I started out with about 15 adult females and 5 adult males. They finally had some babies, but I must say they were a little neglected for a while. I moved them from the tupperware box into my not-being-used screen cage. The adults were moving about, but since I moved them, i've had about 5...
Hey Kevin.
Good to see another local chameleon owner! I live in Bellflower.
In the past, I drove to Compton and purchased crickets from Rainbow Mealworms. They have a website and their customer service is top notch. Not to mention they were featured on CA's Huell Howser's CA Gold...
Here are some original pictures of my free range from a thread I started:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/garage-free-range-day-1-a-102149/
Since then, besides having a clean garage, my set up has been slightly tweaked.
But the basic set up I have is:
1. a plastic basin to catch...
CO is the place...
I live in a Los Angeles suburb and pretty much have every type of terrain within a two hour radius. Having said that, there is no where that close as magnificent as your photos!
My dog loves the outdoors and I am all for finding great places for her to venture. She loves...
So my six month old veiled has been in a free range set up for the past couple months. He has access to a MistKing that sprays for 1 minute every hour from 10 AM to 5 PM. I never see him drink from it... he does lap some water if I spray him with a water bottle sprayer, but hates water and...
Love this thread!
My dog is definitely preditory-esque in the sense that she will chase anything that moves, but if she can catch it, does not know what to do with it. She is also very submissive when it comes to me... she knows I am her pack leader.
I had a parrotlet that recently died...
Haha yeah I was going to mention that I am aware of how to ask for help but not too sure if that would help out lol.
Yeah I will be watching to make sure she isn't licking it. Surprisingly she does not seem to be bothered by it. I'm going to put some peroxide on it in the morning to keep it...
Thanks for the replies!
There are some bees but really not many ants around, especially this time of year. My yard gets treated with pesticides which probably keeps them away.
She has had a hot spot before after she was bit by a flea and kept scratching it. She even gave herself a bald...
So I noticed today that one of pads of my dog's paw was swollen and red. It is rather hard and feels similar to a callous. I took a couple pictures to show my buddy, and figured I would post them here to see if anyone has any thoughts about it.
She hasn't been running or doing anything out...
I personally HATE iTunes. I still have not figured out how to get pictures from your iPhone to your computer (in the original size/rotation).
I have always texted pictures to my email address in order to share them, however they are very small! I emailed them and kept the original size...
I took a couple more pictures of my setup and wanted to give an update.
Since I have gotten him to eat from his sunny d death trap, he has stayed on his island paradise. He has a dripper that lasts all day, as well as a MistKing that goes off every hour (60, 30, and 10 second intervals from...
I was hoping someone has had experience with different brands/types of artificial plants. When I say best, I mean ones that are able to hold water better than others that I have tried.
Various artificial trees/plants/vines I have used seem to not hold onto water droplets as well as the real...
I'd be interested in them as well.
Love the banded... they are quick to move up the screen toward the lights and easily zapped.
The black crickets I get now (from Rainbow; $15 for 500 shipped) are always hanging at the bottom of the cage. Now I have been free ranging and cup feeding so...
An interesting fact about someone mentioning insulin... even dogs and cats that become diabetic (mostly from poor care from their humans) can use human insulin. I once took care of a neighbor's diabetic cat and noticed its constant eating, low body weight, and excessive urination. Very much...
Hello there!
Well I am a total free range newbie myself.. but I figured I would fill you in with my experiences in the last couple weeks.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/garage-free-range-day-1-a-102149/
That is the post I made to show pictures and tell my chameleon's story in his...
Thanks for the replies!
Yeah I am doing my best to figure out how to maintain his safety. I have the lights above in a distance he cannot currently reach. I am going to wake up when his lights turn on so I can keep an eye on him. I check every half hour or so to see where he is.
I wish I...
Well I gave in and decided to try once more with the free range set up. I made some changes: added an extra 40 watt bulb, added a dripper, added a couple more branches, and also moved the set up away from anything in the room.
Hopefully now he will not want to get down, as the only way will be...
I recently bought ZooMed stainless steel tongs from Amazon.
With my experience, my shy cham looked at the tongs attached to my hand, and did not recognize them as a threat at all. I laughed when I could hold the tongs in my hand above his head and he couldn't care less. One of the first...