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    Fairly certain she is gravid...

    just wanted to make sure these are the signs that she is ready to lay. 1) decresed appetite usually eats 6-8 crickets and 1 butter or silk worm only eating 1 or 2 crickets a day now for 2 days 2)change in color she is showing a lot of orange/brown...
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    gaping a lot

    thanks for all the great advice guys!. and Steve, i got defensive because i hate posting on forums to get help and advice only to get messages of ppl telling me i'm doing something wrong. sorry to have jumped like that. the screen front is really not that great looking, lol. it's...
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    gaping a lot

    for about a week before she started sheding. around her eyes went first, then her nose and now under her mouth and down her neck a little. she started shedding about 3 days ago
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    gaping a lot

    i say "all the proper stuff" because i've posted about my cricket feed before and was told that what i had was correct. didn't want to have to type the whole list out again. i posted just before you did that we are going to be buildilng a larger screened enclosure over the next few weeks (you...
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    gaping a lot

    just checked the heat light. it's actually 75 watt but it sits abour 6 in from the top of the cage... and my partner just told me that she has been doing it while sitting on the screen window (in the shade, not direct sunlight) as well. and it doesn't really get tooo hot here... i'm thinking...
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    gaping a lot

    missed the question about measuring heat and humidity. an exoterra hygrometer and a digital termometer that i move around to test the heat gradient. i do have a ceiling fan that has been off and on ( just on low). it's not right above her cage but in front and to the side. not sure if that would...
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    gaping a lot

    no wheezing. she has a laying bin. it is circular. 12 in diameter. about 10in deep. half play sand and half coconut fibre husk. the cage is an exoterra terraium with a modified door. we made a screen door to replace the glass ones. would take a pic of her cage now but she is sleeping.
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    gaping a lot

    Cage Info: Cage Type - glass with screen top and front. 18" X 18" X 24" Lighting - 60 watt heat lamp and a 5.0 UVB? Lights on from 7:30 am to 6:00pm Temperature - Hi 80's to high 70's. lowest overnight is 70 Humidity - Humidity goes between 50 and 75 Plants - Golden Pothos...
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    eating sand

    Hi, Our female veiled has been licking the sand in her laying bin. I did a search on the forums and found that everyone seems to have a different take on this. Is is fine that she eats the sand?
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    New cham owner

    whole grain cereal, bee pollen, dandelion, dehydrated apple, a calcium additive, alfalfa, almonds. and the gel actually has some fruits in it too. going to pick up a phos free calc dust for daily use and use the stuff by t-rex...once a week? she's only had one poop/pee since we got her on...
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    New cham owner

    the cricket feed and gel are from a woman my grandma knew that makes her own mix. the feed is specific for chameleos and the gel is just for moisture and can be given to superworms and stuff too. She told me all the ingredients but i didn't write it down. Lots of greens and some dried fruits and...
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    New cham owner

    thanks for all the great help guys!! got rid of the compact light and got the repti glo 5.0 UVB 14W. The guy that sold it to me said he would take a look at that website... the owner on the other hand was right put off by what i had to say and was very rude :( how do you wash playsand...
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    New cham owner

    Cage Info: Cage Type - Screen top, glass enclosure...making the front into screen to provide better ventilation. Lighting - Lights on at 8am. 75W exoterra lamp and a compact 50w UVB...taking it back today to get something non-compact. (also yelled at the petstore guy on the phone and told...
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    New cham owner

    Hello everyone!! My boyfriend and I just got a female veiled chameleon 2 days ago. We figure she's around 3 or 4 months old as she is still quite small. We haven't been able to take a measurement yet because everytime we get her on our hands she just wants to climb and won't hold still! :)...
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