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Here is my take on all of your concerns. Silkworms as one of a few staples will get expensive for you. Even raising your own to multiple generations will take lots of time, patience, effort, and money. Summer is a good season for this because of the availability of fresh mulberry leaves and I...

Looks like namaquensis. There was a show about this species a few years back on Nat'l Geographic and this looks very familiar.

AND spiderpharm is near you so the order will be quick.

A very nice man and he has the small houflies already in pupa form and very cheap. Separate some out into small cups. I go to a restauarant supply and get the one or two ounce salad dressing cups and lids and put 10-20 in each. You may add the supplement of choice, such as powdered milk with...

Try different bowls. Are you using white plastic, clear plastic, a color? I would try something different until he makes a go of it. Also, try other food items in the bowl. If you have small houseflies( and for a baby you should get some from spiderpharm.com) I would put freshly hatched flies in...

Darla, this sheds some light and may alter my previous post. SECURE the cage door! If you built this cage, you are handy enough to come up with something, wrap bungee cords, anything. If he roams constantly and paces the cage top and floor, he will be better suited to running loose, provided you...

It sounds as if you simply have a roamer. There are some chams who never adjust to a cage. After these weeks of free roaming, you may just have to keep him this way. As long as he gets his lighting without burns, his hydration without messing up your floors, let him be. I'd rather the little...

Just be careful with the potted palnt perched high like that. If they fall, the crash can be fatal and I've found this out the hard way. The heavy moisture needs can weaken whatever is holding this up and if you have a small animal in this cage, well....... Someone else was asking about this...

The heat and lighting may bring him around so make those improvements ASAP!!! Some animals will not dish feed. Once he's warmed and more alert he may eat but try a few loose crickets and he may be encouraged to hunt, thus increase activity. Lose the tank, too. Flies are nice, too and cannot be...

During the winter, they will siometimes react more to the daylight outside rather than the lighting indoors. If the sun has gone down, they respond by turning in for the night, even with the lighting on. Each cham is different but you will notice this to happen with some of them, especially if...

Get the moss out of there and any of the other fibers, too. This animal can get impacted and these materials harbor all sorts of bacteria.

Before you go crazy, find out from your water company what could possibly be in your water supply. Also, a lot of misting supply companies have filters you can put in line along the tubing. Call them and get a recommendation. RO systems are expensive, boiling buckets everyday is cumbersome. You...

Chameleons and vacations don't mix. I haven't had a real vacation in 10 years.

A piece of banana or really ripe fruit will keep the fruit flies in for the most part but xpect some to get out. Put the fruit on a bamboo skewer and the flies will congregate around it.

Kat 77, I am so glad someone here is willing to press the issue of hydration ( and this reply is not directed at you). It is one of the basics of husbandry that people seem to overlook. Chameleons kept indoors always pose the problem of water and drainage thus the question of flooring...

Automatic misting is one of the biggest husbandry aids and I would suggest more focus on why you are choosing to go without. Flooring and drainage are secondary to hydration needs.

Eggcartons.com has the brown paper ones and they are very affordable. About 50 trays for $11. If in doubt when it comes to chemicals. avoid it. I acn't say what's in the dye but I can say that crickets and superworms will eat the cardboard. Roaches can be added to that list.

Many keepers feed wild flies? Well, many keepers are taking a big chance and exposing their animals to parasites and harmful bacteria..............and then they post here about illness and wonder what went wrong. Ten bucks for a thousand flies is a better insurance plan.

I hope the flies you are feeding are ones you've bought and hatched yourself. "Wild" flies from outdoors have been in every garbage can, dead animal remains, animal feces, etc. within a mile if not more. This is not a good clean fly. Grubco.com has good blue bottles for cheap and spiderpharm.com...