Aww, he has such a cute pink tongue instead of the tan/purpley alien nightmare my guy has 👅
It feels so accomplishing to have a chameleon actually take food from you. Hope your bond grows even stronger!
So many people would be totally lost without you and the resources you offer. I've not listened to the podcasts, but your youtube library as well as the site has been more help to me than you can imagine. Thanks for all that you do, not just for the chameleons, but for the people that keep them 🥳
The dreams I have are usually finding one or two extra chameleons in the enclosure, knowing I have to get them out, but having nowhere to keep them afterwards.
I also have dreams where I end up with a reptile I'm not too keen on the care of or not eager to deal with (no offense to beardies, but...
The other newbie, reporting.
Spooble has slowed down on food, stands in one place for most of the day, and tucks himself into bed early. He can easily see that it gets dark at around 3:30-4:00 and I believe that natural instinct is kicking in.
Some interesting reads...
I know there's a lot of anxiety with bringing home a chameleon in particular, knowing how many things can go wrong.
Eating is always a good sign, and especially considering he's somewhere brand new. The best we can do is keep checking on them.
I personally installed a pet cam for constant...
For me, personally, I remove insects after they go to sleep. I haven't dealt with crickets (I am not yet strong enough) but they have been known to nip on chams. I am not wisened to they way of managing escaped crickets.
I also believe the food runner should sit on the upper half of the...
You can also try more than just crickets. Personally, my chameleon goes crazy over catepillars (hornworms and silkworms)
Do note, however, hornworms grow very fast and you don't want to offer any too big to a little baby. Very good option if you have multiple reptiles, or if your house isn't so...
Yes, such feeder cups are popular. Shooting galleries, feeder runs, I see them called by both of these things.
I have one of these, but I also place this cup inside daily for extra visibility (I was worried the roaches blended in to how dark the cup is)
I also use the little white cup for hand...
If he's brand new to the place, it will take a couple of weeks most likely before you start to observe him eating regularly. His surroundings are all new, and even if a total improvement to his last, will take some getting used to. As babies they are particularly more scaredy, too.
I will have...
I've been trying to put my finger on what about the chameleon seems off, and I think it's that, in reality, their mouths stretch way far across their face, and they are very proud to show it off to you too. I think extending the yellow lip line way further would help a lot in captring the...
That's so terrible. Soil gnats feel so quaint in comparison. That picture of all those bugs just clustered together like that is just dreadful to imagine!