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Mid-60's (Fahrenheit) at night is fine! Veileds do better with a temp drop at night, so lose the night bulb :)

Altough Lunatic didn't specifically state his cham was inside or out, I wouldn't use anything toxic around my cages, whether in or outside. I live in the south, surrounded by a couple hundred acres of woods, so fire ants are real pain in the arse problem. I use Vasoline on my hummingbird...

One more bit of advice While it appears you're getting sound advice from experienced keepers and you're taking the necessary steps to provide a suitable environment for your new little friend, there's just one more thing I'd like to add, re: It is not recommended you take your chameleon to...

To my non-expert eyes, it looks like a female Rudis. (Chamaeleo Trioceros rudis AKA Rough or Mountain Chameleon)

Congratulations to all! It had to be difficult for the judges with so many beautiful photos, but I have to admit, Zerah's baby Parson's captured my heart and my vote! :)

Wonderfully stated, Kristina.

Not that I am any kind of expert, but he looks great to me, Lele! In fact, I can't believe how much he's grown and beautified (is that even a word?). My chams have gone through what I call the "yawn" stage when presented with certain foods they ordinarilly would devour eagerly. They look...

curved Here's a pic of my cham, taken earlier this month. He's nearing 2 years and has had this curve in his casque since I acquired him at 2.5 months old. I have no idea what caused it. So far, even if he's not happy with a camera being in his face, he's generally a lazy and content fellow...

Man, that's a tough one. Since your Flap Neck was most certainly wild caught, it could be one thing or a combination of many things! More information regarding your husbandry, her possible age & prior history and how long you've had her might be helpful. I have no experience with Dilepsis...

Pothos is a popular climber, but I find I have to rotate my plants. Grape ivy can also be used.

Because he is a chameleon. Plain and simple. In cham-speak he is telling you to leave him alone. Have you noticed he always raises a front leg slightly when he is disturbed? More cham-speak, more defensive posturing. When a dog growls & the hair along his neck and back raises, you don't...

Which is why I have refrained from participating in this thread! :)

O my gosh!! Little Norton is so gorgeous! I do have such a soft spot for Quads and Montiums! And what a perfect name, Michele..it fits that precious little face, well...perfectly!

I'm happy you have taken this little cham from an unsuitable environment. Obviously if he was being bullied by other chams or other reptiles, he should have been provided his own enclosure immediately! Chameleons should not be housed together past 2-3 months, or once aggresion/dominence...

Jordan, I don't mean to be rude, contradictory or smart alecky, but the bug you have posted the pic of is a Stink Bug (also called Shield Beetles/Shield Bugs), not a Hypoaspis aculeifer. I can't say a Stink bug would be toxic, but they do live up to their name! Not sure I would offer one to my...

You're right. They are not retarded, or "special" in terms of brain function. :) However, they are genetically defected. The white patches of a pied ball python (or more commonly seen in CB birds) is the result of hypopigentism, not leucism. A pied ball python is not leucistic. Those chams...

LOL Michele! Ok, so they aren't freaking retarded..."special" (as you prefer) in a freakish way perhaps? And thank you, Jenna.... maybe you'd better change your sig from "something special" to "something spectacular"! LOL

Not morphs While I am not a genetic specialist, I do know that leucism is an inherited chromatophore (pigment cells) defect. Simply put, the body surface, or the portion of the body surface which is leucistic, lacks the cells that produce pigmentation. Leucistic animals lack the 3 types of...

Good reading for you! Here's a link to a superlative article on Pygmys (written by Jason Descamps, owner of Wild Eye Reptiles). I would also recommend WER for the purchase of your next cham. http://www.chameleonnews.com/brevcare.html

Wow...that is utterly amazing! Talk about your bicycle built for .... 2000! Thanks for posting the link!