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I may have to look into picking up some new vines then. I have natural branches in there that I would have thought textured enough to do the job but I guess he needs something rougher. Chameleon mani-pedi, here we come! (Maybe I should get him some pretty pink claw-polish as well! :p) Thanks...

So, it has been a good few months since I've been active on here and it has been a dry... DRY winter here in northern Virginia. Osiris, my nearly year-old chameleon has been in a slow sectioned shed for about a month now, but having issue with the pads of his feet. I've made sure that his...

Thanks for the reply. After giving him a few hours to just kind of chill out in private he seems to have returned to his feisty self. Since he never seemed to react to the skink before, I wasn't so concerned about their long-distance 'interactions'. But I think now I'm going to have to cover...

Chameleon Info: Blue Bar Ambilobe Panther Male 9-10 Months old Owned for 7 months Handling Only when necessary (medications) Feeding 3-5 large Silkworms or sometimes 12-15 crickets w/ 1-2 silkworms daily. Using Repashy Bug Burger and a mixture of arugula, butternut squash, carrots, and apple...

This is heartbreaking and sickening. I truly hope you can recover them. You say kids cut through, is there a school nearby? I would make a poster with information and a reward offer and ask the office if they would display it somewhere. Thoughts are with you.

Adorable! That is one handsome lizard. Leachies are on my "Someday" list. Someday when I can keep more critters. :p

My husband cannot stand the noise of large make crickets either. To the point that he'll track them down and remove the wings. My guy seems to have an endless appetite as well, but adding silkworms and roaches into the menu seems to satisfy him much faster.

Decided to snap a pic of his jammers. Such a pretty yellow boy!

Even those of us with Panthers can get complete grumps. I've owned mine for about six months now and he's still a brat. It's just the nature of the beast, literally! You just have to learn to love them for what they are. You don't get a chameleon to cuddle or show off like a new accessory, you...

I had always thought chameleons were neat as a kid, but my dad always told the horror story of his family owning a chameleon when he was young, and then later finding it trampled into the carpet after it had"changed" to match the carpet (Yeah. I know. I'm guessing it was just a house full of...

Well, the last few days seem to be promising. All signs of eye and respiratory problems have cleared up. He's still porking down on any feeders that I give him. He's actually started sitting UNDER the nozzle of his misting system when it turns on, a drastic change for him. And he's finishing...

Fungus gnats are a difficult infestation to be rid of and easy to get since they can come in a lot of potting soils. You pretty much have to pull the plant out of the enclosure and let it dry out completely. If I remember right, the eggs hatch about every two weeks. There are treatments, but it...

This is why I love these forums. Seeing members just about as upset over not hearing updates on the precious parcel as anyone receiving the poor lizard. :D I keep checking for replies too. If it were me, the situation would be that the package got where it was supposed to be, get the cham...

People can't know what you know. A majority of the newcomers on this forum ask questions with answers all based on upkeep, and many of these people haven't done much research beforehand or were misinformed. Asking about the temperature, humidity, and the likes help zero in on underlying...

So far I haven't seen much in way of improvement. Still a good bit of mucus present and still rubbing his eyes on branches. Any timeframe I should be aware of before getting back to the vet? Also, any tips on giving eye drops to a very aggressive chameleon? This daily rodeo is getting to be a...

That's usually how I handle it as well. Family parties are funny because all the older women get creeped out by lizards, but my little living rainbow brings out all the "ooohs" and "ahhh"s. :p

There is a bias with people and reptiles. If someone isn't experienced with animals that aren't "cute and fluffy" (no matter how cute we think our lizards are) they generally tend to think of them as gross. So, it would seem strange to dedicate so much time and effort to something that you...

For me, I was wary of them at first because of the word "roach" in their name. But I decided to get a container from a local reptile show just to experience keeping them and to see if Osiris would eat them. They are SO much less smelly than crickets, and they're more like big versions the...

Hmm... guess I'll have to see if I can find some without D3. Probably have to look online. Rep-Cal is what I usually use too. And thank you! He really is a handsome guy, at least there's some benefit to owning a grump. :D It's not so much a morph as it is a 'locale'. They vary according to...

I was told to use the reptivite once a week, but I'm puzzlig over if I should keep using the calcium with D3 since the reptivite has D3 in it as well (I was using it every other week in a tag-team with the herpavite). It's made by zoo med, when I tried to find it at petsmart they didn't even...