Search results

OK, so I'm not going to the expo because I live out in NY, but my boyfriend, who does live in san Diego, is going to check out the chameleon offering on my behalf. I gave him a list of what to look for, but I guess my big question is what type of chameleons are generally available. I...

I owned my Jackson's in Hawaii, so for me, I free-ranged or just kept them outside in their cages. But the best advice I have ever given someone about keeping Jackson's was "Make their enclosure like Hawaii," since Jackson's are wild in hawaii. I used a lot of hibiscus plants and pothos plants...

Ship Your Reptiles is a site sponsor. They could help you out. But 24 hours in a car with you? I wouldn't worry much at all. Just buy a small net cage and he will be fine. There are such things as cloudy and overcast days when Chameleons live in the wild, so 24 hours of no direct UV won't kill...

Kukui is my year old veiled ... and he is totally cool with being handled! The only issue I have with him is when I first open the cage. But if his door is open for about 2 or 3 minutes, he realizes that nothing bad is going to happen and he will waltz right onto my hand, happy as can be. He...

The biggest issue I've run into in describing chameleon husbandry is that there is a lot of wrong information out there. People assume they can treat a chameleon like a gecko or snake and get away with it. Or they might have one piece of information correct, but not another. For example, I have...

That's right next to the tree we cut down! We were scared that we would scare him while cutting down the tree and he'd run onto another canopy! While I was climbing, I saw a "mass" that was not like the rest of the tree, but with rain falling in my eyes and an overcast day, it was hard to tell...

Oh I hope it's him! So far, this week looks pretty free, so if it isn't him, I can come over whenever you'd like and check everything out. Do you think he'd react to another male or a veiled in the vicinity? if so, I can bring Kukui over and try to antagonize him out of hiding.

Kukui is named somewhat after his dad, Mango. Mango is a tropical fruit, obviously, but I wanted to stick with the tropical theme. I lived in Hawaii, which also means a lot to me, so i combined the two and went with Kukui, with is the state tree of Hawaii and is the name of the nut that is born...

So, I've noticed Kukui does this often and just curious to see if anyone else has noticed this. Whenever Kukui poops, he will go to the bottom of his cage, poop, and then climb back up. I wonder if it's an instinct, like "I don't want to poop near where I sleep, in case a predator smells it"...

I have most of this upcoming week free, as the today was the last day of the program for the kids at the school. So I can swing by whenever. I might even swing by my friend's house in Schoharie and see if he'd like to join us - he has a farm and might have some crazy tools for getting up high in...

I am so sorry for your loss, but I do have to thank you for the autopsy pictures. I know this sounds odd, but I've always been so interested in autopsies, especially when they reveal such important information.

My veiled will lung and attack me if I come to close to him near his basking spot. Today was cage cleaning day and I wear gloves while cleaning because he's tried to bite me before if I am cleaning and try to clean near his basking branch. Oddly enough, if he is anywhere else in his cage, he's...

if you want me to come back out, just let me know!

Kukui does that quite often, but there are other days when he will waltz out onto my hand, pleased as punch, and sit there. It all depends on the cham. The best idea would be to have started training him when he was a baby, with plenty of hand feeding and casual handling. I've met a few veiled...

The area the OP lives in is NOT a very populated area. So unless her neighbors, who were helping her look for him, decided to be rather rude, it's highly unlikely that someone just found him. Upstate NY goes easily from huge, dense cities to farmland in about 2 miles. For example, I live near...

WC usually do carry parasites, but if he is CB, don't worry too much, especially if he comes from a reputable breeder. I would get him checked out anyway, by a vet, just to make sure everything is fine.

My veiled loves them, but I got them from a feeder supply store that had a booth at an expo, so they've been eating non-toxic stuff. I wouldn't ever feed wild caught bugs of any kind, mainly because parasites are rampant. But I do know many many cham owners who feed their chams tomato worms...

no worries! It's the least I could do! I just wish we found him, but I have a feeling he is out there. I will come over whenever you want and look for you guys - plus, it's starting to get sunny out again, so hopefully that pulls him out from where he has been hiding!

I helped search for him today. I firmly believe he IS out there and wasn't taken by a hawk. The tree they have for him outside is a small sapling, only about 6 feet high that is a fair distance from the other trees. There were no damaged branches or leaves out of place or any blood or scrapes on...

Seriously, people should supervise me when I go to reptile expos. I can't go by myself anymore! I went to the Mid Hudson Reptile Expo and was originally driving down to just check it out. First thing I noticed was the complete infiltration of bearded dragons. There were so many, everywhere...