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Sounds great. I picked some up tonight. Hopefully tomorrow will be a little easier on my boy. Thanks.

How much Pedialyte How much Pedialyte would you suggest I add to his meds and water? 50/50, 25/75, or what? Thanks in advance.

Do crickets fart??? I hope crickets don't fart... they may wind up being next on the methane target list. First cows, then dogs, are crickets next? I gotta feed my cham SOMETHING.

Great tip. I will go out and get some right away. Thanks.

Got the meds administered. This poor little guy is so sweet during this whole ordeal. He HATES it but never hisses or gets nasty. The rubber "secretary's finger" was a great idea I came up with. I noticed that the vet had rubber gloves that helped with traction while pulling down/backward on...

Thanks for the encouragement. We aren't going to give up on this little guy. I did a bit of a tune up on his vines to better accommodate his new umbrella plant and cleaning around it. He still isn't eating crickets but the good news is, he will at least eat a wax worm. I have been putting...

Marty is back to sulking in his "bed". He isn't moving around and I will have to torment him with these blasted meds in a few minutes. I hate this more than he does. I thought he was pulling out of this funk yesterday. Now, I am starting to wonder if he is nearing the end of his life cycle due...

Thanks for all the good ideas. He isn't eating crickets yet. He did eat a wax worm.

Actually I had him restrained as I cupped him in my hands on each side. And there is good news and bad news. The bad news is, Marty is starting to open his mouth at me now when I put my hand in the cage. It isn't a hiss yet, but a, "Hey, you are now a creep to me" sorta thing. A pre-hiss if you...

Good idea. The only problem is... Marty is too sweet. He never hisses. He was so precious at the vet's office. He is gentle and docile when we torment him with med applications. He pretty much puts up with it other than trying to keep his mouth closed, pushing back with his tongue, and trying to...

Marty is doing better today. He is up in his basking area for the first time in 5 days or so. We gave him his meds this morning but got more on him than in him. It isn't as easy as it looks. He fights it all the way. He stuck his tongue out and started to bite down at one point. I have seen...

I apologize if this has already been mentioned, but just in case I will toss this info out. I purchased a 16 ounce MistyMate personal mister to spritz Marty with and it is wonderful. You can see it here...

Thanks for your kind words. The vet seemed to think it was what was needed. I guess that's one problem with being minimally informed about these chams. We inherited a Tokay Geko and the pet store we bought Marty from pretty much lead us to believe that chameleons were a "water and toss a few...

Marty was such a good kid at the Doctor visit today. He was SO patient with all the poking and prodding. Doctor gave me Metronidazole syrup and Beytril syrup to give him once per day for 10 days. Doc also wants me to force-feed Marty 1cc of water twice per day (with a syringe) for the next 3...

Oh well. Never mind. Granger says this ballast is sold out and they weren't sure it would work anyway. I will probably need to order a whole new fixture. Thanks anyway for your consideration. I have a vet appointment today for Marty and will report back with the outcome of that. Thanks again...

I don't know if we have any electricians or electronics experts in the forum that would be willing to give an opinion whether the electronic ballast I am considering would be compatible as a replacement for my existing electromagnetic ballast? If so I would greatly appreciate your input. My...

Hey Kevin. Your info for switching out a ballast was great. Thanks for the excellent info.

I put a dark blue spot (night time light bulb) on him this afternoon because he never came up to the top for basking today or yesterday. I was concerned about him being cool that long. He walked around a little bit but didn't get very close to the basking area. The house is kept at 68 degrees...

Funny you should say that. I just came back from a break as I am taking the light apart to see the ballast spec while the boy sleeps. My UVB tube is 24" long. I have been looking into changing the ballast vrs buying a whole new unit and swapping out the innards. From what I have seen one...

Actually, the only difference between the basking incandescent lights I'm using and a spot lamp is my lights screw into a socket in a hood instead of a socket in a spot fixture. The hood forces the heat and light downward much as the spot would. I do, however, also have a clamp-on spot that I...