Olimpia's Blog

A few people have asked me about the tables I used as cage stands, and asked for details about how they are built so here they are. In these photos they were getting packed up to go to a new home, but I made sure to take photos before they were gone. The idea was to use a sheet of PVC...

Chameleon Physiology & Supplements Why Different Vitamins and Supplements Matter This is a general (and hopefully easy to understand) overview of why different vitamins and mineral supplements we give our chameleons matter and how they affect their physiology. A very special thanks to...

An Average Day For My Chameleons And Me This is an example of what I do and how much time I might spend on my chameleons on a fairly average day*, to provide new keepers with a very general idea of what their days could look like as chameleon owners. Most of my set-up is automatic. I will...

Washed play sand is usually what's recommended to use in laying bins for gravid females, but I've preferred to use Ecoearth in the past for my veiled. She's laid in it without problem so I've always kept that in my laying bins since. However, I've decided to start experimenting a bit with...

AVERAGE COST OF OWNING A CHAMELEON Most these figures are based on online prices for these items. In nearly every instance buying from an online source will be cheaper than buying from a pet store chain, sometimes even after shipping. I recommend buying everything you need reptile-related...

Let me know if any information should be changed or edited. Feel free to post this around the forum. The direct link for the image is: http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/3862/visualcaresheetcagebasi.jpg

Visual caresheet - Comparing the care of male panther and veiled chameleons. The question of the difference between these two common species is asked so often, I felt a visual response might be needed. Please let me know if you would like to see any information corrected or added to...