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And checking over care sheets, this might actually have been the culprit. The seasonal drop of ambient by 5° would have pushed the basking spot temp out of spec. I'm going to monitor him over the next few days. I know he's also an old man, but I'll make sure my care is within spec first. He was...

Well looking at the estimated time temps based on bulb distance, it may be I was not running a warm enough backing spot, essentially the 100 watt could just barely get within spec at the distance it sat. Essentially the distance from the bulb to the temp prove is 11" which at that distance the...

I'm having the opposite issue, but I live farther up north and have my setup in a basement that is cooler as the weather outside gets warmer. I struggle to get basking temps high enough.

First I'm going to double check his basking spot, it might be low. It's temp regulated, but it was also originally setup for a different time of year when the ambient temperature in the room was higher. I currently run a 100 watt basking bulb but have noticed recently that the regulator isn't...

Hey, so while Chandler is doing well he has had some behavioural changes recently. He's eating less, has reduced grip strength and he's hiding a lot more. Once October gets here I'll have owned him for 5 years with an unknown hatch date. I guess I want to know what are the signs that a...

I think Chandler might be getting close to the end. Behaviours are changing, he's eating less, has reduced grip strength and he's hiding more. I have owned him for 5 years come this October with an unknown hatch date.

So I just realized how many people get trapped by what is commonly referred to as the "system" but in reality it's just people's greed. I'm realizing most people don't manage their money well and simply just make enough to pay for the things they want. Most will be pass and leave nothing behind...

This hurt my head to read. I love how for resources they use Pinterest and two other links. Also so happy to hear that they are inexpensive animals.

Also got around to doing some reorganizing and trimming on Chandler's enclosure. It's safe to say that he is one of my pride and joys. And the pitcher plants are thriving because any crickets he doesn't eat end up in the pitcher plants. Never thought my first attempt at a bioactive enclosure...

Understandable. I know with these animals, even owning just one, the biggest cost is initial startup. If I get into breeding, it will definitely be later in life.

So I've been thinking about my future and seriously considering getting into breeding chameleons in the future. My question is what the approximate cost is for a chameleon from hatching to around 6 months of age. I'm ballparking around $300 minimum. Just would like to know so I can plan out when...

Even his colors haven't faded, but he does show a wider variety of colors and shades than he did when he was younger. His grip is still strong, but he's always had a habit of finding spots in the cage where he doesn't have to hold on. When I'm handling him, he's never held on tight, but has on...

He's definitely a grumpy old man, didn't take to kindly to me swapping out the old Arcadia bulb. I haven't noticed any decrease in appetite or activity. He is more open to handling though than he was when he was younger, to the point of walking out onto my hand when I offer it. He's also...

Well I figured it was time to do an update for Chandler, his bioactive setup is doing wonderfully and he's still going strong at 6 years of age. I'm actually curious if he'll live longer than average as then I should take a closer look at my care for him. Also time for a new UV bulb.

So I've ran into an issue, it's a good issue, but essentially the plants have grown in to the point of making pathing difficult for Chandler so I'll be doing some trimming in the future. It's come so far from when I started it though.

Alright, only significant difference from the one I have is a metal bulkhead, I have the plastic one. I've replaced my timer as the original failed and bought the reservoir filter and in line filter. I would say with what I know about MistKing, that there shouldn't be an issue with hotswapping...

I have no idea what version I even have, I just know it works. What exactly did they change between the versions?

Yeah, despite my best efforts to prevent gnats from being in the enclosure in the first place by prepping and sanitizing the substrate and plants prior to them going in, I still ended up with them. Basically knew they were a common thing with bioactive enclosures prior to actually setting it up...

I have plants on the bottom, all the trimmings from the Pothos when I transferred them to the enclosure were put in the bottom and have started to grow. Interestingly, the two plants growing like weeds are the Nepenthes and Pothos. And the nepenthes are doing exactly what I intended for them...

Minor reorganization helped.