Ahh…the life of Mr Lola - sleep half the year away, itchy shed the rest of the year.
*took me a minute to figure out what was going on with his mouth. 😂🍌
Is your cute boy Koanabe still sleeping in his feeder? We need more pics of him in the feeder or out…just more pics of your cutie being his beautiful self. 😊
Jann, I know how much Piper means to you and my heart breaks for you both. You’ve given him such a wonderful life of iggy luxury and so very much love. I’ll be with you in spirit tomorrow with love and hugs. 💗 😢😢💗
Hi. Discoids are the way to go here in Florida. Yes, basically any insect which you’ll be feeding to your animal, you need to feed and make sure it is as healthy as possible so that it will offer maximum nutrition. Try banded crickets…they are much hardier and stink less than domestic crickets...
For basic wellness checks and a fecal for parasites, any exotics vet is fine. When it comes to a problem, especially with the eyes, you need a vet who has solid experience and knowledge with chameleons, and they can be hard to find. Often we have to drive some distance for one. Recently I had a...
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/intro-to-bio-activity.2429/ This is what I used as my guide when I got started with bioactive and I did get a big bag of Fox Farms Ocean Forest. It was a bit too expensive to use for all of my set ups, so I just use whatever organic garden soil Lowe’s has.
Tradescantia zebrina is a beautiful plant - sometimes the bottoms look purple and other times reddish.
Nerve plants are great for a touch of interest and color and come in red, pink and white.
Polka dot plants are also nice little pops of color.
If they are available and your plant light is...
The best thing to do is make sure your humidity is correct (30-50%) and mist for at least 2 full minutes, twice daily. Warm showers are not recommended as what is warm to us can be scalding to them. The misting is much better, but don’t spray him directly. Eye drops probably will be of little...
If you don’t find any mates for it, your chameleon will enjoy it as a snack. 🙂 What I do is start with at least 250-500 eggs (I do have 10 insectivores) and a couple of pounds of unprepared chow mix. They can be slow to get growing to a decent feeder size, but then whoosh! You’ll end up with...