear it! For what its worth, josh's frogs sells red eyes, with warranty, that are...
there are a lot of variables at play, it could be any number (or combo) of them. If you have a minute, fill this out (https://www.chameleonforums.com/how-ask-help-66/) and some of the resident vets might be able to point something out
in terms of the eye bulging, they do that to clean their...
generally avoided by most, but it depends on how you approach it.
Free hanging moss, especially coarse/decorative stuff like Spanish moss thats been treated or coated, poses a small impaction risk and allows for small feeders to hide. If its short fibre/soft moss like sphagnum, and its...
Ill keep the mantis for a day or two on some of my dubia nymphs just to make sure he isnt loaded up with pesticides before I try to get some shots of him getting chowed
kinda feel bad though...used to be ecstatic when I found these guys as kids, kept em as pets
youre probably gonna hear a few different opinions on this one; some people say its fine, others say you shouldnt handle the cham much at all.
As long as youre not forcing the cham out of its cage and its deciding it wants to be handled, then daily handling is fine
in terms of sexing, check...
have a solarmeter? check it out, it might not be exactly the same, but its nearly the same
credit to todd over at light your reptiles:
one 12% has a uW/cm2 of 113, two 6% have a uW/cm2 of 95, the difference can even be accounted for by the normal variance you see in bulbs and in...
again, variety is the key, but if you do get supers make sure they are actual superworms (z. morio) and not just "giant mealworms" (t. molitor), which are just regular mealworms artificially induced to grow to a large size
cup feeding is pretty straight forward, but some chams dont take to it...
thats a bit drastic
mealworms are pretty devoid of nutrition, and high in fat and chiton, so they should really only be a treat/fed on occasion. As long as the cham is well hydrated then the impaction risk isnt as severe as some people make it to be. superworms are a better option, as they're...
err...thats not my general understanding. I thought light (including all bands of UV) were additive, so two 6% would actually be twice as much UVB, not the same amount over a larger area