I've seen where a lot of other reptiles are soaked when they do not shed all of their skin, but I have a very particular cham. He's a veiled chameleon, who trusts me enough to eat out of my hand, but has a very grumpy personality. He also likes his space and doesn't want to be held. I try to...
It has taken a whole year, but my lizard finally associates my presence as "food time!" instead of "danger!" Oliver was always a grumpy, aggressive chameleon but, after a year of feeding him by hand and taking care of him, he finally tolerates my hand being near him! I'm so happy that he has...
It's winter and I woke up and my chameleon's heat light was burnt out. How long can he live without heat??? I don't have any spares to replace it so I'll have to go out and buy it, but I can't do that right now. I'm FREAKING OUT.
I've tried hand feeding and slow trust-building, but every time I so much as put my hand near him he gets all puffed up and starts hissing at me. I have no idea what to do to get my lizard to be less grumpy. Does anyone have any advice?
I'm new to parenting a chameleon, and I'm not sure if a graptopetalum succulent is safe for him. I was told that succulents were nontoxic, but then just recently found out that some aren't. And he's bit into one, and I tried researching, but nothing gives me a flat answer. Does anyone know?