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  1. mary prefontaine

    lost my chameleon

    hi, i just bought a jackson chameleon and like my last chameleon, i had put him on a small willow tree in my yard, but i totally forgot that i had left him outside for some natural sunshine and 7 hours had past before i had remembered. I went to look at my reptile cage looking for him and...
  2. mary prefontaine

    bean beetles

    Has anyone heard or seen what a bean beetle is? they are comparing them to fruit flies and was wondering if they are just as small and able to feed to baby hatchling panthers?
  3. mary prefontaine

    crickets all dying.

    Im not sure why but lately ive been having a problem keeping crickets alive. I have plenty of eggflats in there, a container of water with sponge and sifter on top and plenty of food. anyone know why their dying off so fast? there dead in a matter of days.
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    eggs are 6 months old now

    I lost my female after she got pregnant a second time and im feeling so guilty over it, now im worried if ill do ok with the clutch she did lay. I have the first layed clutch marked as march 2nd , so its going on 6 months, the temps are a little under 80 degrees in a bin with a mixture of sand...
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    hatchlings due in a few weeks.

    Ok I'm starting to get nervous now that the time is getting closer for a possible hatch. I'm reading several different things on what to feed the babies. One says pinheads, the other says fruit flies. I'm going to be ready for both, but know nothing of how to culture fruit flies.Can anyone give...
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    more questions.

    Now that I have a good idea on how they should look to be fertile, my next question is how long should I leave that laying bin in the cage for? Or should I just figure on leaving it in there forever? Also When this 3-6 months passes and If I don't have any luck and have hatchlings, how long...
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    egg bins, could they not be fertile?

    My male and female were only together for about 20 minutes, and did breed, is it possible all these eggs she layed are not even fertile? I went and put the eggs into laying bins anyway with moist vermicilite and covered them and put them in my drawer. How long before, should I begin setting up...
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    should you totally bury the eggs in vermicilite?

    i just made a dent in the vrmicilite and placed each egg in a dent then partially covered them is that ok? or should they be totally buried?
  9. mary prefontaine

    dropped eggs

    My female cham is gravid and i took her to the vet today for a checkup, and make sure she was gravid. Well while she was climbing up my arm, she jumped off and tumbled to the floor and 10 minutes later dropped an egg on her carry box floor and then another one after i put her in her cage. Did...
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    all set i hope!

    ok im going to the vet tuesday to make sure my female is gravid and i am ready for her to lay if she is. A 3 gallon plastic bin with 10 inches of play sand in it should do the trick. Now once she lays what should i do next? I have books but i would rather get step by step instructions from...
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    Now what!

    Ok so i may have bred my chams too soon, but what is done is done, and now i have to prepare for her being gravid. I need to know what is the better soil to use for her to lay her eggs in and what kind of container as im afraid she may lay in her potted plant. I see a lot of people using...
  12. mary prefontaine

    Could she be too young?

    MY female and male have been almost anxious to get together the last few times i introduced them, today I allowed the male to enter her cage to see what would happen and the female was very receptive, she even took a few steps towrds him as if to greet him. All nice pink coloration. So i turned...
  13. mary prefontaine

    pics of my very wet enclosure, enjoy

    to whomever helped me with my moister. here are some pics of my guy ans gal and my enclosure/cage system. A little too much water right now but still alive! http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm283/mitzi1956/IMG_1038.jpg http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm283/mitzi1956/IMG_1060.jpg...
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    problem with my mister

    Hi everyone. Im having a problem with my mister and I am fed up as it is the 3rd or fourth time this has happened. I have it set to go on 3 times daily for 5 minutes. And it is now 2 am which i did not set it for, yet for some reason it went off and has been on all night apparently. Floors...
  15. mary prefontaine

    new extensive jungle cage

    I have a new cage in which i basically turned into a jungle. The only problem is the person who built it thought the floor being formica should be enough for the amount of moisture i have and it isnt. Any ideas on how to get a good drainage going? I thought of drilling a hole in the center or...
  16. mary prefontaine

    great cage builder!!

    I always wanted a nice cage that looked more like a nice piece of furniture in my home. The only company I could find was way,way out of my price range and just not possible to even think of. I don't have the skills to build and even tried hiring a friends friend who supposedly had great...
  17. mary prefontaine

    new cage is in and i have the wrong lights

    can someone please remind me of exactly what i will need to light my 24x24x48"h double cage system. Each side will be that dimension and it will have a solid piece of wood in between them. So basically I will have a 48" wide by 24" deep x 48 inch H cage for two chams. I know I will need a 36"...
  18. mary prefontaine

    used mist king wanted

    I'm looking for a mist king at a reasonable price if its used. must have at least 2-4 spray nozzles, lots of tubing and any other attachment needs to get it all working. with up to 2-4 nozzles. I can send any info on my cage set up to see if you can help make sure i get what i need, as I know...
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    Has any one ever used live moss as a base/flooring for their cham cage?

    I'm In the process of having a custom wood and screen cage built and sent here in about 6 weeks, (where by the way, I will be looking for either one nice young colorful male or a unrelated young and handsome pair of panthers to buy!!) Anyhow I was wondering about how to make this nice cage...
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    someone in the ocala area cage for sale

    i have a nice cage for sale for someone who might live near the ocala or dunnellon areas, it 4 ft high by 3 ft wide and it has a storage compartment under it, as well as a drip pan and its on wheels!! comes with any supplies i have left lights ect. Had this made for my afo but unfortunatly...
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