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I've had success with both strawberries and blanched (boiled slightly to soften a little) carrot slices. No luck with blueberries though. He took both strawberries and carrots right out of my fingers - cutest thing ever! I also put melon on a branch once, but he didn't eat all of it, and it...

My Mr.Pink is the friendliest boy ever, and I think a lot of had to do with hand feeding. To keep him comfortable, I didn't take him out of the cage to feed him. Instead he learned to associate me to food when I put each cricket into the cage one by one, where he could see both them and me...

You mentioned that she hides in her ficus? Could you remove the ficus with her in it, and put the ficus somewhere while you clean? I know you'll want to wash the plant the best you can too, so maybe once she's out, it'll be easier to handle her. My cham likes to be picked up, but he...

Ok sounds like I haven't got much to worry about. Thanks for your advice! Hopefully once he starts to calm down, he'll still want to come out from time to time.

He's got tonne's of branches and hiding spots. I think if I gave him anymore, he would suffocate in there :P I posted some some-what recent pictures here: https://www.chameleonforums.com/mr-pinks-happy-boy-118797/ I have an extra bedroom that my husband and I are not doing anything with...

Your Chameleon - Male, Veiled. 8 Months old (approx), had him since June. Handling - Daily - at least once, only because he rushes the door whenever it's open, or even when we're in the room sometimes. Feeding - He usually eats about 7-10 Crickets daily along with, mealworms, supers...

Without a vet, you may never know what's wrong with him, especially since he's from outside. You don't know if he was abandoned or not. You don't know what he ate while outside. It sounds like he may be stressed, but I'm not a vet, and have no idea what your husbandry is setup like...

He needs a vet asap. You don't want to go the trial and error route, especially before seeing a vet. Definitely needs calcium everyday. I don't care what petco says... there's hundreds of owners here who say calcium every day, mutli / cal+d3 twice a month.

That's a really nice setup you got for free! So much potential, you could make it look amazing in there! :eek: I say go nuts with the foliage. The more spaces to hide and climb the better. He'll feel more comfortable in his house and that might eventually help with taming. Hand feeding...

... lovely.

Cute! I don't let Mr.Pink roam around my house because of the cats. He "points" at windows and doors too by staring at them too. I didn't train him, he trained me. :p

I would still lower the heat a bit, see if she stops pawing at the glass.

A dimmer allows you to dim the light or make it brighter, and thus warmer if you need to. You can find dimmer lamps pretty much anywhere you find reptile lighting and fixtures. Night time lights are a big no-no with chameleons. Like I said, chams need a drop in temp at night of about 10...

Schedule is good. The closest spot to the heat lamp that your chameleon can get to is called the basking spot. The temperature of that spot is the most important part to monitor. It should be around 75 - 80 at the basking, and the ambient should be lower so she can choose between cool and...

I already grind my dry gutload into a flour, and it got me thinking about prepping my wet stuff too. Thanks for the tips!

Crickets do not drink from water dishes... they can drown in a drop of water. Instead they get it from wet veggies and fruit, like carrots, oranges, etc. You're on the right track. There's a member here, sandrachameleon, who has written many awesome blogs and articles about gutloading.

Hi fellow Canadian! Make a cage! It's almost as easy as assembling a store bought one, and wood is awesome for attaching stuff to. It cost about $90 for the 2x2's, and another $40 for the screen, and the bottom varies depending on what you want to do for drainage.