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I am having issues with setting up my reservoir. I cannot get the bulkhead to NOT leak. Any suggestions?

Is bamboo a safe thing to use in my chameleon's cage? I have a ton of it in my yard and he needs new sticks for climbing.

So for whatever reason (besides they are a$$holes) my dogs have twice gotten into the roach bin (which is in the same place it has been for years!). The first time they got the lid opened and removed the food containers, which I am sure had roaches in them. The second time, they tipped the...

I got some silkworms for CJ. He ate most of them but when it was time for lights out, I noticed 2 of them on the floor of his cage floating in the water from the mister. I had yet to remove said water and the worms were still alive. My question is what do you all do with those type of worms...

Hi everyone, I have been away from the forums for quite sometime due to the demands of life, work and grad school. Of late CJ has been trying to shed for a couple weeks without much luck. I have been having a hard time keeping the humidity up in his cage since the cold weather set in. I have...

CJ's culture came back positive for Klebsiella and Proteus. They are both sensitive to the enrofloxacin he is getting. My question is should I tear down and sanitize his cage? If so what would be the best thing to use? I was thinking a 1:10 bleach solution on the hard surfaces. Then new...

So for the past 7 weeks I have been concerned about CJ. He had two really difficult sheds in March-April. They took a couple weeks and the shed was patchy. That was the last two weeks of March and then he shed again towards the end of April. It was during that second shed I noticed him...

Chameleon Info: Your Chameleon – A panther; about a year or so old. I have had him since June 2015 or there abouts Handling – rarely; recently daily to give med but try not to take him out of the cage. Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? Right now he is on a cricket kick again. Refuses...

So I carefully cared for about 30 hornworms, let them pupate and hatch into wonderful moths, who had crazy moth sex and laid hundreds of eggs. I collected them, watched them and they successfully hatched. I had a couple dozen babies eating and growing on some chow. Well my dog decided that...

So CJ has decided he will only eat crickets!!! He used to just gobble up anything I put in his food cup but now he ignores most everything. I have tried not feeding anything for a couple days but he still refuses to eat the alternate bugs. How long is it safe to fast him and is this an...

So I had about 10 small to medium roaches in a deli cup sitting on the windowsill in front of CJ's cage. I stepped away for a minute (my bad) and when I returned the cup was on the floor and not a roach in sight. I live in Pittsburgh PA. What are the chances that this is going to be a...

So I let about 2 dozen hormworms pupate. Unfortunately I forgot about them a bit too long and lost all but about 8. Of those 8 all but 2 hatched into moths; a few had stunted wings but I have 3 apparently healthy normal looking moths who just hang on the screen. There is no flying, no feeding...

CJ seems to have settled in to his new home quite nicely. We had a bit of an altercation the other day though. I thought he was stuck on something up:eek: in the corner of his cage because I could not see what he was holding onto. I tried to rescue him (unnecessarily) and here he was just...

Hi Everyone; so here is a photo of my new chameleon. I want to thank Laurie and Bob so much for helping me out! It is greatly appreciated. His name is Castiel Jayne (based on Supernatural and Firefly, favorite characters of my granddaughter & son). I am calling him CJ; hope the picture comes...

So I am setting up the timer for the aquazamp seconds timer and of course I do not have the written instructions. Can anyone tell me what the button with the pointy finger is for and also the little R button next to it? Thanks!

I am planning on getting a new chameleon in the late spring early summer. Right around the time I lost both of my boys, my thermometers and hygrometers both crapped out. So I thought before I invest in a new animal I would replace these pieces of equipment. Asking for opinions on the most...

So I have broken down both my cages, lights and misting system and stored them in my shed until I am ready for another chameleon. I had some artificial greens in the cages which will be no trouble to clean or sterilize but what about those fake bendy vines? Would it be possible to clean them...

I am so sad today and have an empty place in my heart that was once filled by the amazing work of Robin Williams who had the capacity to play a vast range of different characters who made me laugh and cry. In true chameleon fashion he disguised his pain until he could bear it no longer and he...

I had a call today regarding a cham that had been sprayed with a household cleaner. I recommended the shower process to get the cleaner off the cham and to thoroughly rinse its cage and plants. I was wondering though if chameleons readily absorb substances through their skin or do the scales...

I am done keeping chameleons. At least for the time being. I am devastated over the loss of both my boys. Their environment was a picture of the care sheets. They had live plants, top of the line lights and misting system, a better diet than mine (and that goes for the bugs too!). I am not...