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Do you mean a fake tree or a living potted tree? Fakes have their uses in a pinch. You can often find fake Ficus trees at thrift stores, hobby and craft stores, or home improvement stores. For a living potted tree try garden centers. However, this isn't exactly the season.

You need to consider thieves. They might case out your yard and decide to help themselves to your unusual cage occupants.

Depending on those particular cats, if they sit and stare at the cham they will stress it out to the point it won't move around its cage normally. Which means it may not eat, bask, drink when needed. Some people say their cats ignore the cham but not all will. A cham's vision is extremely acute...

You want a soil mix that drains well. If the soil sits saturated by the daily misting or dripping you do it will harbor molds and fungi and rot the plant's root system. Pothos can tolerate a lot of this but once a fungus or rot gets started it can kill the plant. You want potting soil that does...

They can hear some low frequency sound but not much.

What is the humidity level in her cage? If she's a little dehydrated she may be having trouble with irritated eyes. Do you hand mist her often? If her eyes feel scratchy she may keep rubbing them or closing them. Bulging and moving her eye under the lid is a sign it's irritating her or she's...

Just watch her behavior. If she IS overheated she'll stop basking as much and she'll gape. Chams bask to warm up their internal organs, not their skin, but generally once they get close to "operating temp" they start gaping and move farther from the heat. She may get a bit dehydrated if she's...

Basically, the Silvadene will protect the raw tissue from secondary infections, keep it protected from heat and drying (and, BTW, misting water) while it heals. Depending on how deep the damage goes, the dead tissue will start to slough away. Let it. If there's a lot of it and it starts hanging...

It isn't "lockjaw". More likely that he's learned that you will try to force his jaw open and try to feed him, so he's resisting you. They have very strong jaw muscles for their size. If he does have some body weight built up at this point your bigger concern is hydration. I'd stop forcing...

That bulb is too intense! No wonder he's keeping his eyes closed.

Is she showing this coloration all the time or just when she's reacting to something? An overall pale coloration in addition to gaping could be overheating. I know males tend to show higher contrast white when they are displaying. It's possible she's showing receptive or gravid coloration. I...

Look at the information printed on the BULB! That's what you need to know. Do you have the package it came in? Chances are a lot of your problems are due to this bulb. Get rid of it. This also means the fixture you are using isn't correct. The UV producing bulbs hobbyists tend to like best are...

Supporting the company Petco or not is a big part of the reason folks here avoid them. Their corporate policies about the animals they offer, the incorrect information and incorrect husbandry supplies they choose to carry are the problem. If one store is lucky enough to let a knowledgeable...

Depending on the specific brand of UBV bulb (not just whether it's a CFL or not) his lighting may not be great. Linear (tube) type UVBs tend to be much more beneficial. CFL bulbs can produce UVB but not all brands produce the correct amount. CFLs can also irritate their eyes. He should be...

Sorry you lost him! The first mistake was buying anything from Petco; animal or supplies. Sometimes people who post here say their particular store had an educated employee, but the majority of these stores know little to nothing about cham husbandry, they buy their stock from mass producers...

Hmm, I disagree. Has more of a solid tissue appearance rather than an abscess. Hard to say for certain from that pic but it looks a little lumpy or warty, not just a swelling under the skin like an abscess. OP you need a vet visit. It could certainly be a benign growth of some sort. It could...

Not a great picture but it could be some sort of Schefflera. Can't really tell. It looks pretty light-deprived too, so it isn't growing as densely bushy as it probably would normally. They are pretty persistent. Check the forum's safe plants list for the correct type of Schefflera to look for...

Don't forget that a big part of keeping a cham hydrated is maintaining the overall cage humidity level. You could provide dripping water 24/7 and still have a dehydrated cham if the setup itself isn't designed correctly. You don't actually NEED a dripper per se. The largest dripper on the...

You could create a densely layered "network" of branches and perches so he won't have to reach as far to grasp one, and so he can catch himself in it if he does lose his grip more easily. Create places he can rest more of his weight off his feet and sort of lay on the branches instead of grip...