Thanks everyone. Yes, we are super excited, and very lucky, to have found him. A little update, Charlie is settling into his outdoor cage and seems to be doing better. His urate, still has some orange tinge to it but is predominately white. I have not yet seen him eat but there are fewer...
So, after a year of being MIA, I had the fortunate luck to find my daughter's lizard, Charlie, hanging out in my neighbor's tree today. Once I got the ladder and climbed up, Charlie crawled right into my hands. Besides being underweight and a little dehydrated, he seems no worse for wear. We are...
As a combat vet with many friends that have been diagnosed with PTSD, I can say that many of them have made great strides using service animals, if it is an option, I highly suggest the program.
The basking light is actually outside the enclosure. I wanted to have it all enclosed, but I couldn't think of a way have it in the enclosure without potential problems.
I'm new at this chameleon thing, this forum and other people's project were instrumental. I made a lot of mistakes along the way, and may try another in the future.
Here are some pics of a curio cabinet that I repurposed into a terrarium for my veiled, Charlie. This has been an extensive and exhausting project, but to highlight some of the features, the enclosure started out as a curio cabinet from Craig's list.
1. Sand and repaint. The inside was painted...
I came home and he was just starting. So far, he has rid most of his underside and is working some branches pretty good to get his head. I give him a day or two and, if there are still some patches, it will be the shower for him.
Pick an seeming interested person or two in the crowd and talk to them. Use their head nods and facial expressions to judge your performance and make it more personal. Slow down, speech tempo increases under stress and can make you more stressed. Above all, don't over memorize, just be prepared...
I have been told, but not actually seen it, that there is a wild population of Jackson's Chameleons living and thriving in Laguna Canyon, Ca. A classmate of mine said that he and a herpetologist friend collect specimens that are ill, get them patched up and return them to the canyon. Like I...