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Hi. I've been keeping panthers for the last few years; have always wanted a male Quad but concerned about meeting humidity requirements. Tell me what's required -- and lets see if I can make it work. I live in northern Virginia. My guys are set up (in my home office) with a ProMist that is...

Hi Jeremy, I'm only recently back on the boards here so others may have more current info for you.. With that disclaimer, I'll note that its more common than not for chameleons to eat dirt on occassion, and noone seems to have answered the "why?" definitively. Intuitively we might suspect...

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What am I missing? I'm happily growing my third and fourth generations of silkworms and mealworms but of the 200 wax worms I ordered (along with their honied bedding), most have died and turned black. At what temp do you keep them to get them to pupate?

Agreed that it varies by the individual. I have two 1 year old ambiboles -- got them at the same time from the same wonderful breeder -- one is always in precarious health and his shedding strategy seems to be to shrink until the top layer skin wrinkles and dries rather than grow until it...

Jeremy, can you translate that into make and model? I don't know what those numbers mean. :confused:

Hmmm..interesting observation, Jim. Like Brad, and as you suggest, I'm more than convinced that there is something natural and necessary in this behavior. I've assumed that the draw was the organic (decaying plant matter, microbes, etc) part of the soil, humic acid, etc, rather than its...

The Prodigal....

Your appreciation for these moths at ALL stages really comes through in your photos, Lele -- green catepillars suffused with light -- they look angelic. Thanks for sharing.

Agreed that it seems to depend on the individual animal AND the chemistry with his/her keeper. I had a Jackson's that loved to bask on the wire patio table just at fingertip distance from me -- and he knew which way to run when the crows showed up. One of my panthers is truly a social animal...

Always wondered if that's what happens to the babies that don't get sold...sort of surrogate pinkies?

hmm. could it be seasonal? I have ordered and successfully cycled several generations from both suppliers and never had a die off. Suddenly this generation (which was overcrowded because of eggs hatched before I could cool them) is feeding and growing as usual but also dying at the rate of...

Never thought I'd actually post this question but I just gotta know: Ever notice any influence of the full moon on your reptiles? I have three panthers, three leopard geckos, and one fat-tailed, and ALL start their sheds within the three days of the full moon (the chams every other month...

Swooning over little Mr. (Miss?) Fisher... Congrats, papa.

Ditto. Give Schefflera another try. If your cage isn't near a window, you might try adding a flourescent tube in a daylight/plant-gro spectrum.

You can find those measurements (or specify others) at www.cages.net. You have a choice of two screen weaves; I get the larger weave-- less risk of toenails getting snagged.

Welll...not exactly. At the risk of publicly humiliating myself, here's a note I sent to another rose-growing cham keeper: I've heard over and over again how much chams -- especially little ones -- love praying mantis: "Like candy -- chams devour them!", delighted a knowledgeable poster on...

I would second Cherron's thoughts -- one of my panthers does it whenever I inadvertently surprise him, like when I sit down at or get up from the desk next to his cage too quickly while he's lolling under his basking light -- its not so much a "really mad" expression, just sort of a startled...

This is one of those issues that makes you wish some vet school would develop a niche in the systematic study of chameleons. My personal hunch is that its got something to do with humic acid in the soil. I cover the dirt in the pots with big riverstones just to be sure the chams won't get...

Pam is looking at 20,000 worms, and I am feeling overrun by 1,000? Clearly I need more mouths to feed... :o)