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I was wondering were he's been myself, maybe "they" caught him with chams down under.... Jk I'm sure he's just busy or something.

Great advice by the above posters, camimom gave you a good basic crash corse and as heartben said, research, research, research! there's no such thing as being to prepared. To that I would add, especially as this is your first chameleon. I suggest getting your cage, lights, plants etc. well...

I got rained out at work so I took the guys out for some sun (ironic I know, but it turned out to be a nice day). So here's a pic of kiiro sunning. 2011-08-25_14.13.17.jpg by Ramzee82, on Flickr Thanks for the comments all. I think he's adjusting nicely cain, he even hand feed...

I say reintroducing because this guy has been on the forums from birth pretty much. I just picked him up from cainscham who got him from joeG. Here's a pic I snapped last night (more to come) 2011-08-21_22.51.40.jpg by Ramzee82, on Flickr

I definitely recommend some live plants as they help with humidity, o2 and imo just look better (I do like the fake bendy vines for extra pathways). I've had the best luck with schefflera and but there are a number of safe plants (just be sure they're cham safe, veileds do munch on plants I'm...

I'm sleeping on the couch, I only have 3 but I travel and stay in a rv so I gave up the bed room! My boss said pretty soon I'll be living in a tent out front and the chams will have the whole trailer, sad part is he might be right ;-p (hey all I really need is a shower and bed right?)

I stand corrected, I would think bacteria growth would be a issue (unless it was a huge area so the cham wouldn't be breathing it) I'm curious what was your setup like? I've thought of doing a semi planted cage (using a planter box but still cleaning every thing up monthly (plus spot cleaning...

My guy used to freak when the mister went off, he's better now (he's also free ranged now so if he wants he can get out of the mist. It maybe a "teen age" phase, also they can be grumpy near a shed. I'd say back off for a bit and only handle when needed, hand feed if you can. If she goes for...

Welcome to the forums and the wonderful world of chameleons. I've found this site very informative and I'm sure if you look around you'll learn a few things. (in fact Chris Anderson has some very informative post here and there are many keepers with decades of experience that post great info on...

Blowing bubbles and popping does indeed sound like a respiratory infection, did the vet do a culture and sensitivity test (swab the inside of the mouth) our just a visual exam? I'm not sure on one that young (do they not give meds at all? when my panther had a respiratory infection one of...

I'd shoot for low 80s at your "basking site" (which is the branch/vine closest to the basking bulb) for a youngster. He likely will climb on the screen a good bit, which is part of why I'd say low 80s at the branch. Because right under the screen will be several degrees warmer. Ideally the...

More live plants may help your humidity (your plexiglas should help), I agree on drainage, you have to spray a chameleon cage to much for paper towels to work well (imo).

yeah maybe, keep a close eye on him. If your to busy for hand misting it maybe time to invest in a automatic mister (like mistking or aquazamp). I work way to much my self not to have one.

yeah based on the symptoms it sounds like it. When my guy had a respiratory infection one of the forum members suggested a warm mist humidifier at night and slightly elevated basking temps (during the day). Other than that make sure he's drinking well, also if they give him meds it will likely...

I'd ditch the zilla uvb light (I've never heard anything good about them, and have heard some bad reports on them) . I'd go with a tube style repti-sun 5.0 OR repti-glo 5.0

this is not specific to your type of chameleon, but to help with humidity you can do a few things (some already mentioned). Like adding more live plants, running a dripper, covering one or more sides with plastic etc. (as mentioned above), running a humidifier ( I use a cool mist near my...

This would probably get more input if you posted it in the general forums. I don't know much about the type of chameleon you have other than they're not commonly available captive bred (which means it's likely wild caught). Even "common" chameleons need special care and are not a pet to be...

It's a algae powder, sold in many health food/ vitamin shops.

From my understanding uvb doesn't convert to d3 if it's not needed, so just in my head if they're getting a low daily dose of d3 that days uvb (over what is needed) wouldn't be converted to d3 (just my thinking on it). I haven't used the stuff myself so can't say, I do wonder about montanes...

Very Cute, you seem to have a number of cool species. Best of luck with your babies!