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pygmy chams do well enough in groups, might want to do 2 females per male though; as a sort of checks and balances system also, if this is your first foray into chameleons I wouldnt suggest jumping right into breeding. Give yourself some time to research and get some experience so you can...

hard to supplement via water, especially because you cant really control dosing. Aside from that, rainwater isnt heavy in trace elements anyway so I doubt its a deficiency there. There are a number of animals that consume "dirt" for its clay content, they do this in an attempt to neutralize...

dude, your bugs eat better than I do

LEDs, as far as I know, dont have the proper UVB range yet. The lowest they seem to reliably go is about 350nm, and peak Vit D production happens sub 300nm (about 295-300nm range). if you want a dimming system, look into a x10 home automation system or light control module. They're computer...

I dont think anyone knows for sure, there are a lot of variables at play. -The vitamin deficiency thing is a popular one, but I dont think its as big of an issue as people make it out to be. In fact, you can probably do more damage by over supplementing due to paranoia. -Another thought is...

looks like it might be a darkling beetle? without a proper ID I couldnt say for sure, but darklings are completely fine as feeders; I grow some of my supers into darklings to add some variety every now and again. Never seen a darkling red like that though, could be a blister beetle, which...

...never thought to try and measure him, dunno how much he'd like it either :p probably about 8" snout to vent, he's about 7-8 months

hey all, I had my forays into reef keeping back in the day and was always fascinated with the extreme color changes you get with coral when introducing high spectrum blue LEDs or high kelvin MH lights. The color change comes from fluorescent proteins that hit their peak excitation with high...

you'll have to try gutloading the roaches with berries and see if he changes his mind!

sounds like a territorial display, some chams are a bit more touchy about things than others. Give him some more time to warm up to you and the general surroundings. In my experience they're a lot "friendlier" (in terms of coloration and attitude) when outside or on a free range. The panther...

in addition to the protein issue, the CA:P ratio isnt good

I tried offering my panther a blueberry and he looked at me like I slapped him in the face maybe tiny and red is the key factor here? Will have to try other fruits...

stick insects? grasshoppers? maybe praying mantis if youre really adventurous, but they get to be a pain

The problem is that AC tends to NOT promote any sort of equilibrium, which is what you want for a sensitive species. The temperature swings occur too quickly and quads are likely to get very dehydrated in humidity levels lower than 50% The AC dries air out and keeping humidity up past 50%...

The quad people will have to chime in on this one as I dont know too much about them specifically, but its an advanced species, so if its your first go at chams Id think of something else first all that aside, I think as long as the room you keep the terrarium in is the proper temp (55-70)...

you dont really want to separate the females from the rest of the group in an attempt to get them to lay; theres no real way to tell if their eggs have been fertilized or not. A medium sized petri dish (about an inch deep) with some moist sand or whatever media you care to try should be in the...

their ovipositor is about a half inch to an inch long and fits between the mesh, its also the easiest way to determine if a cricket is a male or female (as the males dont have it!)

:eek: that...sounds...tedious...

argument against using them regularly still stands, even with vertebrates higher Ca level and lower fat content. There are a number of muscle proteins that are vertebrate specific and a order of magnitude more complex than invertebrate muscle proteins. Breaking them down results in higher uric...

In addition to the issue with gout and kidney damage from excessive proteins of the wrong profile, pinkies are really high in both fat and P with very little Ca to speak of (bones still developing/calcifying), so theres no real advantage in feeding them pinkies