Recent content by MissSkittles

He’ll get over it. Give him some yummy green gummy worms and that might help.

She was pretty much the only one who didn’t totally freak out to go outside. I was always afraid the wind might take her away, though. Another way she learned to have a bit of fun was climbing to the top of her door. I guess the view was better up there. Of course, infinitely gorgeous when...

Even though I already knew she was purple, it wasn’t until one day that we went outside that her purple really just popped out at me. Pics couldn’t do it justice. She would still wear her other colors at times too. She was a very fashionable chameleon. The green cheek blush had changed to...

Yesterday my sweet petite purple princess Kali passed over the rainbow bridge to add her beauty to chameleon heaven. I was holding her as she took what I believe was her last breath and she slipped quietly away. In recent months, she was starting to slow down and show some signs of her age. Last...

Can you post some pics of your enclosure? How often and for how long do you mist for? In all of the various set ups I’ve had, I’ve had zero issues with excess water drainage. I recently took down my bioactive set ups and now just have a few potted plants and a plastic substrate tray. I expected...

I would be moving him until the work is done and all of the dust has literally settled. Chameleon lungs are very thin, like tissue paper and I wouldn’t risk it.

That is the minimum/standard size for an adult chameleon (panther, veiled & Jackson’s sized). Of course, bigger is better, but possibly the majority of chameleons are kept in this size. Having a free range area for him/her is always a bonus. Make sure to work on building and then maintaining...

This isn’t a method which I’ve used myself as I have all screened enclosures. I learned of it as I saw this was how some others were setting up. I believe pvc pipe comes in a variety of diameters, so you can pretty much choose your size. For siphoning, you could try something like this...

Sure. I would lightly sand the panel where you’ll be attaching with glue to scuff it for better adhesion.

I tend to look for the easiest ways to do things, which are not always the best or the prettiest. So, take that into consideration. I’m sure others may be able to offer a much better solution. The chimney effect as I understand it, needs air flow coming from a lower aspect. Using a relatively...

With a solid enclosed bottom, it’s best to have a tube going down to drainage level to siphon out excess water as needed. PVC pipe with some notches to sit on the bottom and a cap for the top works well. Just make sure to cut the pipe long enough to set above the substrate.

They are very hard to find in a bioactive set up. Your Gus should be okay, but to ensure the cricket won’t get hungry and try to bite him at night, you can put a piece of carrot or some other veg in the enclosure.

Just so you know, many chameleons are very secretive about drinking. In the 7 years I’ve been keeping them, I’ve only seen them drink a very small number of times. Most were of my wild found guy who was quite sick when he was given to me and the other was when I unknowingly had a mist head die...

Wishing you the very best of outcomes.

Very cool! :cool: I’m curious about how well it works at preventing escapes, especially from crickets. I do really like that the bottom is enclosed rather than just up against the screen, which allows bsfl to wriggle their way to freedom.