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I've only had my guy a few months and I don't know if it's significant but i've generally found it easier to get my veieled out of his cage in the morning rather than later on in the day. He seems more relaxed and will settle on me rather than aimlessly try to climb. If I sit down he usually...

I don't pretend to be a scientist but as far as I understand it doesn't necessarily follow that a plant harmful to humans would also be harmful to chameleons. Multiple varieties of Ficus as well as Pothos, which appear to be amongst the most popular plants for chameleon enclosures are listed as...

I already have a 60W heat lamp on a dimming thermostat pointing at my basking spot and a UV strip Reptiglow 5.0, i think. I got a second lamp after being advised to get additional lighting, as the cage overall was a bit dark. I've got another lamp which currently just has a standard 40W bulb in...

In that case his eating habbits have probably been fine and I found no pupating wax worm/moths when I cleared out the bark at the bottom the first time round so he probably ate most of them. Yesterday I bought small black crickets, brown crickets and locusts (the latter two he's been eating...

It could have been me or anyone else really. I got a cham from a reputable breeder only a few months a go and even baring in mind that I could have got one with problems or I could have made what seemed like only a tiny mistake and ended up with a dead chameleon. You did the right things (at no...

Based on what I've read here, I would say my cham is probably friendlier than average but as i'm new to chameleons I probably don't really know that well. I've had him hand feed from a few differnet people and he doesn't seem much happier to sit on me than anyone else. He sometimes moves...

Amazing. So much of the world is still undiscovered in so many ways.

According to the lady who owns my local reptile shop who is a qualified zoologist "you can't overdose on pure calcium". The suggestion here might be that things with other ingrediants are potential causes of overdoses. Don't blame yourself prematurely though. It's probably not your fault and...

There is an awful lot of people recommending Veieled to eat fruit so i've tried various things, Grapes, Strawberries and Tomatoes. I've got him to eat all these things but only after cutting them into small pieces and holding them next to his mouth while he was eating something else. On one...

My veield runs away soemtimes even with the smallest bit of mist coming near him he is however quite a fan of the dripping system (cup with hole in bottom).

Ahh, I heard on internet that superworms are the ones that cause chameleons to eat nothing else. I've came to notice in reptile community (and the internet and probably the wider world in general) a lot more information is preached as gospel when in reality it is only hearsay or a partial truth...

He used to eat the black crickets easily enough although the recent/current ones are bigger, more agressive and loud (the ones my parents panicked and bought while I was away). He happily eats locusts of varying sizes (even ones that are probably too big for him). Pheonix worms I think I'd have...

Just noticed this. I used to use IRC every day but haven't for a while, partially as i've had computer issues and ended up getting a new computer. Just downloaded mIRC again and will start going on there.

Thanks for the advice. I appreciate your concern for my chameleon also. It's just a bit of a beginner thing for me to think there is something wrong with him but I see it's not an uncommon style of question. I'll perhaps get nicer looking plant pots to make up for lack of bark at the bottom. I...

Same. I had a spot and replaced it with a larger one. I think there was an issue with the connections between the cable and ceramic light fitting. I opened it up and re-fitted the cable onto it and it now works fine but I managed to break 2 bulbs prior to this. Luckily it is working fine now...

I've had a Yemen/Veiled for a few months and he is quite friendly as far as chameleons go. They generally wont enjoy or benefit from being handled but some wont mind it. You can see from a lot of people's avatars and pictures on here that it is often done but some people are strongly opposed to...

I have wondered the same thing myself. The advice tends to state 'gut loading' as something which should be done 24 hours in advance or even 4 hours in advance, as supposed to all the time? I don't understand why this sort of food should only be fed shortly in advance. It is also potentially...

This got posted the other day. https://www.chameleonforums.com/i-got-bit-panther-29734/ It depends on the variety of chameleon and the nature of the bite. They range from nothing at all to horrific things involving stiches.

If there was any basis to my initial concerns, I beleive I have found it. The heat bulb was malfunctioning. My sister reported it ceasing to work while I was away but as it appeared to work when I returned I didn't look into it further. I have stuggled to get my basking spot up until the...

I can understand that he will pick up the bark with a cricket as i've seen it happen before although fortunatly he always managed to drop the bark on the way to his mouth. I am however pretty much exclusively using feeding cups at the moment, so this appears very unlikely to happen. I'll get rid...