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You cannot gutload with dog or cat food - the protein content is way too high, and you WILL have problems if that is what you use to gutload. Petco and Petsmart do not gutload properly, so it's best to gutload your crickets for 24 hours with fruits and veggies before you feed them to your cham...

Based on what I paid for mine, I say it'd be $10-$15. I have an exo with a 18x18 footprint (a little smaller than yours I think) and I used less than a bag to get 2.5 inches. Bags were $10.

Hydroponics shops sell them. Search online for a place in your area. And they're designed to hold excess water. They're clay aggregate, they can't mold.

You might want to compare your store's price with a hydroponics store if you have one in your area. Hydro-balls are no different than hydroton (pet supply companies just slapped a new name on the same product so they could sell it as an overpriced pet product). It's probably cheaper at a...

Hydroton is used for growing plants hydroponically, and it works great in terrariums. I would prefer it over rock for a couple reasons: It's much lighter weight, it's inert (some rock is, some isn't), and most importantly it can absorb excess water and later release it for your plants...

Brevs are a good one to start out with and easiest to find, usually. I ordered mine from a place in FL. They were wild caught, but they came in great and have been doing excellent. I'm not sure I know what type you mean by "leaf". Common names can refer to several species. And just because they...

That's absolutely right. I don't know who's more careless - those who spread such wrong information like this, or those who don't research enough to recognize bad info. It sounds like it's written by a kid. Or just an adult with really poor writing and grammar skills.

Is 36" the height? If so, a Jackson's would be fine, in my opinion. Or perhaps a carpet; they're really beautiful chameleons. A panther is absolutely too large for that size enclosure. Keep in mind that drainage in an exo-terra tank will be a problem. With the amount of misting that's...

When I search "Senegal Chameleon" in Google, the first result that comes up is this: Senegal Chameleons. No wonder so many people who have "done their research" still have so many things wrong with their husbandry. It's too bad that this forum isn't the first result of chameleons searches on...

Well when your little guy does outgrow the Exo (and it won't be long!), you should think about turning it into a pygmy viv. Pygmy chameleons are commonly kept in naturalistic terrariums with live plants and substrate. My pygs are in a heavily planted 18x18x18 exo-terra viv. That way you could...

You're right about chams being more of a "looking" pet. If handling stresses him (and it does stress most), then leave him be. Unless it's necessary to handle him (like during cage cleaning or moving him back and forth from the shower or an outdoor cage), you really shouldn't be pushing it with...

I hate speech class! But to make it more tolerable, I decided to do this next speech on something I'm interested in. It's about providing correct lighting for reptiles and such. I know many of the symptoms of MBD, but I was hoping someone could give me a more thorough list. I used the search on...

It's the ratio of male to female animals of each species. My signature means I have 1 male panther, 1 male and 2 female brevs, and one male and one female Jackson's. The third number in the ratio is those of unknown sex. So 1.2.5 is one male, two females, and 5 unknown (juvies).

I mean the sex-determination system, whether they are XX/XY, XX/XO, or ZZ/ZW.

This is the type of cage you need, an aluminum screen cage. For right now, I would move him into the larger aquarium until you can get a screen cage set up for him. Put the basking light, 60 watts max, at the far end of the tank. This pulls air from one end of the tank to the other, giving him...

Any biologists or hardcore breeders out there who could tell me what the chromosome numbers for the four genera (furcifer, calumma, chamaeleo, and bradypodion) of chameleons are? Also, what is the sex system in chams?

It really depends on how large the free range is and the individual animals. We have several forum members with rooms devoted to their chameleons' free ranges, and it works. Not always - you should be fully prepared to separate them at the first signs of stress, but it can be done, depending on...

Depends on what type of cage you want - aluminum screen vs. reptarium. If you're looking for a reptarium, LLL and Josh'sfrogs have the best prices. LLL is cheaper on all sizes except the 100gal, Josh's beats them by $20. I've never tried DIY, but the prices are decent. Since you're just...

Even if they were from the same clutch, that doesn't mean they can be kept together. Babies can be kept together until they reach a few months old, and then they need to be separated. Everything changes as they start to mature. It sounds like yours are already showing signs of stress, so they...

I hope he's not too disappointed when no one wants to pay $500... :eek: That's really high for Jacksons.