Thanks for letting me join your group!

[@chamlover]

My husband and I live in Pittsburgh, PA. 10 years ago a hitchhiking anole became our accidental 1st pet. He and his roommates (he was lonely) free range in our climate controlled plant room. Then we fell in love with Jackson’s chameleons.... We let them free range about 8 hours a day in the plant room and spend the rest of their time in their cages. Martha, gravid when we got her, had 14 babies 4/7/20, who are now 5 months old. Fred II, who sadly passed a month ago, is not their dad. I joined the forum today after looking up eggbound Jackson’s! Martha had another clutch last week that consisted of 30 slugs and 4 preemies who did not make it.

 

[Jackkitch]

All of your chams are looking good!

 

[Pearl Fields]

I just have to ask... when they free range, do they have the correct uvb, or is that just in the cage? For 8 hours a day she should have uvb .

 

[@chamlover]

Glad you asked! In pic #3 Fred, Martha and 2 anoles are gathering under the 80 watt Powersun bulb. There is fluorescent uvb fixtures at both ends of the room & a plain heat lamp on one end. What you can’t see in these pics is a thick braided hemp rope suspended from the ceiling perimeter with one end at Fred’s & one at Martha’s cage which are adjacent.

 

[Lennoncham]

Be careful free ranging them with the anoles. If they were panthers or veileds you wouldn’t have any anoles left lol.

 

[@chamlover]

Be careful free ranging them with the anoles. If they were panthers or veileds you wouldn’t have any anoles left lol.

Most of our anoles I bought as feeders to keep the original one company.
At first Fred I used to love to sneak up on them and watch them scatter. After a while the anoles realized Fred wasn’t going to hurt them and began hanging out together. They even share snacks, the chameleons get the big superworms & anoles the small ones. When I offer BSF they all take them from my fingers.

 

[@chamlover]

All of your chams are looking good!

Thanks! Is that your panther in the profile pic, he’s cute?

 

[Diamondsword]

the cham In the second pic looks a bit obese

 

[@chamlover]

the cham In the second pic looks a bit obese

It is the camera angle! I had to lean over the bench in front of the oak to catch his happy colors. He does have very muscular back legs though.