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Do chams really have salmonilla? Theres something I was told about how you should wash hands after handling a cham. Is tat really true, or just another myth?

I have just recieved my new MistKing system last night. It has three misting nozzles, and the no-drip backflow preventer (or at least thats what I THINK it is). I have a 2x2x4 screen enclosure with bendy branches, UVB Repti-sum bulb, basking light, and a water pan to catch over flow...

I want to put together a first aid kit for my next cham. I have no vetrenary training, but I think it would be good to be prepared with some basics. I have lost Zippy. I believe i have done everything that I knew was right. I just didnt have the experience to be able to tell that she was...

Is it OK to help with shedding? I can see the new skin undernieth, and its so vibrant and colorful, even for a girl. She just looks miserable, and I want to help her get all new again. There are huge flakes (30% to 50% of her surface area), and smaller ones too, that are just hanging there...

She wasnt even sick or anything. I put her through a terrable experience. I took my sweet little Zippie girl to the vet today just to make sure all was good with her. That Bozo grabbed her and flopped her around and prodded at her delicate little body, like she was a kitten or something...

I am continuing to be amazed at my girls capabilities. The room her cage is in has a glass door with a lace curtain over the window. I swear that she can see me watching her after I walk out. I bet its about 10 feet away and through a lace covered door. I would not be at all surprised to...

When I told my mom (I'm 43 and she is, like 75)(I do not live in her basement), that I was getting a chameleon, she said something that made me think that maybe dimensia was setting in. She told me that they used to buy chams at the fair and pin them to their cloths when she was a girl. I...

I was told its a boy, but people on here are telling me its a girl. Can some people post photos of their six month old (approximate) Panthers and tell me what sex they are? I am hoping to be able to tell the difference according to body shape, size and color at the age of six or seven months.

My litttle guy (girl) doesnt eat right away. I have never actualy seem him (her) eat a cricket. He (she) did eat a few mealworms and even a waxworm, all from my hand (not in the same feeding session). The only evidence I have that the cham eats crickets is that there is always fewer of them...

Im just wondering. I have a 6 month old Panter Ambilobe, that I am still holding out for my vet to say its a boy, but a few of the smart people on this forum say its a girl. The breeder sais I have a boy too. If it turns out that I have a girl afterall (I'ill know after feb 5), then I...

I took these after I installed his dripper. Someone had posted the idea of poking a small hole in a hamster watering bottle. I did that, but I poked too big a hole and the water just ran out in couple minutes. I got a small 'Swedgelock' needle valve that I installed in line to control the...

... to Chameleon husbandry? First, it was the color changing (he is young still, but he does change a little). This is more of an anticipated benifit really. Second, it was the way they move, so careful and cautious. They have amazing dextarity and flexability. I was surprised at...

chameleon anatomy. I am hoping to find a vet level book. There are care and feeding guides aplenty, and I have access to that kind of basic data here on this site also. I am looking for a text book about chameleons. I want to look at anatomy, illness, the science of how they change...

I suppose the list could be long, I am only looking for high liklehood, heavy hitters. If I have a cold, could I give it to my cham? Could my cham get sick from other sick animals (non-reptile, non-amphibian), like a dog or a cat? What about parasites? If my cham had some illness or...

He seems very cautious, mostly staying put and not moving around much. When I first got him home, he was almost black and green, but now he is more of a brownish red, and sandy color. The brownish red is like a dry brick. He hasnt eaten yet, that I know of, but its only been about an...

I haven't got my little guy yet, but the clock is ticking. I read a thread about a cham biting and attacking something in its cage and how the cham mellowed after the stick was removed. What does a stressed cham look like as compared to the same cham in a relaxed state. That post...

I am within a couple weeks of bringing home a 6 month old Male Panther Ambilobe chameleon. I plan to mostly feed crickets, but will probably throww in some variety in the form of other acceptable insects listed on this forum. I am not sure HOW MANY crickets to feed every day. I will...

Zippy wont be here for another three weeks, so theres time. His Basking light puts out about 120F at the screenm and the center of the back wall reads about 74F 8 to 10" from the bulb as read on a crappy $2.00 plastic thermometer. On an equaly crappy thermometer/humidity gauge placed in...

.... my mon told me how babie people come into the world. She explained about the special feelings between mommies and daddies and how God sees them and dispatches a stork. I am sure chams get special feelings for eachother too, but I am equaly sure that there are no storks involved...

I am looking forward to bringing Zippy home in about a month. I have bought a 4'x2'x2' screen cage and a nice ficus plant well in advance of bringing my little buddy home. I have plans for a mister, UVB lightsource and a basking bulb. Other products like thermometers and humidity sensors are...