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Cage Cleaning • Sanitation ISTYT (Part 4) DisinfectionAn eye problem is probably not going to be contagious. Any parasite eggs could linger in the cage. A good soapy wash and a bleaching would have...- JacksJill
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Cage Cleaning • Sanitation ISTYT (Part 4) DisinfectionOk thanks. I just talked to the previous cage owner and they had a cham, not panther, and said it had some type of eye issue and ended up going...
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Cage Cleaning • Sanitation ISTYT (Part 4) DisinfectionI would say no. I would steam it or use hair bleaching 12% peroxide on a used cage of uncertain origin.
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Cage Cleaning • Sanitation ISTYT (Part 4) DisinfectionGreat info! Thank you for sharing! I have a new cage off marketplace, looks in good shape but don't know what happened to previous occupant. Is...
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A chart illustrating which feeders I've used most/least over the period June - November.
Summary for November:
37 Larva (14 superworm (aka kingworm) 12 butterworm 11 silkworm)
11 cricket
7 stick insect
5 roaches (2 turkistan roach 2 dubia roach 1 hisser roach)
2 terrestrial isopod
Daily:
November 30: nothing
November 29, Sunday: stick insect, superworms, silkworm
November 28...
Daily
Mornings
-Feed silkworms
-Feed crickets (remove any uneaten food from previous evening)
-Fill water drippers (and later empty the collection pan)
-spray water stick insects
-Feed chameleons (I feed small amounts frequently, about six days a week, rather than large amount every other day...
Nutrients in a cup of chopped raw Romaine
Water 44.47g
Energy 8kcal
Energy 34kJ
Protein 0.58g
Total lipid (fat) 0.14g
Ash 0.27g
Carbohydrate, by difference 1.55g
Fiber, total dietary 1g
Sugars, total 0.56g
Calcium, Ca 16mg
Iron, Fe 0.46mg
Magnesium, Mg 7mg
Phosphorus, P 14mg
Potassium, K...
Nutrient content of a cup of raw collards
Water 90.55g
Energy 30kcal 26kJ
Protein 2.45g
Total lipid (fat) 0.42g
Ash 0.89g
Carbohydrate, by difference 5.69g
Fiber, total dietary 3.6g
Sugars, total 0.46g
Calcium, Ca 145mg
Iron, Fe 0.19mg
Magnesium, Mg 9mg
Phosphorus, P 10mg
Potassium, K 169mg...
Crickets are readily available, fairly inexpensive and often are the primary captive diet (although a varied diet is important to the well being of your chameleon!). Crickets can be fairly nutritious when they themselves are fed a complete diet that includes leafy greens, vegetables with a high...
Following is a listing of the nutrient value of the various parts of the Chinese hibiscus:
Leaves (100 grams dry weight)
Water: 0 g., Protein: 15.4 g., Fat: 3.5 g., Carbohydrates: 69.7 g., Fiber: 15.5 g., Ash: 11.4 g., Calcium: 1670 mg., Phosphorus: 520 mg.
Fruit (seed pods, dry weight)...
Bee-collected pollen is generally found to contain notable levels of provitamin A, B-1 (thiamin), B-2 (riboflavin), B-3 (niacin), B-5, B-6 (pyridoxine), B-12 (cyanocobalamine), C, D, E, H, K, biotin, pantothenic acid, folic acid, choline, lecithin, inositol, and rutin. It also generally contains...
Summary for the month of October:
Superworms: 23
Crickets: 22
Butterworm: 12
Stick: 9
Terrestrial Isopod: 8
Silkworm: 6
Roaches: 4
Mealworm: 2
List of my panther chameleons ate this month
Oct 31 2009: 1 Superworm, 1 silkworm
Oct 30: 2 butterworms, 2 crickets
Oct 29: 2...
Rep-Cal Calcium
Guaranteed Analysis: Calcium; Min. 35% - Max. 41%
INGREDIENTS: 100% phosphorous-free oyster shell calcium carbonate.
Repashy Calcium NoD
Guaranteed Analysis: calcium 30% - 32%.
INGREDIENTS: calcium carbonate from the Mohave Desert USA
Sticky Tongue Farms: Miner-All-O...
A few of the many online Insect suppliers
Canada
http://www.recorpinc.com/index.php
http://www.bugsgalore.ca/apps/webstore/
http://www.bugorder.com/
http://geckogurl.com/product-category/insect-feeders/
http://www.supercricket.ca/...
I track what I feed my chameleons. Decided to chart it and see what kinds of average quantities I was offering this summer (June - Sept).
Here's the chart:
Averaged out, I was feeding about 62 bugs a month, or 2 bugs daily. This was made up of about 14 different types of bugs each month. On...
Summary for the month
Stick Insects: 18
Crickets: 15
Superworms: 9
Butterworm: 6
Silkworms: 5
Roaches: 5 (2 turk, 2 hisser, 1 dubia)
Isopod: 4
Mealworm: 4
Hornworm: 1
Waxworm: 1
Grasshopper: 1
Sept 1 Tuesday: 1 superworm (calcium dusted), 4 small stick insects
Sept 2: nothing
Sept 3: 1...
Just my keeping track of a few threads/sites I've found interesting on the subject
http://chamworld.blogspot.com/2008/01/parasites-warning-this-health-chapter.html
http://wvc.omnibooksonline.com/data/papers/2008_V461.pdf
http://www.chameleonforums.com/parasite-photo-2104/...
This is what my 4 male panther chameleons ate during the month of August 2009. Usually they do all get offered and eat about the same amounts, but when some eat a little more or less than others, I use an average for this log. In most cases my females had roughly the same amount or a bit less...
Summary for the month of July
Crickets: 17
Superworm: 9
Butterworm: 8
Roach: 4 (1 hisser, 3 turkistan)
mealworm: 4
terrestrial isopod: 2
Grasshopper: 2
hornworm:1
Moth: 2
mantis: 1
Wax: 1
Stick insect: 1
Silkworm: 0
Daily Log
July 1 - two to three crickets (one with Calcium with D3, the others...
http://www.chameleonnews.com/Reference.html
http://www.animalarkshelter.org/cin/ (click on signs of trouble)
http://www.allcreaturesanimalhospital.evetsite.com/456012.html
http://www.chameleonsonline.com/illness.php
http://chamworld.blogspot.com/2008/01/health-section-i-conclusions.html...
I've recently started keeping snails as pets, with the intention of eventually feeding off their young to chameleons (after the young have grown a fair bit).
I believe I have grove snails, Cepaea nemoralis, which I collected in the wild (from an organic farm that was happy to be rid of them)...
A good sources of Thiamin, Vitamin B6, Magnesium, Phosphorus (unfortunately), Copper, Manganese, Selenium, and a very good source of Vitamin E (Alpha Tocopherol).
In one cup / 140grams of dried (not salted, not roasted, not oiled) sunflower seeds
Proximates
Water 6.62 g
Energy 818 kcal...
Nutrients in a cup of Winter Squash (average)
Proximates
Water 104.12 g
Energy 39 kcal
Energy 166 kJ
Protein 1.1 g
Total lipid (fat) 0.15 g
Ash 0.66 g
Carbohydrate, by difference 9.96 g
Fiber, total dietary 1.7 g
Sugars, total 2.55 g
Minerals
Calcium, Ca 32 mg
Iron, Fe 0.67 mg
Magnesium, Mg...