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Photos please…of the chameleon and the whole cage, lights included.

Is he pooping? Any nibbling of the moss on your vines? Are your plants all real?

Some of them do such a great job of decimating a plant! Welcome to the plant revival club!

Definitely chunky. Looks like she’s producing eggs..and quite a lot of them. I hope she will get through it ok. I hope feeding her as much as you’ve been doing hasn’t pushed her into reproductive issues.

How old is she?

I’m wondering if she’s looking to lay eggs.

Please post some photos of all of her.How old is she? Does she have an egg laying bin in her cage? What’s the basking temperature? Is she sitting in the basking area when she’s doing it? How much do you feed her in a week? What supplements do you use and how often for each. I’m particularly...

I would also avoid lady bugs. No monarch butterflies either. Also…if an insect eats poisonous plants, then don’t feed it to your chameleon.

You might like to read these… https://chameleonacademy.com/basics-uvb-for-chameleons/ You might like to read these… https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/led-uvb.183083/ Althoughthis is an older site you might find some interesting information on it still.. http://www.uvguide.co.uk/aboutus.htm

Daddy long legs are nocturnal…so that’s part of your problem. I’ve heard that they don’t like citrus..so maybe that would help…but how is it going to get out of the cage to “escape” the citrus smell?

“Contrary to the previous belief that chameleons used stereopsis (both eyes) for depth perception, research has shown monocular focusing to be more likely”… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chameleon_vision “Scientists discover chameleon’s telephone-cord-like optic nerves once overlooked by...

I always released crickets into the cages…but I also put in a jar lid full of food for the crickets on the cage floor and never had a cricket bite mark on any chameleons unless the chameleon was sick…then it was almost like the crickets knew the chameleon was sick and took advantage of it.

He will always be remembered and inyour heart Jann. Big hugs, lots of love and heartfelt sympathy. What a beautiful way to keep him. 🫂❤️

“Detection of filariid infections is simple and straightforward using a blood smear prepared with a minimal amount of blood”.. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/11197301_Blood_Smear_from_a_Wild-Caught_Panther_Chameleon_Furcifer_pardalis

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