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Yes, you want to secure at least one branch for her to hold on to. Here’s the box I just used to transport mine to the vet. I used a branch that had a bend and zip tied it to the box and poked a hole to stick the other side out. I poked several small air holes so she could breath but not a lot...

If it’s that hot in your apartment in summer, she may not need a basking light at all, or just for a short time in the early part of the day. The most important thing is to keep her ventilation at its peak when it’s so hot. Misting will only make it steamy for her, which can increase her risk...

Well, you just have to bite the bullet and move her. It may be less stressful for her if you put her in a dark box while you’re doing what you need to do and until you have her enclosure set back up at the new place. Generally they sleep once in the dark. However, as I recently learned, make...

Hi! 🙂 So glad your little green honey has started digging. Your husbandry looks quite good. I’ll go thru it just to be nit-picky, but you’re doing fine. Btw, I’m no where near a master of anything - I just listen well to those with experience, consolidated their knowledge and guidance and wrote...

Poor little sweetheart. 🥺 Did the vet speculate on what could have caused the injury? I’ll be keeping your little cutie in my prayers for speedy and thorough healing. 🙏💗

She’s so pretty. 🤗 Chameleons are similar to chickens in that they will produce eggs (infertile) without even seeing a male. She does have her big girl colors/patterns so she is mature enough. The best advice I can give is to be prepared for her to lay whenever she may need to. Keep a lay bin...

Yay poop! 🥳 It does look like it’s a bit dry. Maybe add some silkworms or hornworms to his regular diet…maybe try giving his feeders higher moisture or fiber content foods (pumpkin, apple, etc) and see if that helps. I’d guess the brown goop is just mucous which helped lubricate the passage...

He certainly was in rough shape. 😢 While he isn’t capable of thanking you for not just saving his life, but giving him his best life possible, there’s no doubt he appreciates everything. 💗

I’m afraid that your reptile store hasn’t given you fully correct info. The most important is your UVB is not the right type. Chameleons need linear T5 fixtures with either Arcadia 6% or ReptiSun 5.0 UVB bulbs. Distance between basking branch and light should be 8-9”. The coiled screw in type...

I always just did what needed to be done as quickly and unobtrusively as possible. I tried to keep my body low and small, which wasn’t so hard since I’m very short and my enclosures are all very high. I also tried to keep the floor plan simple, so I didn’t have to move many plants around. There...

Wow! So I had to go all the way back to your first post to compare and WOW! :love: 💗 :love: Here are some of the first pics of him that you posted, so others can compare too. He’s come such a very long way and you’ve really done so awesome with and for him. 🥰🥳

Hi and welcome. 🙂 You want to mist the leaves around your girl for a good two minutes, twice a day…right before lights go on and then off. Try not to spray her directly. Since you’re new to chameleons and have a girl veiled, I do feel compelled to make sure that your husbandry is correct, if...

Ugh! The indignity you have put me thru for wound care. You didn’t even allow me to bite you. My loyal subject Stella watched all and is not pleased. You may want to consider sleeping with one eye open, hooman.

Just another day of playing with my baby silkies. Great way to take my mind off of current world events. Aren’t they just adorable in their little zebra stripes? 🤗

You always have the best eyes! 🥰 I completely missed that. Checking our vet list, surprisingly there are none listed for anywhere in PA. This may help. https://members.arav.org/search/custom.asp?id=3661 You could also ask around anyone you know that has an exotic animal or even pet stores. I...

I’ve used Fluker’s and Zilla basking bulbs with little problems. The worst was Amazon sent them with no padding and I received all of the bulbs broken. These come well padded by the manufacturer and have been working just fine for my chams. I can’t even recall the last time I had to replace a...

Beautiful chams! 💗

This is so sad. 😢 Always make sure people know correct husbandry and have proper set ups before giving them any animal.

Congrats! I’m a total arachnophobe, but jumping spiders are cute. Well, at least their faces are. They lose me when they grow those big abdomens.

Hey there! Great to ‘see’ you and glad that you’re doing well. Ugh! Brumation! 😩 Surprisingly my Spike didn’t brumate this year. He finally discovered head bobbing early last year and that’s pretty much all he does since then. All of my chams and others are doing great. Obligatory pic of Spike...