Eversince you've had him 2 weeks go ahead and fill this out so we can get som insight:
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule...
Actually i have the tube and i just launch them in the bag close it and then shake it. Then I just flick the bag until he falls out or jumps out into my chams housing.
mine was doing this also i actually had a thread about this. i pushed mine back and everything but it is just on some days. i belive that they are thermoregulating their temps. but as long and you don't see any discharge and he is not turning a pale color (over heating) he should be fine. I...
Yea thats it i just take of the plastic thing that covers the light. Sit it on top of the cage and put a piece of aluminum foil to reflect it down. It works great. Best of all. if it goes out walmart will swap it everytime. ;)
Got some more info on the fixture. Its made by lights of america and its called a 18 inch undercabinet portable light. it sales for 7.68 at walmart! It comes in like a yellow package! Hope this helps!
Walmart has a cheap $7 fixture i use. It says it is for under a cabinet and comes with like a plastic shield. I leave the plastic off and just use aluminum foil to reflect the light into the cage. I use a 18" too by the way! You can also get a fish aquarium hood from a store.
It looks like he is i was actually about to ask a question so i'll do it here. Mine started shedding on his toes and is workin its way up. I know they shed around every 3 months or so. I have some questions for the experienced! 1) how long does a shed cycle last? 2) are there anything we can do...
I recently had a thread about this and some ppl said theirs do it and some said theirs don't. My cham will open his mouth whenever he is under one of the lights. this morning when i cut the light out he was fine and when his light was on for around 1 hr it started. However he hasn't done it in...
Hey everyone. i wanted to actually open this thread to get some good humor in it. My Cham has a certain way of doing things. He went to the bottom of the cage this morning and was just sitting there. I Knew what he was doing so i left the room for a little while. When i came back there was the...
Ok Everyone. I conducted my own little gig about this.
These are trials using a 60 watt household bulb reaching about 88-91 degrees F
Day:1
I left the light on for 25%(3 Hrs) of his day time routine. and there was no opening of the mouth seen all day.
Day:2
I left the light on for 50%(6...