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We started by sanding each dowel down to remove any potential splinters, paint, finish, etc.. Then we burned the dowels to make them look more natural & cut each in half. We rinsed the burned dowels with water, wiped them good & let them dry overnight.

We gutted his old cage setup, everything but the umbrella tree, & started installing the new branches. We were able to modify the 1 x 1 cm mesh that lines the inside of his cage to mount the new branches. We brought Buddha in a couple times during this phase to make sure the spacing would work!

After we added all the dowels, we began decorating! We have a couple of magnetic mushroom shelves, vines, an orchid plant in there, along with fake hanging plants to cover the walls. Here's a finished shot of his basking areas toward the top of the enclosure.

The finished product! There's a Buddha in there somewhere :) We completed this project about a month ago - he really likes the new setup!

Amazing pictures! I'm curious - With the Translucent's, are they able to change the colors of the white / black areas on their skin? Do you find they're more sensitive to basking temperatures or UVB? I've learned that albino snakes / lizards are actually at a disadvantage, since they cannot bask...

Did you find this in the wild? I'm thinking not a sphinx moth, as it looks a little basic lol Similar body shape, but not the right colors / markings.

Sometimes when we take our cham outside, there are wasps & bees flying around.. typical Mother Nature. But I do get a little concerned, I'd hate for Buddha to get stung - Has anyone's chameleon gone after these insects before & if so - what happens?! I've certainly seen him tracking their...

Interesting - can you post a pic? :notworthy:

They look good! Once they reach that peak size they start roaming, burrowing & puking / pooping their insides out until they're ready to pupate. Just keep the soil moist enough & leave them alone. In a couple days they'll be pupas! Ps - I just successfully had my first batch of hornworm babies...

Soaking up that MN sun while we can! :)

Showing off on his door.

Exploring colors

He froze like I wouldn't see him if he froze

@Beelinn Haha I wondered if anyone would notice!! Yeah, Buddha's jaw developed a tad crooked - the vet said it was a harmless little quirk, but omg :love::love::love: Sometimes it makes him look extra grumpy.. other times extra derpy. Either way it's hilarious & adorable.

Touché!! :wideyed::eek:

They are hilariously large for their tiny bodies!

Definitely! Currently we're paying $0.85 per worm at the reptile store so.. this will help haha

Aww, thank you!! :LOL::LOL::LOL: I was concerned the moths weren't pairing up since some of the males couldn't fly.. clearly they worked it out lol

A couple months ago we had this crazy idea to attempt breeding our own hornworms.. After much trial & error, we now have our first successful hornworm hatchlings! We collected about 40 tiny squirmy worms tonight & have an intimidating amount of viable eggs yet to hatch... ...And now to keep...

Born Jan. 4th 2017. Photo taken May 29th, 2018. Photo cred: my fiance JH ♡