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The lighting schedule should be 12 on and 12 off. For basking just use a regular house bulb. The wattage would depend on the basking temp you want and the ambient temp of the room they are in. For me, a 40 watt regular bulb gives me the proper temps.

My office building got a good shaking. I'm on Long Island in NY. My brother in law lives in Charlottesville. He was driving when it happened and didn't feel a thing.

I've wanted to 'rescue' so many. Unfortunately, they'll just replace it with another. If people keep buying them, they will keep replacing them. If people stop buying them, then they may stop selling them due to lack of demand.

You can try to educate them about the proper needs of a cham but it probably won't do much good. If it's a big chain store, they have 'policies' on how they are kept and the stores won't break them even though they are wrong. I have boycotted the petco store in my area due to the way they...

I'm guessing they are bowls to catch water. The rocks are so the cham doesn't get in them and drown.

Most chams do not like to be handled. Handling should be kept to a minimum. As they get settled into their cage, they can become more aggressive as you are invading their home. Cage aggression is common with many reptiles. Do you have a UVB bulb? I don't think the Zilla tropical puts out the...

I agree. My bulb is in a fixture sitting on top of the cage.

UVB bulbs put out very little heat. There should be no need to elevate it above the cage. The farther it is from the cage, the lower the UVB penetration. The basking spot should have UVB coverage. I would suggest completing the how to ask for help form to give everyone a better idea on...

Yes but when they are settling in to a new home, it's best to keep handling minimal so they can get acclimated to their new home.

He looks pretty good to me. Handling is very stressful to Chams and should be minimal. Supplement schedule should be calcium without D3 and phosphorous every feeding. Calcium with D3 twice a month. Multi vitamin twice a month. Other signs of an RI would be lethargy, lack of appetite...

How much are you using? It should be a very light coating.

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You should only need 1 5.0 UVB bulb. Supplements should be calcium w/o d3 and phos every feeding, calcium w d3 twice per month, and a multi vitamin twcie per month. Super worms are not very nutritious and should not be used as a daily feeder. Eye problems could be caused by a few things...

A 10.0 UVB bulb that close to him is probably way too strong. Most people use 5.0 in 3-4 ft high enclosures and the bulbs are outside going through a screen. It doesn't look like you can move it outside the enclosure so you may need even less than 5.0 until you move him.

On the home depot timer, only 4 of the outlets are controlled by the timer. The other 4 are always on.

A 10.0 buld is too much for a cham and could cause eye damage. It should be replaced with a 5.0. A 100 watt basking lamp is probably too hot depending on how close it is to the cage. What are the temps in the basking area? Urates should be white. If they are dark, it usually means...

The way your first post is worded, you made it sound like you thought that the meal worms were breeding. You said you had some loose meal worms and when you took out the paper towels, there were 20 more. You didn't mention anything about beetles.

Meal worms do not breed like that. First they pupate to beetles and then the beetles lay eggs. I think it takes a few months for the eggs to hatch. http://mealwormstore.com/raising_mealworms.php

The correct bulb is critical to the proper development, especially for a baby. If the bulb is too strong it can cause eye problems. If it is too weak, the cham could develop MBD.

There should be no substrate in the cage as the cham could accidentally ingest it during feeding and then could become impacted. What type (brand and rating) of UVB bulb are you using? You should remove the water bowl. Most chams won't drink standing water. Even if they will drink from the...