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That's understandable. Be great if I could grow grass in my cham cage and not my backyard. Ha!

That's interesting. Did you simply put some soil down and then seed it? I wonder if you could get a couple pieces of sod and simply cut them to size...

Very good point!

Then again, you could maybe get some nicer wood in large pieces and use that. I stained mine a little and let it dry out in the garage for a couple weeks. Still, it definitely doesn't meet the definition of "pretty." Functional, yes. Pretty? Not so much. Ha!

Good point...mine is in a back room off the closet where it's not "visible" to visitors. Otherwise I'd probably be in the same situation!

I ran into the same problem when I was looking for a stand. They were either way too flimsy or cost way too much, so I built my own. I bought a fairly cheap circular saw for like $70 at Lowes and then bought the lumber. All told, I probably have $100 in it total, if that. Not to mention that...

I bought 50 dubias a while back and simply keep them in a Tupperware container with a vented lid. All I do is put a few egg crates in there with some veggies and let them go. I don't have substrate of any kind in the container and they don't lay eggs or have live birth from what I...

No, it would be better not to feed it to your cham from what I understand. I'm no expert by any stretch, but this sentence seems to sum it up: "The same vegetables used for gutloading can also be offered to your veiled chameleon to snack on. Leafy greens, sliced vegetables and fruit, and...

I let mine pupate when they get too big to feed. All it takes is a little soil, small container and time. That being said, the moths that emerge are still too big for my 6-month-old - he got scared the first time I tried - but your cham might be more aggressive. Just a thought.

I bought mine from Mulberry Farms, and they have an option to "hold for pickup" at the post office, which is what I do when it gets really hot/humid here. They're based in California I believe and even though I'm in Tennessee, so far everything I've ordered from them has showed up alive - no...

I was under the same impression, but when I emailed Todd (the owner of LYR), he gave me this answer: "I would go with the 12% bulb in a quad because in this array, it will not be too strong. Here's why: the other bulbs on each side of the Arcadia 12% are creating a non-UV reflecting surface...

I was needing a new bulb, so I figured I'd go ahead and upgrade my lighting system instead of just buying the new bulb. Can't believe the difference! I switched from a Reptisun mercury vapor to a new Arcadia system from Light Your Reptiles, and I honestly couldn't believe the difference. I...

Hey Lisa, just saw this, sorry! Basically I let the worms get as fat as they want on chow and when they dull in color and start laying around the bottom of the cup, I put them in a container with organic potting soil. Mist them every now and then and about 3-4 weeks later they hatch. It's really...

Thanks Lisa! I am now the owner of a 50-pound bag of wheat bran and a 50-pound bag of rolled oats. Let me know if you're ever up Germantown way and I'll send some home with you!

You mentioned that in an earlier post...sorry for not paying attention, and thanks for the info!

I found a little syringe-type thing that we got from the pharmacy when we got medicine for the kids last time they were sick, so it's small strips and they definitely swarm it. But, I had to place it in just the right places to avoid laying food on top of eggs. Not sure how successful I was, so...

Not bad at all! I'm going to hold off on speculating if gluing is better than not until I can get a better idea of my hatch rate. But, after having to put food around unhatched, loose eggs, I can see how having the eggs glued in one place would be helpful.

I've pupated some hornworm moths, but haven't tried to feed them as of yet. He's only 6 months, so I'm hesitant that they'd scare him. Then again, he's pretty aggressive when it comes to food, so maybe I'll try. The main thing is keeping any type of moth out of the house...my wife kinda put...

I've pupated some hornworm moths, but haven't tried to feed them as of yet. He's only 6 months, so I'm hesitant that they'd scare him. Then again, he's pretty aggressive when it comes to food, so maybe I'll try. The main thing is keeping any type of moth out of the house...my wife kinda out...

I've got silkies! Couldn't get a good pic since they're so small, but some have definitely hatched. Not quite half, but I expect the remainder to hatch in the next couple days. Now all I have to do is keep them alive!