I've begun the addiction! I acquired my chams on Craig's List, all four with all setups. Crazy huh? I found this site and was really excited for my new journey but the more I read the more I realized there was so much to learn.
Thankfully I was contacted by very experienced chameleon...
Just an update, a very nice member of this forum contacted me with congrats and they live in my area, offered their support. They are going to take the two girls for me, I do agree four is too much for a newbie such as me and the nesting/egg dropping scenario has me scared.
They will also...
Oh whoops. I guess I can't start a blog on here? It looked like another site I belong to (non chameleon) where you can start your own blog. I was going to do that instead of keeping this thread going when the original questions have been answered.
I'll check the help file. Anyhow I am going...
He hasn't eaten at all in the week I've had him. At least, as of this writing. I did not see him nibble the plant, it is possible, but if the crickets did he didn't eat the crickets anyhow.
Thanks for the shower tip. I have not been misting for 5 min sessions, sounds like I need to...
The more I'm reading about the lightbulbs the more I'm realizing how important that is. Sorry if it sounded like I would "get around to that", I wasn't grasping the severity of the problem. Thanks for telling me about the site and that I'm looking for a t8.
So much info, oh my stars. I'm...
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Veiled, male I believe, unknown age. Have had him 1 week.
Handling - I have not been until today I put my hand in and he took my finger with his front leg as if "shaking hands" I left it there until he moved his.
Feeding - He is not eating. He had crickets in...
Thanks for the tip on the crickets. I am separating off 15 every other day and gut loading those the night before the morning feeding with Hi-Cal Cricket Monster. Two of mine are eating 5 each, the other two are not so until I see them "cleaning their plate" I am working on keeping them...
Just an update. I returned the large plant and purchased four small Pothos, one for each chameleon's cage. They still have their fake vine and leaves until these grow, I'm happy to have a live plant in each cage!
I purchased 300 crickets after doing the math of how many I would need for a...
Ah, thank you for the replies. I will read the article suggested.
Gotta change the bulbs (yup, they are the coiled kind)
Drat on the plant, I read this on a plant care site:
And mistakenly bought another type of philodendron because I liked the huge leaves of it. (you can see the...
Hello! I recently received four chameleons with their setups included. I've been reading a ton and am happy to find this forum. Please give me input/advice on my setups.
Three panther chameleons (2 girls, one boy, each a year old). They have screened enclosures, not sure if ZooMed brand...
Hello all! I have become a sudden owner of four chameleons. I've owned a variety of animals in the past but these are my first chameleons. Two female panthers, a male panther, and a male veiled chameleon.
I'm happy to find what appears to be an active and current forum on these guys...