I has a slight ant problem a few years back
it didn't take much for me to lose it and go nuclear on them.
Not only did I nuke my place but I also did most of the neighbors property as well
I walked around with a big bag of granules and rubber gloves spreading it around EVERYWHERE
the...
Going asleep in the bottom of the cage sprawled out
is a very bad sign of dehydration.
Those mellers are young and will dehydrate easily
best to jump on the situation right away
a drop of gatoraid will help matters greatly.
they should be very active and alert on the branches
Mike (fl chams)...
Pedro
make sure that the branches have been soaked in water overnight first
you may even wish to add a cup full of bleach even
cover the whole thing with foil to bake the heat in.
the chorine will turn into gas inside the over (be careful)
but the water will not only help with heating...
Check the temps between point a and b
2 days is fine if the temps aren't above 85F because the UPS vans to heat up much higher than that
Although the zebra worms are much much stronger than the older standard silkies
you don't want to stress them out too much.
smalls are MUCH more...
Please don't get into trying crosses unless
you first have experience keeping the lines pure first.
it's not as easy as people seem to think.
there's too much stuff running around out there
that is all mixed blood
it's just better to get the experience first before you try to get crazy.
They are not desert animals able to take high temps
Veilds NEED to be able to adjust their own temp
if they open their mouths and blanch out it's because they're overheating.
if you put them into the sunlight
make sure there is an area where they can also move into and get out of the sunlight...
agreed 100% dave 100% agreed.
I'm not asleep at the wheel regarding this at all.:rolleyes:
Sorry I didn't get the chance to spend more time with you
I was just trying to stay ahead of the flow that day :)
Gurrrls do kick butt!
Margaritas on me! :D
Re: LA
I'm thinking about it.. if I do attend
I'll have lots of veileds from elvis ready to move by that time
as well as older CB mellers and panthers.
lots of cheaper items this time around too!
:D :D :D
This is how my cages are set up w/ a manzanita branch for support
Oh that green leafy thing...
thats the chameleon vine that I'm bringing into the hobby :)
eucalyptus are not safe.
they are toxic and bleed a nasty chemical laden sap that stains
you don't want your animal to have contact with that.
Most people use sand blasted grape vines
I found a secure source of legally acquired manzanita branches
for the show complete with staghorn moss on...
We're all in agreement that you've got to get rid of that "UV/Heat lamp"
return it to the store and get your money back!
(there's lots of reasons we don't need to go into now but they are NOT for chameleons)
good news, I believe This is still a recoverable situation.
He's certainly...
Thanks summoner12!
It's good to know that people got your back!:D
Next time beers on me!
Yeah, I hope that those two sign up here
Just some more nice people getting bad pet store advise
that's killing their animal.
Glad you were there to help set things straight.:)
If the buyers started insisting that all their WC resold animals
as well as CB subadults we're all parasite free in writing at the time of sale.
things would be different.
resellers are not taking care of parasites to maintain their price points
they can get away with this because the...
Thanks Socalison!
Yeah I wish we could have gotten them... it would have been fun.
The crowds were kinda thick the first day so if someone
was bending down and "covered" by his friends carrying those big t-rex bags
it would have been hard to see them doing it.
personally, I think that...
Yeah... here it is.
We found it on saturday at the end of the day.
you can tell that it had some force applied with something like a car key or small knife
it's about 3" across in broken wire moving down to the right.
They were cutting in a arc to create a hole w/ a flap large enough to put a...
There are parasites and then there are PARASITES.
some little bacteria or "friendly" bug doesn't fall into my definition
but if you want to split hairs... you're perfectly right.
but for talking purposes, some kind of ugly worm making it's way through the animals body
causing damage and...
You beat me too it kent
Yes I also mentioned this to them where we were all setting up
they said the same thing... (time to get a macintosh Mr and Mrs. K!)
HERE HERE -I SECOND THAT!
Anyone selling WC isn't a "breeder" they're a reseller.
yes It's a "small distinction" in some peoples eyes
But it really isn't small. it's a huge one.
The chameleon business (imho) was founded upon disposable animals.
There's no way anyone taking the time and trouble...