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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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The Philosophy of Gutloading PART 1.
The Philosophy of Gutloading Acknowledgements I would like to thank Anthony Herrel and Walter Tapondjou for their helpful advice on where to look for relevant papers. 1. Introduction Recently, it was suggested to me that our current gutloading practices might be wrong-headed. In particular, I...- Kaizen
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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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Veiled Chameleon Laying 101
Hi and congratulations on having a beautiful girl veiled chameleon. These little sweeties are near and dear to my heart, and I’ve learned from some of the very best keepers on the forum how to care for them and effectively manage their reproductive health. Now I’m passing that knowledge on to...- MissSkittles
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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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This is a log of the daily intake of the adult panther chameleons (averaged), and a list of what feeders were provided to the babies (I dont count each babies individual consumption numbers). All feeders gutloaded except butterworms and moths. Supplementation indicated by C=calcium, CD3 =...
Hard to believe that Leo and Drake are already 10 months old. Now I have to start thinking about how to handle the cold winter coming up. Not looking forward to this very much. My Mistking has been working great. I was worried a bit about overwatering the plants, but they seem to be doing...
Still doing a Dubia Stand-Off. I now suspect he is eating a fly or two that is in the room because there is no way he has gone this long without eating something. He looks great, color is beautiful, alert and eyed a dubia this morning but then shunned away. Whatever dude. I am misting...
I lost a good chameleon today. :(
It was only five years ago that my partner picked him out of a group of babies, saying "if you have to keep another one, make it this one" and named him Trucker, because he just didnt stop "trucking" around the cage, "driving" right over top the other two in...
Been a very crappy month. I just got back from Florida, I wish I could say it was for vacation or something fun but it was not. To often we neglect the connections in our lives and do not understand it until those connections are nearly lost. I know nobody else really cares but it is good to...
Swyft still isn't eating since I stopped offering the superworms. I'm offering every other day a dusted dubia and no sign of interest. Stubborn. Other than that he looks good. Supposed to be warm all week so I have the window cracked during the day for fresh air and am misting in the...
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ABELIA (Abelia grandiflora)
AFRICAN DAISY (Arctotis)
ALYSSUM, SWEET (Lobularia maritima or Alyssum maritimum)
AMERICAN ELM also ELM (Ulmus americana)
ANTHEMIS also known as CHAMOMILE (Anthemis)
ARBUTUS (Epigaea repens)
ASPARAGUS FERN (Asparagus plumosus or A. setaceus)
ASPEN (Populus...
Supplements
This is a rather generic male veiled 8 month old schedule. Every schedule needs to be different and tailored specially for you own cham.
Here is a thread I started to review my supplementation schedule.
Reviewing My Supplementation
Supplement Schedule
Week One...
OH MY GOODNESS!! He had found himself on a file cabinet, next to the computer that I had moved away and probably felt stuck. I walked into the room towards him and as I reached towards him he lifted up his front feet and reached FOR ME!! I was so shocked, I lowered my hand, palm down, he...
Swyft is really pretty today. He stayed in his area all day from what I can tell. I think I have him contained pretty well to his one section of the room with his tree and plants.
A big thanks to SandraChameleon for the tip on dubias, I'm on a better road now for feeding him.
Weather was...
Knew I'd probably need additional fruit flies (my own cultures not keeping up with demand). So I ordered them. Should have arrived Wednesday. Shipment came Thursday instead, and the container held only half a dozen flies, a totally inadeuqate amount of medium (didnt even cover the bottom of the...
Swyft shunned a dubia again today and readily, heartily ate 3 superworms with light dusting of calcium instead. In fact this is the second time in a row that he has nailed two superworms with one shot! He's either talented or greedy, not sure which. I offered the dubia, completely...
Swyft's colors are so beautiful! I think he is enjoying his new setup. Last night he slept on the curtain rod that I had relocated above the window. Today he's actively drinking, did not eat today, but his colors and activity level are really impressing me.
I brought in his Hibiscus to...
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...
Threads pop up from time to time about providing lights that help with maitaining healthy growing plants in chameleon enclosures. These are my thoughts on the subject.
Sunlight is the least expensive way to illuminate plants, so some people double-up on plants and rotate their plants between...
I finally made a decision on Swyft's setup. I really love the distance he can go with his free-range but he simply is not returning to the tree for his humidity, uvb light, and basking area. I have "grounded him" for now. I rearranged his large wide curtain rod with biovine and fake leaves to...
A simple log of what prey was given to the NosyBe Ambilobe cross hatchlings during the month of August, 2010 (their second month of life).
Babies are fed multiple times a day(breakfast, maybe second breakfast, lunch, second lunch, and maybe super). Listing it all out makes for quite a big...
A log of what was eaten by the adult males this month.
Supplements, if used, are indicated by: C=calcium (RepCal or sticky tongues mineral O brand); CD3=calcium with D3 (RepCal); V=Vitamins (RepCal Herptivite). wc = wild caught
August 1: 2 butterworms (1 with V)
August 2: 4 crickets (C)...
Swyft was excited and well-aimed with his tongue on a dubia tonight. I offered a second one but he turned his head away.
He was doing the pacing thing again on the curtain rod so I relocated him to his tree again and misted it heavily, he drank readily. I think pacing means thirsty? Why...
August is almost over so I thought I'd go ahead and post the August growth record. As expected, Leo's growth is started to slow down a bit, but he still has some growing to do. Of course I believe chameleons have indeterminate growth, although someone can correct me on that if I'm wrong. He...