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    how to design a free range course for a hands-off cham

    Hi guys, this is part design question, part self-peptalk. Background: Me and my cham Pete (male veiled, 10 mos. old) have a friendly truce kind of relationship. He agrees to hide whenever I approach, and I agree to bring food and remove poop. I've attempted a few times to move him in/out of...
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    Civility and good will

    I love- and I mean love- this forum. Its become pretty important to me in the day-to-day, both for the sharing of knowledge and moral support, and also for the social community. I know you all understand what I mean. But, I gotta speak out on something. I am struck by what feels to be an...
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    Silkworms dying off

    Anybody know why my silks (about 1-1.5" long today) are dying off, in 2s and 3s each day? I'm keeping them clean, changing out food and removing frass daily. Didn't have any problems last time. I know they are sensitive and need sanitized conditions...seems odd how they are dying off slowly and...
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    anybody offering feeders (silkies) in Denver area?

    hiya...anyone selling any silkworms in the denver area? And/or silk eggs? Also interested in any other feeder....getting tired of paying $20 shipping on my orders. Thanks :)
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    post 6 mos. feedings: frequency & amounts?

    Hi guys - my veiled male Pete is hitting the approx. 6 mos old mark. I've read and heard said that feedings should go to every other day now. Wondering why skip a day, rather than just cutting quantity in half and continuing to feed every day? ( I'm feeding dusted gutloaded crickets, silkies...
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    <3 the silks

    I'm falling in luv with my silkies. In fact I luv them more than my chameleon. That is all.
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    Is this puffy throat a problem?

    I haven't seen this on Pete before... He's about 4.5 mos ... Been eating and drinking fine... Poop looks good.... Anyone know why the puffy throat? Thank you!
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    Eye candy

    I'll just leave this here.... https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2019/04/madagascar-reptiles-ben-simon-rehn/
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    Handling Problems

    Hey all! I've got a rather embarrassing (but I suspect fairly common) problem - don't worry, it's chameleon-related - I have a VERY skittish little 4 mos. old veiled male. When cleaning day comes around each week, I have to enlist my son's help because I am literally afraid to fetch Pete out...
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    How to manage feeders: housing and maintenance vs. gutloading

    Hi everybody. I'm a newb - I keep one veiled male, about 4 mos. old (Pete), I've had him about 2 weeks. So far, so good. I think I've got a handle on things for the most part, but the feeder situation is challenging for me. The feeders......I keep about 50 small crickets at a time in a keeper...
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