I have now kept this species for 9 months. Tried keeping as a pair and separate in 18x18x36 screen cages outdoor 24/7 under shaded lanai. Use Aracadia 6% fluoro tube lighting w incandescent basking bulbs. Mistking used twice a day for 1 min. Feed 1/4 crix, blue bottles, and baby supers when I...
Selling a single male B. pumilium male Cape Dwarf chameleon. These guys are truly awesome! They are 2-3" in size, easy to keep in a small enclosure and display amazing pink, green, and blue coloration.
Also selling a beautiful 1.1 B transvaalense pair. They are slightly larger than...
I was looking at my 1 yo Ambanja WC panther female today and noticed a small bulge under her left eyelid. As I watched it started to move! (Insert nausea here) Looks like a small 2 mm worm under the eyelid. Was thinking of trying to coax it out w a Q-tip but that seems like quite a challenge...
Found my gravid B. pumilium from my pair in bottom of cage this am. No signs trauma. No obvious deformities. Seemed to be very well yesterday. Was feeding well on Hydei w heavy calcium dusting and 1/8" Gutloaded crix under light your reptiles forest UV w 45w halogen basking bulb. Also out in sun...
I hope. I don't think many (or any) in the US have had live born to relay much experience with raising Bradypodian newborn. With much hope, I would like to hear from Europe or those here(if there is anybody) any advice on getting them going just in case. It would be mind boggling if it happened...
Got first ever teal hornworms for my 1 yo ambanja panther Ziggy today. He hit one immediately, looked like he was going to puke and spit it out on bottom of cage. More money well spent!
I'm preparing for some new Bradypodion and thought I'd share my cage build. I'm modifying some technqiues I learned from dart frog world. All is going great so far.
First I bought plastic corrugated sheet at Home Depot and fit some cork pieces to the area to make a treelike centerpiece and two...
What is everyone's favorite basking bulb/setup? For Florida keepers, what does everyone do with their outside chams? Bring in or keep heat sources outside?
To all who keep this species. These are hopefully coming soon to the US. Best advice for enclosures and experience with breeding/raising juvis and feeders? Anything observed unique to this species good or bad?
After wrestling w aluminum screen and spline for an hour, I'm about to quit. Please help with any flat spline advice before I ditch my first diy cage attempt!