I am in the planning stage of a diy enclosure. Want to have one long main enclosure that I can split into 2 to 4 smaller ones at will. But before I get too into it I need to know what is too big. I plan to have panthers and a vieled I already have in a 2x2x4. Any advice would be much appreciated.
My vieled chameleon keeps grabbing his front legs with his back, then he falls cuz he lets go with front thinking he is holding a branch with back legs... The big problem is he is clawing himself so bad he has pierced his skin and making himself bleed... I don't know what to do or how to stop...
So Odysseus has started shedding for the first time since he came home with me at the start of April. Calypso is doing good in her new cage. I recently get a few plants for them, just letting them get rooted after re-potting them. My meal worm colony has finally started to come back, after 2...
I came home to both my cricket and mealworm colonies dead. Not really sure what happened. Had gut load, water and cricket quencher, egg cartons in with the crickets. Oats, carrots, and dog food in with the mealworms. They lasted about 2 weeks starting at 1000 crickets and 50 mealworms.
Was finally able to get my vieldes separated yesterday. They were housed together for about 2 weeks. I know Odysseus loves it being alone now cuz he is always bright green, but he has yet to go to his basking spot. Calypso on the other hand I don't think likes it so much. She is in a whole new...
So I have 2 vieldes together in a 2x2x4. The breeder I got them from assured me that they would be fine together. As a few of you have said, they were wrong. So I'm setting up another cage. But I won't have everything until the middle of next week. Any tips on what I can do till then? I already...
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - vieled, 1 male 1 female, How long has it been in your care? 2ND day
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? Only to put in the shower while I clean the cage
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? Small Crickets. What amount? 10 in feeding dish...
So where to start? I am just now getting into the chameleon hobby, tho I am not new to caring for pets. I am currently running 3 fish tanks right now: a 75 gal freshwater community tank, 85 gal Cichlid tank, and a 20 gal freshwater puffer tank. Currently i believe i have everything i need set up...