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Does anyone else find that owning and caring for a chameleon has helped them get over some fear or phobia?? I must admit that when I first considered owning a cham, one of the things that was putting me off a bit was the live food issue. I have always been a bit of a squeamish person -...

You are more than welcome! If you are going to buy a Reptibreeze new though, I strongly recommend that you get the largest one - mine is four feet in height and is really the best size for an adult chameleon - gives them much more freedom to roam around, especially when they become fully...

Thumb tacks from B&Q!! Its genius and so easy! You need to get sticks that are reasonably hard in the core that they hold the tack in place firmly enough to be able to take the weight of the Chameleon, but not too firm that you can't push it in in the first place - bamboo is terrible, its...

perfect!! Here's a photo of my setup.... you can see what I mean with regard to the bubble wrap, hopefully...

Inside. Go on eBay and buy a large, wide, industrial sized roll. You can catch the top edges of it into the cage when you assemble it, and then just let it roll down the sides on the inside of the cage and leave it long enough so that it drapes well onto the bottom of the Reptibreeze, that...

Wow Trace, those are truly awesome photographs....

It's twofold really; one to keep the humidity up, and two to ensure that my walls and carpet don't get soaked when I spray.

Sorry to hear your little man is having problems. Your husbandry looks pretty much spot on to me - your basking temp seems a little high but I gather that adult Veileds can withstand higher temps. I can't offer much advice apart from to say that you have done everything that any chameleon...

Hi James, I live in the UK as well and have two chameleons, a Panther and a Veiled. I keep my adult Veiled in a 2x2x4 (Ex Large) reptibreeze, my Veiled has positively thrived since I moved him into it about three months ago. I previously kept him in a glass Exo-Terra which is smaller and...

He's a gorgeous Veiled Laura, lovely aqua colouration.

Excellent advice from Laurie, as always, but I have another method to offer as well. I have a 2x2x4 Reptibreeze with no bottom drainage and it is sitting on my lounge carpet. Instead, when setting everything up, I went to my local DIY store and bought a two foot by two foot plastic box...

He's going to be a corker! Lovely chameleon.

My twopennorth!! I have an Exo-Terra glass terrarium with a screen top, front opening double doors. The back and both the sides are covered with plants so not a problem, however, like one of the other posters, I have actually seen my young panther fire at the glass doors because he has seen...

The first thing that I looked after the slight bend in his casque was his joints and to be honest, they didn't look too bad to me, as far as the MBD question was concerned... However I did see a thickening on one of his forearms, which might have meant that he did have MBD at one point (the...

Yes, they can injure their tongues by firing at hard surfaces, which is why I don't like glass enclosures.... chameleons can see the reflection of feeder insects in the glass occasionally and fire at the reflection instead of the food. They can also catch sight of themselves and think that it...

Well, the chap on the right doesn't look like a happy fella!

Hi welcome to the forum. I am sorry to hear that your chameleon has not been well. Could I ask, have you in the past been dusting his feeder insects before he eats them? He should have everything dusted with plain, phosphorous free calcium at every feeding, once every fortnight with D3 and...

Little leaf- its not my friend who has the cham, it is her friend... so I have no influence....

Kath I actually shivered when she told me..... I could never in a million years put a live animal into a freezer. I was really mad, actually, as someone who keeps chameleons, that anyone could see this as a solution!! If it's ill take it to the vet!!! If you can't afford it then you shouldn't be...

Oh my goodness!!!!!! Carol he is one utterly beautiful lizard!! Congrats to you.