Recent content by kinyonga

Happy birthday! Nice gift!

Hope you’re having a very happy birthday today @Andee ! 🎂🎉💐

Was the cage open to the breeze created by the truck moving rapidly down the road? Temperature in the back of the truck? Full sun? Shade?

Glad to share…always!

“These data suggest that eating crickets may improve gut health and reduce systemic inflammation; however, more research is needed to understand these effects and underlying mechanisms.”… https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-29032-2

I laughed because I have had the same problem with printing stuff off at my house in the past. I figured I was the only one!

Just trying to make sure you have something to do in your spare time!

“In this dissertation I evaluate, based on a taxonomic revision of Calumma nasutum group, the significance of mitochondrial lineages for species delimitation and promote micro- computed tomography (micro-CT) as an additional tool for integrative taxonomy. The second part deals with the discovery...

I was surprised to find the article. Sometimes it’s just a matter of using different odd words for my searches.

https://veterinaryscience.com.ua/web/uploads/pdf/Ukrainian%20Journal%20of%20Veterinary%20Sciences_15(2)_2024-138-156.pdf

I know who put this theory forward originally…it was Petr Necas. It wouldn’t surprise me that it would help to push soft caterpillars through the chameleon’s digestive system…but IMHO it wouldn’t explain why the females devour it like crazy when they are gravid. A “search” for nutrients needed...

Always glad to share!

Just for fun… https://zambia.desertcart.com/products/20326316-the-mountain-boys-little-kids-climbing-chameleon Stuffie… https://botswana.desertcart.com/products/414168169-folkmanis-small-chameleon Chameleon ornament…...

You said…”Even Veiled Chameleons tend to do it to push caterpillars down their digestive system instead of actually digesting the plant matter”…I don’t think this has ever been proven but is just a theory. Do you know of any studies that have proven it? I’m looking for an explanation as to why...

You said…If the chameleons “depend on bacteria, we will see that antibiotics would significantly damage their digestive system for lengths of time, specifically, a chameleon’s ability to break down the chitin in their food”…this is very interesting! In your second link…it says…”Alpha and beta...