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I think your answer is somewhere in the middle there are plenty of examples of people keeping chams in planted vivariums or terrariums successfully, so dont get discouraged by some of the hardliners, but you have to be experienced enough to recognize problems before they become serious. So if...

also, here are some (painfully) short vids of my old tilefish... and a vid of my tank w/ the planet earth sound track dubbed over, because I was just that bored JHzKlCl49UY Gg5VCTxkvTo vmWCup9nbUQ

those reds

saw that quite a few of you were into saltwater tanks and wanted to share some pics from when I was running a 55gal reef tank w/ two 120W LED fixtures and a 36" t5 Ive been thinking real hard about starting up a nano tank again... but ill stick to one wallet-crippling hobby at a time sexy...

the panther tried sharing some pics and put them in field obs. instead :p ...got it right this time though just recently shed, he practically jumps out of his old skin...no more than a few hours and its all off he's still a bit young at 7 months, but he practically flew out of the...

problem solved:

For storage mostly, helps stop enzymatic processes it also helps break down the waxy outer layer and makes it easier for the worms to consume, especially at the kego stage

my guy gets testy when he's about to shed too; eats less and relaxes his colors a bit. Most likely its just a oncoming shed, but its good to fill out the link sandrachameleon provided, just in case something IS out of whack

this thread should probably be moved to the health clinic subforum, so others can chime in Dont turn off the UVB, its needed and the 'UVB bad for eyes' thing tcomes from when the CFL UV bulbs were first coming out and werent in the proper spectrum (went into UVC and caused cellular damage)...

could be an infection, could be some particulate caught in the eye, could be some dead skin from an old shed that he didnt get rid of. Could you post a pic of the eye in question? Either way, it might be wise to give him a warm shower to let him wash it out. If its an infection you'll need to...

hahaha its totally an isolated case, still makes me laugh though :D

why I dont ship w/ fedex:

If your in the states then I dont think the USDA allows for sale/shipping of them, being an invasive species and all in fact, I dont think the USDA technically allows ANY commercial sale of insects across borders, but they turn their heads for a lot of stuff maybe? dunno on that one

they're non-toxic, but get really big, require heavy lighting and humidity, and require a lot of fertilizer (might be a concern if your cham likes to chomp on dirt). Could work well with a high humidty cham like the jacksons

if you want a more direct study, Bagnara et al (oxford journals, "Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Pigment Cells in Nonmammalian Tissues" '98) did a study where they fed frogs carotene restricted crickets; the absence of the red filter supplied to their chromatophores by the carotenoids...

not sure about the latter part of your question, but its going to be painfully expensive (prohibitively) to ship internationally, you will probably have to deal with CITES and have the correct docs, and customs in general will be a major pain...potentially months to acquire the proper papers

I guess LEDs kinda make it a moot point, but man, that would have been SO cool to have for reef keeping back in the day... do you know if it works for any t5 bulb?

gutloading w/ DF might help; carotenoids are one of a few compounds that cant be produced by species in the animal kingdom and DF has a lot of ingredients high in them what do you mean by 'dull' though? Even when fired up/out in the sun? or just when they're relaxed? maybe some free-range...

ambient temp in your house? whats the rest of the cage like? If he seems healthy w/ the higher temps then stick with it, they are from the middle east after all

The diagonals are most likely structural and prob shouldnt be removed, it might wobble if they are. The horizontal 'shelves' can be removed, but their mounting points should be left for structural support youre going to want to seal the wood if it hasnt been already, to prevent mold/mildew. I...