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Idea I use a red heat light because I am in a similar situation as you. My apartment building was built in the 1800s and we still have those led weighted windows. They are extremely drafty. It took my cham about three nights to get used to having it. After that he is fine. He falls asleep...

Next time Before you add you cham back the enclosure I would seriously consider adding a layer of orchid moss on top of the soil, then a layer of stones on tap of the orchid moss. The orchid moss holds moisture very well, yet prevents fungus from building up. You can get the stones and moss...

Dry Ice Do you have a temporary place to house your cham? I mean for maybe 2 hours? 1. Go to your local grocery store and ask for a DRY ICE Block. 2. Place the dry ice block anywhere in the enclosure, preferably at the top or base. 3. Wrap your enclosure thoroughly tight with saran...

Agree I have a black tub as my base of my enclosure. I use paper towels at the base to soak up unwanted water, piss and shi%. To increase humidity I have three live plants. All my plants have unfertilized soil as the base layer in their pots. Then a layer of orchid moss to hold moisture and...

food Oh yeah, he knows where the food is. Normally he is pounding down 30 - 50 very small crickets a day. That is alot but he is a little porker. I also have been feeding him pheonix worms and absolutely loves them. but since the move his appetite has deminished. If this keeps up I will...

You should You should have a screened enclosure for a chameleon and not a glass one. Glass maybe on one side is ok, but not fully enclosed. The cham may be stressed by reflections. He/she may also have insufficient air ventilation and humidity. 25-30 is low. I would try to recreate its'...

Shows Does anyone know of any upcoming shows taking place in the New England area, specifically New Hampshire?

Julirs, Today and yesterday I have noticed my cham producing loose stools. He hasn't been eating that much, but he does eat. This passed Sunday is the day I transfered the cham over to his new enclosure. Do you think his loose stools could be associated with the stress of the move? He...

clarify Ya my veiled is only 3 months old. Yes and I do have him in a 4 foot enclosure now. I know it is bigger than what is required; but chams in the wild do not have an enclosure size. So I would assume he would be fine in the four foot enclosure all the way till he is an adult. My bad...

Fyi Thank you. This was actually very informative and now I understand the importance of being aware of the bulbs used with reptiles. The CFL's apparently are acceptable if placed at 12" from the actual enclosure; however, this may still cause issues with your reptiles eyes. For the past...

yes Hence why I have the red night heat lamp. NH is very dry and cold this time of year. My apartment is not very well insulated and is very drafty.

good idea That is a good idea Toni. I may start doing that at night from now on. Usually I just turn off both the heat lamp and UVb bulbs. I then turn on my red heat lamp cause my apartment gets very cold at night now that we are experiencing winter temps below 30s.

I live in the cold My apartment drops well below 65 at night. I have a four foot tall screened enclosure. At night a place the red heat bulb on to offer my cham a means of producing a consistent 65 degrees. The cham moves to an acceptable level of the enclosure to sleep. For me the red heat...

Mbd What signs and symptoms can we as chameleon owners look for to ensure our chams are not suffering from MBD? I too use a compact UVb light during the day, and red heat lamp for night time temps ( it gets cold here and very dry in NH). How does a compact UVb bulb affect a chams eyes? I...

I am... I am definitely sticking to cup feeding. I don't want any strays running around on my floor and on my sh*#. I have my new enclosure just about finished and I will post pics soon. There are just a few finishing touches I must do to ensure there are no obvious gaps so that critters...

haha The crickets his temporary pal. JK! He ate that crick. It just happened to walk on him and he looked at it and said, "WTF!" Correction: There is no substrate at the bottom of my enclosure, just paper towels. The potted plant I have in the enclosure is a small pothos with coco...

very nice Nice job man! Why exactly did you use the green plastic fencing? For mounting things maybe?

#2 What kind of plant is #2? I know it says its a hanging basket but it doesn't look like it. Can anyone give the name and where I can get one?

wow 9 to 10 months! What size enclosure do you have him in by the way? I can't wait till my veiled gets that big.

Drainage Currently I have no intention of making a drainage system; however, if water buildup becomes an issue I can modify the tub. That is what is so nice about this 5$ tub at home depot. I can place the hole for my drainage anywhere. As for the plant (Shefflera), you are not supposed to...