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Distilled water is obviously okay, but the OP is finding it an expensive option. Decadancin is right, you need to check with your local water authority to see what is in the water. One thing to be very concerned about is fluoride. Many districts fluoridate their water at fairly high levels...

When you take in any rescue animal, you run the risk of them being so ill you it's not possible to rehabilitate them I'm not saying that's where you are now, but I want you to know that. You're doing a great thing trying to save this animal. It's obvious that any problems are not a result of...

How long has it been since the move? He might still be stressing over that. Unless you now live someplace with almost no sun, try setting the lights to match sunrise/sunset. Where I am now, I'm only getting 10 hours of sun a day. They seems to be able to tell when the sun is actually up.

I recommend a fairly dense cage in terms of plants, places to crawl around. You want pathways she can climb and leaves she can hide under. You can use lots of different things to create walkways for her. With metal screen cages you can easily use wooden dowels cut to fit the cage and secured...

These are good points. I would recommend something on the bottom though because she is going to visit the bottom in such a small enclosure and walking on glass doesn't seem pleasant. Paper towels, newsprint or a towel that gets replaced daily might be good. Glass is used very successfully...

I don't know if this is a consideration, but carpet chameleons do not have as long a life span as veileds. That might not be an issue for you but if you're hoping for an animal you can have for 5 or 6 years, a carpet is not going to do it for you.

Hi, Darthink! The trick with the lights is to put the heat lamp all the way to one side. Don't center it. That will create airflow and offer different temperature options for the chameleon. You definitely do want a UVB bulb. My suggestion would be to get an 18 inch because you'll be able...

She's so cute! You're probably right on the age. To be honest, I think she was sold to you at too young an age. I don't blame you at all. Heck, I have a chihuahua I bought before she was 5 weeks old. That would actually be illegal now in my state. I think you are doing a great job of...

Yes, keep her like your male. You might want to drop the temps a degree or two, not more and cut back a cricket or two on the feedings...nothing extreme. While rare, it's not unheard of for female Jacksons' to drop "slugs"... The idea that they bear live young is sort of weird...they hold eggs...

Could you post a picture of your lady? That would help the experts determine her age.

Jann provided a link to her blog on setting up a separate laying bin. Here it is again: https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/jannb/345-egg-laying-laying-bin.html Some people have set the cage on top of the trash can, removed the bottom of the cage and run vines down to the sand/soil. If you...

edited away because my suggestion was to loop Ferret into the discussion and she's here now!

I'm going to say that if you catch him sleeping, you shouldn't wake him just to wake him. If you are going to do something that could help him, like mist him or put him in the shower, that's okay. But waking him up doesn't mean he's not still sickly, it just means he's sickly and unable to get...

Yes, changing to a purified water can also help a lot. Particularly if you live in an area with hard water.

Then that's fine...I thought I was being funny because your topic title sort of suggested you just gazed at him for hours.....

If you sit still and don't peer right into the cage, it's probably not a problem for the chameleon... Please don't devote most of your days to chameleon gazing....that would be a problem for you.

I'm so sorry.

Try upping your misting. Not only will increasing how much he drinks help, having a chance to wash it off will help. It's not harmful, so there's no reason to take excessive measures to make it go away.

I'm sorry to hear this. What sort of prolapse is it? Hemipenis or rectal? If it's a hemipenis, the vet should be able to help with that surgically.

I think a variety of bulbs is the ultimate ticket because you'll end up needing different bulbs for different times of the year.