The other day my boyfriend was feeding our cham by hand and Zephyr actually missed the worm and hit my boyfriends knuckle! It was stuck and all of a sudden Zeph was running towards him with his mouth open. It looked really painful but he just puffed a bit and got back to chowing down once he...
Here is our little guy's album, he is now in his yellow stage (latest pics taken in early fall), but you can see how he has been through so many stages so far!
https://www.chameleonforums.com/members/nosytrish-albums-zephyr.html
We could start a dating service on here. Instead of...
Thanks Psi, I grew up in Streetsville so I can't wait to visit your store/the ol' stomping grounds for some bugs! Thanks for the tips on silkies guys! A few weeks ago we got butters at that Petsmart!! They have a better bug selection than most stores around here, although I always feel so...
Thanks for the tip hun73r, we know all too well about gutloading. We are just trying to spoil the little man because he likes variety and knows to hold out until he gets what he wants.
Thanks for the reference to the classified pssh, I had not thought of that, but seeing as we are in...
Hey guys, we have tried a lot of different types of bugs for our little guy, but he refuses to eat anything other than crickets, superworms, and a few butters every few months. He is quite bothered by the presence of hornworms (even the small ones), and we can't seem to get our hands on anything...
It could be mouth rot but it also could be that your cham is getting ready to shed. I've noticed that my chams lips would roll out a bit a few days before he sheds. But if the bulge is just one spot of the mouth it should be checked by a vet.
In our experience....
organic soil without perlite or vermiculite. Also, if you are going to have anything natural in your setup ie:wood or vines, you have to prep them too. Fake vines can be treated with a mixture spray of vinegar, hydrogen peroxide and water, there are threads online that...
I worked at a garden centre and we used pesticides in the water, so whenever we buy a new plant, it is always repotted in new soil. Also, some chameleons (especially our little guy) like to eat soil, so in the past we used small rocks to cover the it. Unfortunately, the little guy actually...