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I got bored and needed a project so Norman (veiled male 2yrs old) got a cage upgrade. Basically found a cool curio cabinet used, and built out the back (since it was only 10 " deep) adding airflow via screen and some repurposed antique louvered shutters (keeps the cats off the screens and...

I've been using a dome light (the larger size double, not the mini) with some type of heat bulb plus a regular just light bulb, for Norman to bask under and it's been great. However for my new build there's less hidden space up top and I'd prefer something much more low profile. What's out...

I'm just having one of those Hmmm moments as I'm considering drainage options for my new enclosure build. My current and unproblematic setup has water draining through a screen bottom into a tray, which then drains water to a 2 gallon bucket via a funnel like system below the enclosure. I have...

A little background: So here I am on my 3rd custom build....I'm never completely happy, although my last "furniture look" build is doing amazingly! It is a completely self built custom with a screen bottom and drains into a pan which funnels into a bucket. It was easy because all dimensions...

...makes Norman very upset. Orange and Pink also. If I so much as walk by in a red shirt he leans waaaay to the side or actively runs away, lol. I just found that so amusing :) Anyone else's Cham feel threatened by what you wear? Who knew I'd have to dress a particular way before trying to...

Bonus if you have Dubias also. I'm looking for 500 large crickets and 25 smallish hornworms plus extra feed. Maybe 50 dubia. Anyone running reasonable prices right now? I don't know what's happening out there effecting costs but I'm finding the online folks either charging unreasonably for...

My chameleon stays dehydrated. Nothin I do seems to fix it. Ok Hornworms seems to fix it. But that leads to other problems we'll come back to. I've installed a Mist King. I started the schedule for 3 minutes misting 4 times a day. When we first installed that seems to clear up the urates...

....I'm back!!! lol. Long time no posting, but I have to visit you all again for some advice. because Norman's casque doesn't look straight, anymore. Limbs look good to me, just got his hydration managed again (thank you mist king!), appetite has improved lately. What's the casque thing...

Not sure if hatching was the right term, lol. But out of 250 BBF larvae, we've fed the worms for a while and once they turn black we generally just wait for the rest to become flies. Only it's not happening. Just wondering whatsupwidat? My soldier flies are still becoming flies. Sure...

So Norman is being a problematic fellow with his hydration, and my next intervention is to upgrade his misting system to the MistKing, as the one I have only mists for 45 seconds at a time. Now I'm aware I'm going to have to up my drainage game with the increased water output, and was hoping...

I've found that this chameleon brings out the worrier in me, so I am hoping for reassurance. I've had him since June and other than our current frustrating issues with getting water in him, he seems healthy. If I were not doing enough, would his health have deteriorated by now? Is it safe to...

I've finished my new build and this one needs a new home. Has the exoterra screen enclosure 18x24x36 but door has been replaced with plexiglass for clearer viewing. Also comes with foam background. All other interior decor is not included.

Got a nice batch of frozen crickets in the mail, no fault of Josh's Frogs...its very cold in these parts! I'm having to resort to petsmart. Is there a better alternative? is this going to be a winter long problem?

So Norman is notorious for being difficult to hydrate. He has his mister and he may take a couple drops from that where I can see it happen, but if you watch him with a dripper you can see the trouble. I have it set to drop once every second, maybe a bit faster. Its tip is at mouth level when...

It was one fail after another, but in the end a serviceable habitat that Norman seems to really love! It was all worth it! The wanderlust seems to instantaneously be resolved and he no longer begs to be let out constantly. The good news is all that wanting out opened the relationship to my...

As part of Norman's new cage build, I've decided to try the easy to clean approach and go almost bare on the bottom. I plan to install a tray under the screen bottom to collect drainage, so I'm thinking of lining the bottom screen with a perforated grass mat (from a dog litter pan) that I can...

I began Norman's new house upgrade this week, and true to my nature I couldn't be satisfied with just what's out there. I had to build from scratch and make something custom: In this case an aluminum screen cage with plexiglass front double doors with measurements 42" H x 30W x 20 D. Turns...

So lately Normans temps in his basking spot have been more like in the mid 70's than mid 80s as it once was. I was wondering if maybe that could be contributing to his change in appetite (although age may be the real culprit). Anyway, I figured his basking lamp must be wearing out because even...

From everyone's experience with cricket hunger strikes....do they ever go back to liking crickets again? I am withholding food until he gets hungry enough to eat the dang crickets, but I don't want to find out the hard way that he might literally starve himself before eating them...

So my hornworms ate all their food and were looking a bit, well, dying. Hated to let them waste like that so I threw in whatever I had on hand to see if they would eat it. Turns out they will eat raw green beans, and are back to looking robust again! I sliced them down the middle long ways...