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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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Where do I Start? Guide to the forums...
So here are some links and things to know about the Chameleon Forums. For newcomers as well as some seasoned members there could be some features that you don't know exist, or just cant seem to find them when you need them. First off the resources page...- Decadancin
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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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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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Traveling with Chameleons
There are a number of ways to transport your chameleon to reduce stress. Whenever your chameleon needs to go in the car to the vet, or when you're moving, it can be nerve-wracking to make sure they are going to be okay during the stressful journey. Though chameleons have specific long term needs...- ferretinmyshoes
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Photographing Chameleon's in "Naturalistic" Settings
If you want a place in the Forum Calendar or a shiny medal next to your avatar there are some basic things you will have to do. First understand what the contest is looking for pictures that will ultimately go into the calendar. Nobody wants to be distracted by your fingernails, dirty or...- JacksJill
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This month there were some amazing changes in Leo! I was actually gone on vacation for two weeks during this month and when I came back Leo was noticeably bigger and more colorful. It was like coming home to a new cham!
I'll post his entire growth record (by weight) with the July entries...
I track what each of the males eat daily, take an average and log it here in these monthly blog entries. A semi-colon (rather than comma) is used to indicate when there were two separate feeding times (morning then afternoon).
Supplements, if used, are indicated by: C=calcium (RepCal or sticky...
Swyft has been falling asleep on his new tree which is SO CUTE and SUCH A PAIN. I end up startling him a bit trying to get him moved back to the cage. So today I decided I would put him to bed early, at 8 p.m which is an hour earlier than yesterday. He was STILL asleep! Not just resting but...
Today I bought a cricket keeper, the larger one. I was having a heck of a time catching crickets from my tank. It was a 10 gallon with dirt and hidey holes like tp tubes, a log, small box, etc. I just could not seem to catch them in that tank. This cricket keeper has the black tubes that...
My daughter told me Swyft was clamoring around his cage about the time I usually get home from work. I had to work later than usual and apparently he was ready for free time out of his cage. She didn't let him out though because she is worried she would not pay attention to him enough while...
I rearranged the pet room. I have his cage on one side of the window (but not directly next to the window) and the hedgie cage that he loves to climb on on the other side of the window. I plan to put up a curtain rod and rope/vine for him to travel back and forth when I am in the room.
As more baby veileds come into my life I have started considering the amazing differences in growth rates and overall variation among clutch-mates. I have successfully raised them up to selling size (3 inch snout to vent) in both glass and screen enclosures, and contrary to popular opinion find...
I scored a schefferla from Craig's List, put it on a large tote lid for drainage, on top of a large ferret cage (doesn't have ferrets in it) The cage is 4 ft tall so the plant is....wow, I'd say top of plant is 7 ft up now. He is LOVING IT!! He has been up and down and all around the plant...
Swyft has been let out every day now to explore the room. Only closely supervised, of course. He's eating heartily, great colors, I am so pleased! Today he got on my hand twice without me needing the small stick of bamboo I was using before. The second time he did open his mouth at me but...
Swyft enjoyed some outdoor time on the porch on his hibiscus but he was super restless. I had to redirect him about 5 times because he wanted off the plant and onto the porch railing. (which would not be good, it has a post that runs up to the roof) I fed him a cricket but he didn't appear...
I agree!! Its another beautiful day in Colorado, I had a long day at work, and my hibiscus is STUNNING right now! It has four huge flowers opened wide!
We're heading out for fun in the sun. (ok and shade)
Swyft was eager to see me today. I opened the zipper of his cage and he just sat at the front while I talked to him. I gave him three crickets dusted with Miner-All and two super worms, undusted, that have a carrot and an orange slice in their house.
I hated to close the zipper on him, he...
Brought in his hibiscus, put it on a chair in front of his cage, opened the cage, and he found it, walked out on it and explored all over it. Then he wandered back to his cage, too sweet. I fed him two smaller superworms while he was on the hibiscus sort of a reward for being out I guess. I'm...
Swyft had two small dubias for breakfast. He was so excited to see them running around in the tray, its too cute to see his eyes light up like that.
Today's temps stayed cooled so I did not use the air conditioner. The humidity stayed up as well, I just misted when I got home from work...
His tail shedded, that was its issue.
Today I bought Swyft a beautiful red hibiscus! They were on sale at Lowe's for only $18 and a ton of them in good shape. I repotted it into a larger pot, put the pot on a tote lid for drainage, and then the whole thing on a chair that I don't mind...
Swyft's tail is white. I'm concerned the ac is drying him out even with my misting. Thankfully today is a cooler day so I haven't turned on the Ac today.
He's had a dubia for breakfast/brunch but hasn't swallowed it yet, still just holding it in his mouth and I'm not sure what that's...
Dubia for breakfast, who wants one? Swyft does!
Long weekend of trying to keep up with the humidity levels and the heat level. I've got the heat situation covered with a room air conditioner but its sucking out all the moisture in the room! (as ac's do) GRRRRR. Can't keep up with the...
It finally happened! All of the Extra misting, filling the dripper a couple times a day and shower after shower finally paid off!
Earl had a white urate! Some people my not understand where my joy comes from but alot of you do!
Poor Earl has had such a rough life before he came to stay...
I think Swyft would have walked on my hand, arm, head, anywhere to get to the dubia's. He was so excited! But they were so creepy looking, and large, I was afraid he'd drop it on me or drop pieces of it out of his mouth onto me. Ew, I could not handle that yet. He had four of them this...
I had gut loaded some crickets yesterday so I wanted to feed those off. I wasn't planning on having the worms but he was still hungry that afternoon and I was afraid the gut loaded crickets would die. (they had been fed the night before) He ate four medium crickets, two had died during the day...