Haha... I've been realizing this in the last week as well. I keep imagining my Leo is having all kinds of problems, when in actuality... he's probably really healthy! It's just a bit of paranoia from reading about all the problems people have here.
and Hoj... THE SHED PICTURES ARE SO...
I had to repot my schefflera as it was dying and needed a soil restructure.
SOOOOO....... I gave my little Chameleonardo a shower. He loved his orchid, he usually ignores it inside his cage, but I think he realized how much he could hide inside it and he started showing colors he hadn't yet...
Hey! I've been around for a couple months, but still new.
Everyone has been very helpful in getting me ready (even if you didn't realize I was stalking your posts :P) and now I hope to give back!
I got my Nosy Be from Kilgour's Chameleons. However I'm a little hesitant to tell you unless you verify that you'd be making the necessary adjustments to give him a healthy life.
The exo-terra would only be big enough until he was about a year old.
A Sandrachameleon will probably say soon on this thread, VARIETY!
Also, some people feed exclusively superworms, but they gut load them really well. This isn't recommended but is possible. Yes they are high in fat, and should be a part of a diet.
Some chams seem to get addicted to them...
Are the heat emitters on at night? He needs a lamp that gets a basking spot to the mid to high 80s and that's it. What's the internal temp? If the heaters are on constantly, it doesn't let him have a natural temperature dip at night. May be able to remove them.
Also, do you always run the...
How do you weigh them at young ages without too much stress?
Calibrate the scale with a leafy twig, then use that twig to transport the Cham and weight together?
I'm glad I got the screen, because I've been needing more humidity and put shower curtains on the sides of the cage, so if it had the clear front it wouldn't have gotten the airflow I'd need.
Your options are:
Repashy calcium plus - every feeding
Or
Calcium w/out D3 every feeding
Calcium w/ D3 2x a month
Multivitamin 2x a month
So yeah! You're correct.
I've seen plant grow lights at Walmart that look good? Just wondered if they have any light frequencies that would be bad for the chameleon? They come with a fixture so I thought that would be a good solution.
I have clay pellets/balls from Zilla or another company, should I replace the sand...
It's a schefflera and it was growing well, ever since I repotted it in miracle grow organic choice potting soil, with sand below and above for drainage, and river rocks on top, it has been slowly dying...
So is it diseased? Just in shock from repot? Or dying?
Sometimes just to get him wet I have to wait until he moves underneath the nozzle and then turn the Aquazamp on manual for a few seconds.
I did it today because I saw him licking a leaf and he looked dry, and when I turned it on, he literally FLIPPED around and bolted back away from it! It...
Where was he purchased? If I told someone I just went out shopping and came home with a mitsio they would think I was crazy... the only thing you can just go out and shop for in the states is veileds it seems. Unless you go to a convention? But the snake people scare me. (no offense! haha)
I was going to ask the same thing today and you beat me to it! Mine looks like you got him up on the wrong side of the bed for a little bit. He kinda turns and half gets up, looks like he's saying... Do I HAVE to get up?! So he's probably just mirroring my behavior :)
My guy turns white and moves to his sleep spot about 15 minutes before the light turns off. I think that just shows how their internal clocks know when things are about to happen. I would guess he's just waking up and going where he knows it's about to be warm.
What is your light on/off schedule?