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After my other two chams escaped in Hurricane Ida we decided to go in a different direction with a Jax Jax! Meet Spider-Man from breeder Sean McNeeley. Thanks to @JacksJill and @DeremensisBlue for helping me source a male! If anyone in southern Louisiana finds a male Nosy Be or female Veild...

For no reason other than it’s interesting.

Neither Roux nor Momma are troubled during a good misting session. We often hear from other keepers that their chams HATE being sprayed directly during a session while other keepers have never had the simple pleasure of watching their tree dragons quench their thirst. Not these two, they both...

Pretty sure I've shared this before but it came up again today...

Credit: Petr Necas How to treat natural branches before putting them into the cage? As a part of naturalistic chameleon husbandry approach, natural branches are the only one interior of the cage recommended, suitable for climbing (next to living plants), in no way any artificial materials...

Credit: Petr Necas COLOR CHANGE MYTH UNLEASHED: Chameleons do NOT use their ability of active color change to “blend” with their environment BELIEF: The public believes, chameleon use their ability to change color for blending with the environment and they do in color and pattern. They are...

Credit: Petr Necas The myth about soaking, bathing, spraying, misting and showering chameleons revealed... Repeatedly people get advised, even by VETs or get ideas like that, to soak, bath, spray, mist or shower their chameleons. With one only little exception in the course of emergency...

Totally stole this from CC this morning, I can’t take credit for it:

Credit: Petr Necas In captivity, one of the crucial issues is to keep the chameleons in the same state as they are used to from the wild - “athletic”, except of periods of drought and/or hunger. The common mistreatment in captivity is to heavily overfeed them. It is practical to use the...

Let’s compile a list of everything a vet should be asked when taking in a possible egg bound female. X-ray- top or side Calcium injections

Anyone ever researched these? Toxic? Light required? Watering?

Where’s yours?

I had a thread a few months ago on this, Roux does this every time he steps into a different branch. Credit: Petr Necas Chameleons lick branches When exposed to new environment, chameleons sometimes lick off branches. It is so rarely observed phenomenon that to take a photo of it is almost...

Credit: Petr Necas Chameleon combat in greatest colors: Panther Chameleons in Ambanja The territorial fight happen if the males cross mutually the “safe” distance... they vigorously fight using their horns and try to push the rival out of the branch and let him drop down. Usually, they do...

Credit: Petr Necas Magic of True Blue Nosy-Be Panther Chameleons unleashed www.chameleons.info The desired “true blue” color in Nosy Be is highly valued and many breeders claim they have a breeding lineage of it... In the wild, there are high blue and emerald green-green specimens to be...

Credit: Petr Necas MALES TERRITORIALITY Chameleon control their territories over great distances of tenths meters. They see their rivals and signal with the brightest colors and patters who is the boss of the tree. This does not induce any aggression, it is their natural state and...

Yes. You read that right, Australian Stick Insect Fart Bubbles! Recently we’ve been feeding Roux and Mama Australian Leaf bugs from time to time. Two of my son’s Australian Stick Insects died a few weeks ago but instead of just throwing them out we opted to try something new, we let them dry...