Olimpia
Biologist & Ecologist
It's about time I did a photo update on these guys. With my job I'm usually out during the best hours to bring them outside for photos. However, it feels like it's approaching Apocalypse temperature outside with the humidity so I took a few half-decent shots inside instead.
First the female, Azalea.
And now the boy, Azrael.
They seem to be doing really well so far.
They are each in an 18" x 36" screen cage with branches arranged vertically with small hanging pothos and an orchid each. They cover every inch of that cage daily!
Their basking spot reaches 85*F but the rest of the room is much cooler so they can pick and choose, but they seem to prefer hanging out towards the top of the cage at least for a few hours.
As far as water goes, my hydrometer reads "low" most of the time, and it may spike to 50% during a good misting session, which is only about a minute or two towards the start of the day. Then in the afternoon I will go back in and do a quick spritz to get everything a little wet again in case anyone needs a drink and this keeps their urates white. I'm still uncomfortable with how little water I'm giving them but it's working for them, so either it's all they need or it's the minimum they need to survive. Haven't decided yet.
They are eating mainly crickets, small roaches (from 4-5 kinds), baby mantises, and anything else small I can find.
And I think that's all I have on them so far. So far so good, so we'll see how they continue to do as time goes on.
And in closing, a silly photo of Daedalus that I'd forgotten was on the memory card. This was originally going to be a photo thread on everyone but all the photos of the carpets and the panthers came out blurry. So you get just one non-Brady chameleon photo.
Edit - And Laurie you know you can call, text, email, or facebook me if you want an update on your girl at any time.
First the female, Azalea.
And now the boy, Azrael.
They seem to be doing really well so far.
They are each in an 18" x 36" screen cage with branches arranged vertically with small hanging pothos and an orchid each. They cover every inch of that cage daily!
Their basking spot reaches 85*F but the rest of the room is much cooler so they can pick and choose, but they seem to prefer hanging out towards the top of the cage at least for a few hours.
As far as water goes, my hydrometer reads "low" most of the time, and it may spike to 50% during a good misting session, which is only about a minute or two towards the start of the day. Then in the afternoon I will go back in and do a quick spritz to get everything a little wet again in case anyone needs a drink and this keeps their urates white. I'm still uncomfortable with how little water I'm giving them but it's working for them, so either it's all they need or it's the minimum they need to survive. Haven't decided yet.
They are eating mainly crickets, small roaches (from 4-5 kinds), baby mantises, and anything else small I can find.
And I think that's all I have on them so far. So far so good, so we'll see how they continue to do as time goes on.
And in closing, a silly photo of Daedalus that I'd forgotten was on the memory card. This was originally going to be a photo thread on everyone but all the photos of the carpets and the panthers came out blurry. So you get just one non-Brady chameleon photo.
Edit - And Laurie you know you can call, text, email, or facebook me if you want an update on your girl at any time.
