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Ohh, so jealous! One of my absolute faves found on our trip to Madagascar!

You're surprised? Panthers are a dime a dozen (don't get me wrong...they're great!) compared to Parson's and a lot easier to produce!

As someone who created a defacto "humid room" believe me it will cause trouble with the house structure...and not JUST in the one room. I had 4 free range melleri in a spare bedroom for a couple of years. Flooded that room with humidity. I not only had moldy closets, mildewed carpet, smells...

Lots of us have. If you go to the Enclosures and Supplies subforum you'll find a sticky message at the top. Many many threads with ideas about DIY cages to give you ideas and answer these very basic questions. Whatever wood you use will tolerate moisture as long as its properly sealed. You can...

It can be very dramatic when the husbandry is done wrong. Especially for the chameleon. I guess I find it hard to be so cavalier about cham care.

Terrible advice! I hope this was a joke!

Not everyone has the space a decently generous chameleon setup will require either. You can't just stuff a big screen cham cage anywhere.

Sounds like you need to read up on chameleon nutrition. Have you read the husbandry articles under the forum's Resources tab? I can think of much scarier health problems than Metabolic Bone Disease.

What are her reasons for saying no? There could be many valid ones. If you are dependent on your parents they do have the final say about what pets they'll permit in their house. Just because you've "done your research" doesn't mean you are ready to take this on. Leopard geckos are really...

Moving a cage (his territory) can be a big thing for a cham. Consider how intensely visual they are. Their behavior relies on visual clues almost exclusively. They don't rely on sound, taste or smell nearly as much. You just changed his entire world. Makes complete sense that he freaked out a...

Misunderstanding an animal's behavior can certainly lead to mistreatment. See it all the time and CF is no exception. A brief search and read of the hundreds of newbie posts about chams in trouble would show you that. But whatever. I love my pets regardless whether they are "capable" of loving...

Its not a matter of love or hate. Not the right terms to use in relation to a cham. It is more a matter of trust, familiarity, and acceptance. He reaches for you because he wants to use you as a route out of his confined space; a sort of moving tree branch. I can tell you are sort of meaning...

This care is basically wrong. You've been overdosing him with D3 which can lead to musculoskeletal and metabolic health problems. The correct dusting schedule (even when a juvenile BTW) is to dust with plain calcium (no D3) daily. Dust with calcium WITH D3 and also a herp multivitamin once every...

IMHO, bigger is best once your cham is grown. It provides more space for bigger bushier plants, more climbing space, more ability to provide heat and humidity gradients, space for dripper dishes, lay bins, feeder containers, or other things you might want to put inside. Can you request the...

I would still have them do a basic fecal float test even if they say they don't do them for reptiles. I don't think the procedure is any different than it would be for a dog/cat, but identifying the species of parasite might be. Many parasites are so common the species of the host may not...

I've often used tree branches from my yards for cham cages. My cages were BIG and no perches or branches that fit them were available in stores. Depends on the tree species and the condition of the branch. You don't want to use green wood of resinous species like spruce, pine or cedar due to the...

If you are combining Herptivite and Reptivite together you ARE doubling the dose of D3 per unit of dust. You are getting some from both products every time you combine them in your cup. Then, once you have mixed them, the vitamins are interfering with each other and degrading over time. FWIW, an...

OP I'm also confused about your dusting schedule. I suspect there's a language problem making this harder. The way you wrote about it, sounds as if you make a mix of all those dusting products and then dust the feeders with that mix once a week. If that is correct, you ARE overdosing Beta...

And, if you like the sound, put it in a waterproof container right outside the cage.

He may not be able to touch the bulb but depending on how close any perches are he may get so get so close that he still gets burned by the heat. You should measure the temperature anyplace he can sit that is close to the bulb while the light is on to make sure it isn't too hot. Watch the...