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Chameleon Info: Your Chameleon - Panther chameleon, male, little over a year. He's been in my care since july of last year. Handling - I try to keep it as minimal as possible (showers, and checking for problems) Feeding - Usually I feed a mix of silkworms and hornworms, with superworms...

I believe their toxic. But I might be wrong, so don't quote me on that. :o To be honest they just dont look safe to me.

Your best bet is to take her to a qualified vet. When I say qualified I mean, someone who really knows what their doing when it comes to herps, even better if they have had experience with chameleons. We can all make assumptions and guesses as to what the problem is but it can only do so much...

I use something quite similar to this(found it at a lowes for $45) and it has adjustable shelves which is cool:cool:. Drainage worked fine, just have to clean the bars under the drainage holes regularly to prevent bacteria.:eek: Any who, heres my two cents when using these: Go for something...

To prove such a theory you'd have to take a look at things on a cellular level. You see, everything ages as time passes, as days become months and eventually years. But on a cellular level it's a completely different story. Cells in the body are constantly replicating and dividing and changing...

Try mantisplace they have all sorts of flies, heard bluebottle's were good.

Thats what I had been guessing, I'll up the heat a bit and just continue misting him heavily with warm water. Thankyou for your help :) EDIT: He actually just relieved himself about 5 minutes after posting this:rolleyes: the shower seems to have helped quite a bit :). It looked to be well...

Well he always has quite the appetite, very active, and I've caught him drinking. Honestly I think hes still simply getting used to his new surroundings (It's been little over a week since he arrived). Hes defecated once and it was a round pale orange ball, so I thought best to try hydrating him...

Furcifer paradalis, hes about 8 months give or take, staple diet of crickets all gutloaded with fresh fruits and veggies. I asked this question pertaining to chameleons in general, not necessarily just panthers. But any species specific info would be great also. :)

I've been searching around but can't seem to find any information on chameleon bowel movements. I mean what exactly would be a healthy rate and in comparison an abnormal one? I've heard things like once a day, or once a week, or every few weeks, and I have to say i'm a bit confused not to...

If you want to check his hydration take a look at his poo, white urates signify that he's hydrated, yellow or orange urate show dehydration. Properly gutloading your feeders is one good source of hydration, silkworms and hormworms are also a good source seeing as their a much "juicer"...

Make sure the cup is near his sight if not try coaxing him toward it by gently using your hand or tempting him with feeders, when using the feeder method you want to gradually guide him towards the cup, start out near him and gradually move towards where you've placed the cup then just drop one...

As everyone stated just be patient. IMHO handfeeding is the best way to make your cham more comfortable around you. Personally I implemented this before every feeding and made no move to touch my guy just gradually moved my hand closer to his range each day. After about a week when he seemed...

I agree, cupfeeding is probably your best option. I use plain old tubberware that's ziptied to the cage using uv resistant zipties. My cham was a bit hesitant to the idea at first, but I gradually led him along to the cup by handfeeding (if opposed to the idea of holding the feeder with your...

Jojackson I've seen the same thing happen with a friends bearded dragon, didn't quite understand it myself, and I'd have to agree with the things you've pointed out I've seen situations where people "get lazy" my heart always goes out to the poor creature. That's not to say that it's a bad...

What about things like zoo med's can o' grasshoppers? I'm curious if anyone has any input about using such things.

I curious, what exactly would be a good lighting setup when using these type of bulbs and I've heard they shouldn't be left on continuously so how would a lightling schedule work?

I don't think you really need to worry about crickets chewing though the mesh, they'd rather eat you plants honestly :rolleyes: but who knows. Regardless, your cham will probably gobble them up before they even get a chance to try, just be sure to remove any left over crickets it's very...

interesting thankyou.;)

how does it work exactly?