Can't remember where we learned this or how it even started, but we have had great success keeping our wax worms in a plastic bin with about 1" of oatmeal. We find that we can make it through a bin of 500 or so with very few if any deaths. We do this with butter worms as well. But for what ever...
Completely understand your fascination, my fascination turned into a hobby, then into an obsession, and finally into a business. I am blessed to work with Panther and Veiled Chameleons daily and they never cease to amaze me. Veiled chameleons are great, such big personalities. But, unfortunately...
Looks female, skinny tail with a slight indentation just behind her cloaca, her rostral process (nose) doesn't seem to extend past her mouth. As far as the teal coloration, she will more than likely have a teal or light blue coloration just behind her eyes on the side of her head, this...
I know there are a lot of different views on gut loading the feeders. And this is simple what we have found most successful, and what simple works for us. First thing in the morning we separate the amount of crickets feeders we need for the for the day from the rest of the colony, typically...
I honestly wouldn't have a answer for you on the substrate, we have never used a substrate for any if our Chameleons, Panther or otherwise. We like to keep a clean white plastic bottom. We even use large rounded Mexican beach pebbles to cover the dirt in the planters for the hibiscus plants we...
Viv? Do you have him in a glass vivarium? You really shouldn't have free standing water in the bottom of his enclosure, this can lead to serious issues, such as URI from the stagnant air, and he really should drink from the water in the bottom that could be contaminated from decal matter, dead...