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Hi Everyone, Brazil, my 7 month old male panther chameleon, has started keeping his mouth open starting yesterday. He doesn't keep his mouth open all the time he is awake but it is definitely something that has me worried. Initially I thought he might be too hot but he is not pale and his...

Hi Everyone, Here are a few pictures of Brazil, my very first chameleon. He is a Sambava x Ambanja cross bred by Elliot and Sandy at Chameleonsnorthwest.com. He is now about 7 months old. He lives in a 18" x 18" x 36" cage with a halogen lamp for heat (85 - 90F basking spot) and a Reptisun...

Hi Everyone, I have a 2 gallon bucket that I am using as a reservoir for the mist system and I am noticing that the tube in there and the sides of the bucket get slimy after a couple of days. Is there any way to avoid this? And if this can't be avoided then would it hurt my chameleon? I...

Hello, My 7 month old male panther chameleon is going through shedding for the first time under my care. I was wondering if I should continue to mist him like I usually do or if I should wait till he has completed shedding the old skin. I wasn't sure if misting would make it hard for him to...

Hi Everyone, I have a misting system setup on my 18"x18"x36" cage for my 6 month old panther chameleon. I am looking for ideas on how to prevent water from the mister going through the screens on the sides and back. I have a collection tray in the bottom of the cage but quiet a bit sprays on...

Hello, I have a 6 month old panther male and he is doing great. I see him walking on the screen once in a while and right now he doesn't seem to have any issues. But I am wondering if his toe nails will get caught in the screen material when he grows up. What can I do to ensure he doesn't run...

Hi Everyone, I have a bunch of lobster roaches and I am trying to feed them to my cham without much luck of getting them run loose in the cage. Those guys wiggle so much and fall of the tweezers and when they get on the screen they are so still that my cham doesn't notice them. I also tried...

Hi Everyone, I am using a Reptisun 5.0 fluorescent bulb for my 6 month old chamelon and it is placed on top of the screen cage. For the basking spot I am using a regular halogen bulb. As far as I know not all halogen bulbs produce UVA rays and the Reptisun 5.0 produces UVA rays but how much...

Hello, How often should I expect my 6 month old panther chameleon to poop? Also, do they pass urates when they poop or do they pass urates even when they are not pooping? Thank you. Michael

Hi Everyone, Happy New Year!!! Just curious, has anyone here tried using a small animal waterer, like the water bottles that you use for rabbits, guinea pigs, etc, with chameleons? Does that work? Thank you. Michael

Hi Folks, Ok, so I read that leaving a dripper on all day long is not a good choice and thought that automatic misting systems is the way to go. But looks like many of you out here use the dripper than an automatic misting system. So I was wondering if experienced keepers can tell me how to...

Hi Everyone, I am planning on using gut loaded crickets as the staple feeder for my 6 month old male panther chameleon. I am planning on supplementing this with maybe phoenix worms once a week and maybe wax worms a couple of times a month. Does this sound good or should I be adding more feeder...

Hello, I am getting a 6 month old male panther chameleon and I am trying to decide how many 1/2 crickets I should buy or order each time. How quickly do crickets grow? How many days or weeks will a 1/2" cricket need to grow to be too big to be fed to a 6 month old male panther chameleon...

Hi Everyone, Hope everyone had a great Christmas. With just a week to go before my 6 month old male panther chameleon arrives I am trying to decide on my daily routine for its care. I was hoping that experienced keepers can share their routine based on what works best for their animals...

Hi Everyone, I am new to the world of chameleons and I am getting a Panther chameleon in January. I have read that different colors and shades could mean different things, like the animal is stressed, is sick etc. Can you anyone provide me a link where I can read more about this? I would love...

Hello, I was wondering if anyone out here uses mercury vapor bulbs as a UVB source for their chameleon. I have used Megaray bulbs with great success with my turtles and tortoises and I am considering using a 60 watt external ballaster Megaray bulb for my panther chameleon. Any thoughts on this...

Hi Everyone, I am buying a panther chameleon which is my first chameleon. I have read many caresheets and talked to a few breeders and have its cage ready. I was wondering if you folks have any tips on how to help the chameleon settle into its new environment and how to help it get used to me...