Search results for query: reasons for screen climbing

I don’t have a solar meter either because of the price but our light expert is @Beman and she has done A lot of research on these uvb lights and she says that with an Arcadia 6% we need to have a distance of 8-9 inches between the light and the basking branch to give a 3 UVI which is what our...

Wow, that's interesting! I wish I had the same experience with Red Runners. Perhaps I didn't give my chameleons enough of a chance to acclimate to the change from Dubias. The screen cages I use (exo Terra or Reptibreeze) are not a perfect seal and while the adult Red Runners cannot escape, if...

I have a similar experience with green bananas, except they're easy to catch with the cork flats I put on top of the soil in their bin (gasket sealed and the holes in the lid are doubled screened). They don't climb to escape in my case, they prefer to burrow into the soil. They do take a while...

Pretty much how I feel about all of these. Lobsters are very nice soft feeders and will not cross a vaseline barrier so you can make a feeder cup with Vaseline on the edge if you wanted to use them. I will admit, they’re a little scary with their ability to rapidly reproduce and tiny nymphs that...

THANK YOU! 🙏 I’m glad there’s no harm done! And I def know his tail was not a burn. The one thing I was sure of lol it’s my top fear as a cham mom bc it seems to happen so often. Their basking light has always been on a clamp set above the top mesh and I’m super diligent about temps. I go...

This is what I’ve been using. I used the d3 twice a month only, and the regular on every feeding. Currently making all the changes that you suggested, my pet smart doesn’t have many options for chameleon food (sad for Miami) but I feel I need to correct the food a bit. The crickets at the...

I am going to red bold my feedback. Let me know what questions you have. Your Chameleon - veiled chameleon, male, 5 months old, has been in my care for 2 months. Handling - 1-3 times per week depending if he crawls towards me on his own will, sometimes for morning sun outdoors Feeding -...

I have a cat, 2 dogs, a parakeet, 2 rats, a hamster, a bearded dragon, and my chameleons.... My cat stalks the bird, but he is safely on the top of a book case, and he stalks the dogs but they are much larger than him. He stalks the rats, but they have a huge cage that he cannot get into and the...

Gotcha. I follow Bill Strand and he recommends a 3-6 uvb. I’d imagine with my basking branch at 6 inches below it’s in the range of 3-6 but above 3. So with Bemans research does she find that a uvi above 3 is harmful or that’s simply the minimum requirement?

Welcome to the forum. This may have nothing at all to do with husbandry. All living creatures have an instinct to expand their territory in search of greener pastures (and nookie). Ceiling egg crate on the inside of the screens can give them a way to climb without ripping out claws. Mine...

So here’s all the details necessary about little Nugget and his home. Chameleon Info: Your Chameleon - Veiled chameleon, male, hatched in January. I have him since March 11 Handling - I handle him only when necessary (In the beginning we had trouble with his first tiny cage and I hade to take...

Thank you for the response! It’s okay if he ‘destroys’ his cage and digs in the earth. I just want to make sure it’s not because of him wanting to escape cause he’s not feeling wel in it. The hormones make sense tho. And i’ll also look into getting a larger cage! The styrofoam does worry me a...

I only moved it about an inch higher off the screen and moved the branches higher as well as added some more pothos vines to add extra coverage and cleaner a lot of the bottom space to keep track of poops which not much has come out mostly dead crickets. He also does this weird thing where when...

Hi I would recommend getting a fecal / parasite test done as soon as possible, ( not to scare but this is very important) where did you purchase you cham

I guess I’ll go. I’m Vikki. :) I have a problem with talking wayyy too much so I’m going to do my best to keep this short and sweet. I started with my sweet Grumpy in 2019. I knew nothing about chams and only took her to save her from an uncertain fate with my stepdaughter. Poor Grumpy - was in...

I don't find that exact size. Min. suggested sizes are 24"x24"x48" (60cm x 60cm x 120cm) or 36"x18"x36" (90cm x 45cm x 90cm); ideal size: 48"x24"x48" or larger. IMO the reason he runs at you is that he knows you're the avenue out of the enclosure. Screen climbing is natural—nothing to be...

See my info in red bold... This is going to be a lot of information. I promise you will get correct info here and the links we give you for resources are correct as well. I can tell you received a lot of incorrect info. So I will go through everything for you. Ask questions please. Hi! I am a...

Thank you so much I will buy reliable thermometer and hygrometer. Also I forgot to mention that sometimes when I mist the enclosure he is trying to climb (if that happens I usually put him on small Palma that I have) on me and when should buy him bigger enclosure?

Hi everyone, new to the forum. My name is Jennifer and I'm located in Northern Alabama. I've been keeping chameleons for a month and currently have 26 Trioceros Ellioti. (YES, you read that right. NO, I'm not a troll and NOPE, I did NOT intend/ask for/want to have double digit quantities of...

Well yes but the only reason that wouldn’t really work is cause he always climbs on the screen closer than I would want him to get to the heat. His basking is up to like 84 but he still climbs? so I have to raise the uvb instead of just lowering the basking branch