Stress
Chameleons react to stressful situations differently by altering their colors and patterns they display. They also darken their colors to absorb heat. So I would say he gets nervous/stressed when you take him out of his enclosure. When you put him back in he darkens to reach an...
bad batch
You might even have a bad batch of cricks. Do your crickets normally survive under the conditions they are exposed to now? What has changed in your habit of feedings and cleanings that could have resulted in this?
Normally
From what I have read usually if they die on their backs it is caused from toxic fumes. Those clear rubermaid bins are known to give off toxic fumes under certain circumstances when exposed to heat. Also, you might want to check the area for any carbin monoxide issues or cleaning...
Thought
Ya my buddy raises rare, exotic geckos and he keeps them in exo-terra glass enclosures. He has to create a humid and moist environment for them and sometimes he gets millipedes, gnats and whatever free radicals in his enclosure. So when he observes these things in his enclosure he...
Soil and Basking Lamp
Do you actually have a basking light in there, or one florescent UVb strip? I don't see a heat bulb. Also, how is the plant planted, and did you clean the plant before placing it in the enclosure? That looks like regular potting soil, is it? There looks like white...
My buddy
My buddy says it is a 2 part epoxy paint made by Sweetwater and once it is cured it is 100% safe, non toxic and water proof. The only downfall it is 70$ a gallon; however, if you plan on making more enclosures it would be worth it. One gallon 250 sqfeet.
If you choose plastic, go...
How big
How big is your enclosure going to be? The bigger, the more costly PVC or ABS plastic sheets are. Wood is inexpensive and you can coat it with a marine type sealant that is safe for pets and won't harbor bactieria. But if you can get the PVC or ABS plastic cheap go ahead. It will be...
The potted, suspended plant is completely stable. The pot itself is attached to a bamboo shoot. The bamboo extends up through the base of the pot. At the abse of the bamboo I have it stuck down into soil, orchid moss than a layer of stone ontop. It doesn't shake or wobble at all. Pretty...
UVb
I do not have a UVb tube yet. I need to update my CFL UVb with a tube though. For now my CFL UVb is positioned to point at my white wall to reflect light in towards the enclosure, while still having some light from the CFL UVb go driectly into the enclosure. Also I am keeping the...
That
I lived in Seoul, South Korea for two years and loved it; however, hacking down a forest that is a couple thousand miles off of their shore is reckless. Koreans can hike there rice planting asses north and "peacefully reunite" with their brethren. Or, bomb the hell-out of the North...