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Been gone quite a few years..... Did some trav'lin & didn't really have time for cham care. Figured it was time to get some new life in my beautiful oak cage.Picked up a juvenile panther from Bruce at Chameleon Paradise....... What a STUNNER! His dad is Diablo Rojo & Mom is Golden Bay both are...

I read alot of debate about pure this and crossed that....All I know is what I like... and if you have a good looking cham I will like it no matter what its lines!! I dont breed but I do have a super nice cage on display at my home and am very proud of it:D When people come over I want them to...

How many of you have panther chams, that when at rest are just basicly dark green with dark bars?? My Ernie is a Sambava Ambilobe cross and doesnt show much colors during the basking daytime hours. When he sleeps he looks awsome.... but there too he looks completely blue bar ambi. Dont see any...

For you outside free rangers.... Dont you ever get paranoid about just letting them hang out?? I saw a video once where a kid and his dad were playin' with thier pet rat on a picnic table & a hawk come out of nowhere and just took it away in 1 fast swoop! they both just sat there... like...

Here are a few pics of Ernies new home...Hope you like them:) I am a cabinet maker....and have an awsome shop at my disposal. I threw this together in a few days:rolleyes: Its solid oak with black aluminum screen. Its got solid oak raised panel doors. It also has Formica removable side panels...

You can get these parts to convert your hood to T5 High Output. Its not that hard;) I posted links to a less expensive ballst in a previous thread. My parts came from www.millerlightingproducts.com My total cost with shipping is about $60.00. The bulb adapters I used are nonshunted because my...

I will do a full instruction thread on this conversion soon ...... But the parts you will need are found here www.ballastwise.com Ballast # DXE154HO5 ( look for it in T5 HO Ballasts) End fittings.. leviton 23654-EXS found here..www.onestopbuy.com (Type in T5 bulb fittings)

I got Ernie some nice juicy hornworms and the snot wont eat them. They arent too big for him, he ate Silkies this size. Ive tryed hand feeding.. giving them a little squeeze so they wiggle around more and just setting them on a branch..... nuthin!!!! He eats everything else I put in front of...

Whats the differance between shunted and regular flouresent bulb posts? I know you need shunted for Instant start ballasts and unshunted for progamed start ballasts. And can someone tell me the differances between the 2 start systems? I am currently looking for less expensive options for my T5...

Hey Gang..... Can anyone point me to where I can get the parts to convert my Zoo Med slider hood to T5 HO? Need the ends and a ballast... Thanx Dave

Is there such thing as to much? Im not talking UVB just light in general. I have a new Zoo Med hood. It has 1, 24" flouresent fixture, 3 sockets for basking bulbs, heat emitters etc. And I just added another double socket for 2 compact flouresent "Indoor sunshine" For plant growth. That just...

Hey guys check out this web site... Lots of cool cham stuff;) www.ilovechameleons.com I like the magnets the most

Lets get a head count going here....We should all meet up. Have a CF groupie day:D

I am builing a new cage and want to put some live plants in it. The thing is.. It will have a slide out tray at the bottom & i dont want a bunch of potted plants sitting on it. Is it OK to plant several plants in the same pot? Im thinkin an umbrella and a large Pothos..... Anyone make a...

Im building a new cage..... I am going to use a Zoo Med 36" slider hood on it. It has a removable screen to keep critters out......... I know perfectly well that the small mesh on it will block probably 50% of the UVB:mad: SO.... I got out the trusty Dremel tool and ground away the spot welds...

here are a few pics of Ernie chillin free range style. He is about 4 months old... If that, Got him Nov. 23rd from LLL

I was skeptical about my Zoo Med analog guages I have in my cage, so I went out and bought a fancy shmancy cigar hygrometer and got the calibration bag, then dialed it in:) The cigar guage is unsuitable for inside the cage cause its battery powered and looks like it would die for sure if it got...

Exercizing his thing? I went up to my 4 1/2-5 month old cham & he had his butt out and had this big red nasty looking thing hanging out!!!!:eek: Needless to say I was FREAKED!!! ....... but as I watched he retracted the whole thing back into his tail... not towards his body.... & strolled off...

Hey Gang........ Just thought I would post a pic of my cage modification. To start, I was unhappy with my UVB output readings... So I replaced the window screen at the top with 1/4" square holed hardware cloth. A small roll cost me 12 bucks. I built this cage myself and have never had...

Hey gang...... I am wanting to hang my MV bulb above my big Ficus tree in my living room. If I measure a distance of 15"s ... This gives me 80 deg's temp , but 60-62 on my solar Meter. Is that too much? In the cage I get mid 30's on the meter. I think its a 160 watt Power Sun, MV bulb, cant...