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...
Some inspirational thoughts for free ranging
First, our living room is a large, bright (views on both sides) and pet free living room without small children walking around.
Second, the free-range area is at exact the same spot as where a Reptibreeze XL (24´x24´x48´) stood.
Many assume...
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...
Of course, all animals require water to survive, and it isn't as simple as placing a bowl in the bottom and calling it a day. In fact, with most chameleons this will have little, if any benefit. Most chain pet stores display their chameleons with a water bowl, and this can be misleading to the...
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...
I'm breeding crickets and a few hundred pinheads hatched over night and right now I have them in a bucket. Is there any easy way to keep the pinheads in the bucket and from crawling up the side and escaping.
Well I've been having some problems with water not going anywhere or building up so I've got a few ideas from members and todays went to lowes..
1.) PICTURE ONE: is the stand I bought ($43.00) it has 5 levels but I only used two. I will use the other 3 when I get more cages.
2) PICTURE...
Chameleon care 101:
Chameleons need to have a few things in order to have a long, healthy and happy life. The following is a basic care sheet.
THE CHAMELEON TEMPERAMENT
If you are looking for a lizard you can have sit on your shoulder for hours or to play with, a chameleon may not be...
Because I plan on acquiring several more chameleons in the near future, I decided to create bigger feeder bins in order to prepare myself for bulk purchases. Currently I use 3 bins; the first one houses crickets, the second one houses roaches and third one houses silkworms. I used two...
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...
This blog is being created to help others with keeping montane chameleons. All the suggestions put forth in this blog are my up to date keeping methods. Since husbandry constantly requires tweaking, I will continually update this blog. I do not intend on making this blog extensive and long...
This blog is full of the many links I use regarding chameleon husbandry and I plan on adding more as I find them. I made this blog to benefit members as well as myself (since it is easily accessible and organized).
Links on Rudis Chameleons...
Bad weekend........ Peppa, nosy be/ambilobe cross suffered a prolapse this weekend....been all stitched up at the vets and is still there for monitoring. She is fine now, but wont be breeding again. Time to concentrate on the true bloods!!!!!
in the beginging of June 2009 a friend of mine was given a veiled chameleon. he didn't know much about chameleons or how sick she really was. i posted my first thread reguarding her on the 9th of june. here is a link with pictures included...
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)...
After reading many blogs and threads on the importance of nutrition and gutloading, I have decided to change my gutloading methods by creating my own premium/cheap gutload. My current ingredients are yams, potatoes, carrots, oranges and dry healthy cereal. Here are the steps in making the...
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...
Nutrients in 1 average sized orange
Proximates
Water 113.64 g
Energy 62 kcal
Energy 258 kJ
Protein 1.23 g
Total lipid (fat) 0.16 g
Ash 0.58 g
Carbohydrate, by difference 15.39 g
Fiber, total dietary 3.1 g
Sugars, total 12.25 g
Minerals
Calcium, Ca 52 mg
Iron, Fe 0.13 mg
Magnesium, Mg 13 mg...
Nutrients in 1 cup, chopped
Proximates
Water 47.08 g
Energy 25 kcal
Energy 103 kJ
Protein 1.49 g
Total lipid (fat) 0.39 g
Ash 0.99 g
Carbohydrate, by difference 5.06 g
Fiber, total dietary 1.9 g
Sugars, total 0.39 g
Minerals
Calcium, Ca 103 mg
Iron, Fe 1.71 mg
Magnesium, Mg 20 mg
Phosphorus, P...
well, here i am, i know i look funny because i just got back from AMITE, LOUISIANA, which is very hot right now 102F, and i was there for 4 hours outside catching mules, and i know i look funny. but im really tired.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOnpkJVvuPg