My last panther had quite a fondness for crispy, dry leaves (he also expressed considerable culinary interest in sticks and the chain on the porch swing, but he was a little weird.)
Jackson's are smaller than panthers and veileds, and don't eat quite as much. My Jackson's was nine months when I got him; I would estimate 3-5 smallish (1/4 inch to 1/2 inch crickets) crickets daily for a 6 month Jackson's, depending on the size of the chameleon. As they get bigger and older...
Bea (Elly's sister) likes some dirt, but is very particular about the dirt she eats. The dirt just to the south of the ash tree in the front yard is best.:p
Congrats! Cute little thing, and I'm wishing "him" a long, happy, healthy life with you. You'll be an old pro with free ranging by the time he's ready!
They're not much bigger than springtails, but I've seen many a springtail in my days, and these don't quite fit the bill. We're kind of thinking they might be Psocids (booklice/barklice). I'm just hoping that they were, in fact, limited to his cage, and have not been able to spread sufficient to...
This morning, I discovered approximately a hundred million minuscule arthropods on and in Egil the Gargoyle Gecko's cage. They were moving, so we couldn't determine whether they had six or eight legs when we looked under the hand lens; they looked slightly more elongate and softer-bodied than I...