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I like him.

I've been looking into misting systems recently. The Lucky Reptile Super Rain isn't reviewed badly overall although apparently the nozzles are slightly prone to damage and there is no timer built in, so you need to get another one (as with most systems)...

Lol, I've been ebaying and bought 6 different species of stick insects today. Most are eggs but some are live. No idea how successful they will be at hatching and breeding but but my chameleon seemed to enjoy the last set. Some of the ones I bought are far too interesting looking to be used as...

I saw the thread title on the main page and my immediate thoughts were. "Who is Number 1?" "I'M NOT A NUMBER, I'M A FREE MAN!!!" ...On topic, congratulations. I'm sure they'll make a lovely pairand I look forward to seeing this handsome man.

I'm not suggesting there's anything wrong with using a Reptisun 5.0 linear but I've yet to see one person suggest anyone buys a Arcadia D3 lamp despite it performing slightly better in the test than the Zoo Med Reptisun 5.0.... Coincidently, I may buy one tomorrow as my local reptile shop stocks...

I wouldn't say it's illogical but I also wouldn't say there is hard solid evidence to link this to compact UV and especially not compact UV of all brands. The evidence is circumstantial and further research is needed before anyone can say with certainty one way or the another. None of these...

I am led to believe it's the combination of Calcium in the diet with UVb radiation which allows the production of Vitamin D3. (I probably should check this.) The problem I have with a lot of this advice is I don't see real science backing up the suggestions, which are often taught as the only...

The test people always refer to is here which rates the output of the Zoo Med Reptisun 10.0 and Arcadia 5.0 D3 Reptile as higher than the Reptisun 5.0 you recommend. Why not recommend them? http://www.uvguide.co.uk/fluorescenttuberesults.htm Please explain why you NEED 3 types of dust...

You have a very lovely Chameleon. Pity when they are less happy than usual but it is just a fact of their lives.

I'm fairly new to this but would there be any disadvantage to providing a laying bucket, just in case?

I have 3 ficus trees of different varieties (Ficus Benjamin, Ficus 'Exotica', Ficus Gingseng bonsai) in my chameleon cage. With a Repti-glo 5.0 UV linear + heat lamps and misting + dripping a few times a day all 3 of these plants are doing well, unlike my hibiscus plants which have leaves fall...

Been a bit of expansion with food. black crickets locusts morio/super worms giant meal worms wax worms stick insects I asked for some stick insects in my local exotic pet shop yesterday and the lady said she had 100s and she would just give them to me instead of charging for them... Good...

I had my UV light hanging vertical along a corner of my julvenile cage. Not saying it's the best setup but dimensions of the cage may cause this to be necesasry in some cases and my guy seems to be doing perfectly fine.

I've never lost anything like that much. I have bought locally however. And i'm yet to hear of any chameleons having crickets as a favourite. My guy has refused to eat them in recent times.

Put food in a small dish or and clean it out every day or every second day at worst. This means any mouldy food is restricted to one easily removeable place. I've never had mine smelling that bad although never had as many as 500 crickets in at once.

This.... When I moved to a bigger cage I expected my humidity to decrease but when adding an additional large Ficus Benjamina my humidity now sits at around 50-55% during 'dry' periods. Previously in my smaller cage with a few plants it would go down to 40-45%

I have a similar experience. No idea what he was fed for the couple of months before I got him though. It seems more extreme sometimes than others but i've given up on buying crickets. In hindsight, I think it would have been better to provide greater variety from the beginning. I don't believe...

Nearly all the larvi/worms are high in fat so can't be given so often. The food available is a bit different depending on where you live. You're best to provide a bit more variety as a lot of chameleons refuse to eat crickets after a while (my one did and i've heard of others doing so)...

Hibiscus is a non-toxic flowering tree. I have 3 small ones that haven't flowered yet. None of mine look as healthy as the ficus trees i've got. I think the light and water requirements are probably greater.

Mealworms don't seem to eat much from what i've seen, even the giant ones (although I was convinced otherwise the day I got them).... They need to pupate and turn into beatles before they can reproduce also and probably wouldn't be worth the bother as they aren't a good staple. I put mine in...