I miss those I used to talk to on here. I had an accident and had horrible surgeries to my right hand and could not do anything for a long time. I'm actually typing now. YAY. Just want to hear from you guys and immerse myself in my passion, Chameleons. Find me in facebook kissing Fractal, under...
Helloooo. Just making an appearence and celebrating yet another year of life for Lali, Mr. Triggs and Fractal who is now 4 years old. Most amazing pets who demand my interaction with them. If life keeps me too busy,they come at me desperately to be held and fussed over. Lali scratches the screen...
My veiled opens just the end of his lips, like whistling, and blows on me. It is distinctly, purposefully done with a surprising force for such a little guy. Anyone else's do that?
Can I assume that a chameleon that has been on antibiotics for one thang may no longer carry salmonella if there was any?
After administering Fortaz for two weeks, will I need to administer a second round in a month to fulfill the successful obliteration of a URI? And if so, at what...
In the SF Bay Area, we are forming a Chameleon's keeper support team so that chameleon keepers can actually have a vacation now and again.
I was going to go to my home in the UK to visit, so I called a "Professional pet sitter." I asked her if she did reptiles, in particular, chameleons. She...
I'm having great success with feeding a finicky veiled my crested gecko meal replacement food that I mix with water and either spoon feed or shoot by plastic syringe into the cham's mouth. I will be obtaining a meat flavoring from my vet that has proven to make the process more enjoyable for the...
While my 2+ year old veiled will eat the odd worm, he's gone off crickets but a few a year. Silkworms are his favorite. He loves his quail egg and will part just the front tip of his lips to show he's hungry for it. I squirt it in his mouth via syringe. He's never been better on this "soft"...
Lost all to computer crash... so here's an update and I hope those who wrote to me personally, will do so again so I will have you on my database again.
Lali is still with us, disabled as she is, her spirit is good and she begs to be picked up and held. She becomes a soft bright green in my...
Perhaps we should cultivate a list of cham safe care strategies against natural disasters, like these killer ants? Safe ways of preventing or abating situations before they come to the attention of others who will use harsh chemicals and injure our chams. ?
Ants that prefer meat, and attacking me, my crickets and worms. They've found and killed hundreds. They even attacked my house guest, racing up her and biting her for killing a line of them at the front door. Real They bite me a LOT. "Twilight Zone" stuff here.
Anyway... I've been cleaning all...
My veiled was absolutely LIVID the other day. Rocking and puffing up like I'd never seen before and putting on a verbal show. He even tried to "bump" me three time in a row through the mesh. I mean he marched right over and was huffing, puffing and making noises I've not heard. I was alarmed but...
I have to give my veiled shots for the next couple of weeks. I am looking for methods that are less traumatic for him. He cried when he got his first shot at the vet. I hope I do a more 'buttery" job of it, but still... It's not pleasant and I'll have to do this alone, with no help. All...
Does anybody know if chams have a defense mechanism of flatening themselves protectively when being stepped on?
My cham [I]seems[I] for the most part, to have survived my stepping back on him. I held him in lukewarm water and then held him in the late afternoon sun. There, to my relief, he...
Xantholophus/Jackson is a wonderful chameleon. He is the sweetest in personality and has never shown any fear toward me. In fact, he can't get to me fast enough when I open his cage door. Often I let him roam the surrounding ficus and umbrella plants, but find he will get back on me if I am...
My friend came up from LA area with his female veiled. To make a short story no longer than it has to be, she marched right over to Fractal's cage and got on top. He was so interested and she was shamelessly poised. I opened Fractal's cage and they went for each other, but he just held her there...