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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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How to Do your Own FECAL FLOAT - VIDEO
Intestinal Parasites are common in chameleons and other reptiles. Wild caught chameleons have a reputation of having intestinal parasites..although this is true , parasites can effect Captive bred as well as Wild caught Chameleon. A chameleon may have parasites but not show any symptoms...- Dez
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World Chameleon Species Tour: Trioceros pfefferi
Welcome to another installment of our World Chameleon Species Tour! Today we are in the Cameroon highlands with Trioceros pfefferi. Natural History: Trioceros pfefferi is a small size chameleon around the size of a carpet chameleon. It is listed as living between 1100m to 1900m by the IUCN...- DeremensisBlue
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Egg Laying and the Laying Bin
I free range my chameleons so I really have to pay close attention to when it’s time to lay eggs. I think one of the most important things is to have a gram scale and weigh her once a week. If she's gaining and you are still feeding the same amount of food then I figure she must have eggs. You...- jannb
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Individual Baby Cages or Caging during the time of Covid
My first prototype I was planning on using Exo-terra Nano glass cages for my baby cages but the supply chain issues we are all too familiar with made me get creative. Forum member, MeruJack, who I all but stalked on here when I was getting started used Nanos for her baby jacks and she had a...- JacksJill
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Jackson's Chameleon Articles and Studies
I'm always trying to find these links for people. Now anyone who is interested in knowing more about Jacksons chameleons can find them here. Articles This is the caresheet from this site if you haven't seen it and you want to take care of a Jackson's Chameleon read it...- JacksJill
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Oliver seems much less afraid lately! I've been using some advice given here on the forums, and now he doesnt seem so afraid of me.
In the past, whenever I would open his cage door, Oliver would cower and find some place to hide. I would walk in to look at him, and he would stop what he was...
Zeppelin came into our lives one week ago. He is a healthy panther ambilobe male. I hope to post updates about him and things I learn along the way. He is my first chameleon and am proud to be his momma!
Our first day was a busy one. He spent most of his time on a bamboo branch in his cage. He...
Intestinal Parasites are common in chameleons and other reptiles. Wild caught chameleons have a reputation of having intestinal parasites..although this is true , parasites can effect Captive bred as well as Wild caught Chameleon.
A chameleon may have parasites but not show any symptoms...
Poppi is doing much better now.
No lasting issues after the egg laying. I upped her calcium for 2 weeks but she is back to her regular supplement schedule.
Her eyes are both clear and seem to be working fairly well. Thank goodness. She was keeping that one eye closed for so long I was...
This blog entry is to give an idea of how I make my insect gut load for cheap. It is made from stuff I used to throw away.
I've been a vegetarian for the past seven years. About four years ago I started juicing after watching the movie, "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead".
Anybody that has...
So, I came across a thread by Hoj one day, and it was one of the best I've seen for getting us to question what we "think" is the right way to do things. For those of you who want a good read and may want to add to the debate here is the...
A log of what my adult panther chams each ate.:)
01 Apr, Monday--4-5 termites, wild caught but kept for several weeks prior to being fed off. No supplement. Also, 1 large cricket, gutloaded and calcium dusted.
02 Apr, Tuesday--2 superworms. Gutloaded and dusted with a 50-50 mix of Repashy...
Apart from potentially being salty, its a good addition to a varied gutload regime.
Nutrients in 100 Grams
79.99 g Water
3.03 g Protein
0.5 g Fiber
150 mg Calcium, Ca
2.18 mg Iron, Fe
107 mg Magnesium, Mg
80 mg Phosphorus, P
50 mg Potassium, K
872 mg Sodium, Na
0.38 mg Zinc, Zn...
Today started off as a normal day. Waking up early, turning on his lights and give him is breakfast and his morning misting. The day went on and I checked on him here and there. Nothing out of the norm, just the regular hissing and gaping as I misted and checked his temperatures, until I opened...
I have been very sad having to deal with the loss of my chameleons. I feel like someone has ripped out my heart not just once but multiply times. At first I was in shock and denial then anger and depression. Since tax season is over I am staying busy to keep my mind off everything but it’s still...
At a year and a month, Poppi laid 34 eggs! So we have survived the egg laying, so far...
She has not been doing as well as I could hope. She has been to the vet because she is keeping one eye closed all of the time. Doc thinks maybe she got some sand in it and that it got a bit infected...
So as Daylight Savings has arrived, it is time to rethink my lighting schedule. Days are getting longer, and this time of year I tend to have the doors and windows open. This can be a challenge keeping the humidity levels where I want, so along with my lighting times, I am also experimenting...
At first glance, Spinach may seem a good gutload choice. And it is, in small amounts from time to time. Spinach is a good source of Fiber, Protein, pro-formed Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Niacin, Zinc, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus...
So, here are some links to Zaphod on YouTube. I will add to this as I post more as well as start a thread in the forums. Hope you enjoy! ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raY015YIGvM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Spr_x4zNv94
Here's one of feeding time...
A half cup / 92.5g of cooked Quinoa provides:
66.24 g Water
111 kcal Energy
465 kJ Energy
4.07 g Protein (Complete Amino Acids / high-quality protein)
1.78 g Total lipid (fat)
0.7 g Ash
19.7 g Carbohydrate, by difference
2.6 g Fiber, total dietary
0.8 g Sugars, total
16.31 g Starch
16...
A diary of what each of my panther chameleons ate during the month of March.
1-Mar=1 dubia, gutloaded, lightly calcium& mineral dusted with Sticky Tongue Farms Mineral-Outdoor
2-Mar=3 butterworms
3-Mar=5 crickets, gutloaded and lightly dusted with a 50-50 mix of Repashy Calcium Plus and...
Hunter & Tigra
9/27 Babies hatched (clutch #1)
12/24-12/26 Babies hatched (clutch #2)
2/14/2013 Breed Hunter & Tigra
3/11- 3/16 Babies hatched (clutch #2)
3/27/2013 Tigra layed eggs. (clutch #3) The expected hatch date is 11/27/2013
3/28 Babies hatched (clutch #2)...
I'm transfering this thread to a blog...
http://www.chameleonforums.com/1-2-wc-tamataves-105648/
Project Tamatave started 3/9/2013....
My Friend Mike (MaxTTU) and I were offered a chance trade CB Ambilobes for wild caught Tamataves. Needless to say but we jumped at the opportunity to...
This blog post will basically be utilized for me to track Abe's (my 3 month old veiled chameleon) weight as he progresses. It could possibly be of some benefit to others, although we know that weight is highly variable during the growth stages. Anyway, here it is:
3/16/2013 - 27g
3/8/2013...
I was inspired by another Trace's 2/9/2013 post called "Random Musings on Seasonal Cycling" posted here. There was a lot of good data and information, and I felt it was very helpful. I thought it might be helpful for those of us keeping veileds to have some information about the climate in...