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I took Pepito out to see if his colors are stress colors: They aren't. He fired up a nice blue with light blue and yellow spots on his markings.

My digital camera broke, but I'll try and see if I can't get some mobile uploads. :) The monitor is adorable... probably only 8 months, just like Pepito.

Thanks. :) I'll definitely get a fecal done and probably get him some pancur. He doesn't mind my presence at all, so I'm assuming he's just soaking up the rays. :cool:

I just got back from repticon SC with a bunch of herps: A rough green snake, an Eastern Kingsnake, a sunbeam snake, an Argus monitor, a canebrake rattlesnake, a Northern copperhead and a veiled chameleon! Pepito is a Florida wildcaught veiled chameleon. I believe he's about 6-8 months old...

That makes sense as they're mostly oatmeal or bran..... I feed mine all sorts of veggies though and my main feeders are dubias. I will NEVER breed crix..... I'm going to start on hornworms in a week though.

Why would anyone do supers? Mealworms seem so much easier as they don't have to be separated to pupate, they can't bite you and their shell isn't hard enough to cause impaction. Is there any benefit over mealworms that supers have? Perhaps they're more active so chams respond to them better?

Looks great, but cover the soil in that plant pot. Many people like to use large river stones.

Is there any way to make this a sticky thread? This should be made a shout-out to all forum users.

I was unaware of this. Would this work differently for different species though? I know many tortoises can withstand colder temperatures than most snakes. I have agreed with you since the beginning that the fridge/freezer is not humane, I was just under the impression that the fridge FIRST...

I agree with you on C02 for sure. I just have heard from many that temperatures below 40 will cause amphibians and reptiles to go into torpor which makes them go unconscious. This is how they often perform surgeries on snakes, such as the very inhumane practice called venomoid. I agree...

Please don't assume my tone, by the way. I'm not trying to argue with you as you appear to have more reptile experience than me, and DEFINITELY more chameleon experience. I'm just trying to tell you what I'm pretty sure is true.

Says multiple sources. And torpor does indeed make them go unconscious, at least in snakes. I agree though, not humane. It's just better than STRAIGHT into the freezer.

You're supposed to put the animal in the refrigerator first to allow it to go into torpor before the freezer. No pain and no consciousness either. I still don't think it's humane though.... I agree 100% that it sucks. I'd just take the animal to the vet...

www.gregsexoticroaches.com I think Greg is remodeling his site at the moment, so google gregs exotic roaches for the current URL that's a bit funky. Buy a larger starter kit. That's exactly what I did. You can use your cricket bin for roaches. I have a LARGE opaque rubbermaid tub...

I breed leopard geckos. I can only imagine what it must be like to hatch out chams.....

If you use a CHE, make sure your fixture has a ceramic socket!

It depends on what temperatures you are achieving with that bulb. Above 90 is a big nono. Why isn't there a hood or anything? No uvb?

Thanks!!!!! Tell me though, are hatchling hornworms too large for a baby panther?

DEFINITELY post your hornworm set-up. I am super interested in breeding these. :D

Add another uvb hood... Unfortunately with large enclosures that may be your only option. You could also purchase a mercury vapor bulb and suspend it high above your enclosure for basking and uvb (the uvb is effective up to six feet.) That will give you a much larger spread, and won't cost as...