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This may sound weird but the feistier my chameleon is usually the healthier and better he is feeling. I worry when he cooperates. In my experience he has been less likely to gape or hiss when he was sick or is dehydrated. Maybe he’s actually less afraid of you- enough to speak his mind.

I’m glad to hear she dug a little today. It is really stressful to have a sick baby and I speak for so many of us when I say we are with you, crossing our fingers and hoping.

Couple suggestions: Back up lightbulb. Timers. Baby monitor. Make sure they are familiar with the misting system so it doesn’t accidentally get switched to on instead of short cycles and run dry. I left someone in charge and that happened to me.

This. As long as you are close by, you can tell if Skittles is still enjoying time outside and not overheating or stressing.

I wouldn’t go over low 90s unless they were fighting a RI. But then I’m no vet and have significantly less experience than many on here.

I think all water related stuff... showering, fogging, and drainage/ dry out time are really important to clarify more. As a new owner it is easy to be heavy handed- just overdoing everything. Without clarifying the balance of dry out time it could lead to respiratory infections, bacteria, and...

It seems like they are looking at ways to examine breeding and shipping practices to find out what went wrong, and how and when fecal testing can be done to save lives. Which seems like really the most we can hope as far as public good. So let’s learn. Do breeder start doing pre and post ship...

Guys stop throwing pain at pain. I just want to say I respect Matt and Jess and Beman. All three are passionate about chameleons and helping people and have helped me. it’s obvious they all loved Bahari - even before he had a name and all of them are hurting, and YES it should be acknowledged...

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You can often order feeders from the links for site sponsors like mulberryfarms or coastal silkworms. See also if you are near a smaller pet store that is more reptile savvy. Don’t ask the folks at box chain pet stores what to buy, or you may be steered wrong, read as much as you can on this site.

I’ts fine to be out under 90s but if it is at that basking temp of upper 80s I’d be sure there is shade and some foliage so he can thermoregulate and hide if he feels stressed. One option is a nice pop up hamper where you can still provide sticks and leaves for a shade option while protecting...

That’s him silently roaring at you like a T Rex.

It’s definitely the one I’d like... just whenever I think I have money some kind of car repair or other similar crap comes in and wipes it out. Maybe in a couple of months.

I’m not going to do it intentionally, but I need to get something that I can have a family member or petsitter check on without too much risk of breaking it.

Does it automatically shut off when there is no water? I just had my Monsoon die after only owning it 6 weeks. I had to be away, and the person in charge put it on full ON mode instead of cycle until it flooded and eventually died. It wasn’t cheap, but I thought it was a savings over the...

Becca you were so careful to make everything perfect. This isn’t how it was supposed to go, I know we were all looking forward to years of happy photos and anecdotes. I’m wishing you healing and peace.

In my humble opinion any time we can support our site sponsors we should. It is thanks to this site (and those individuals) many of our chameleons are alive. If it isn’t affordable make it yourself but don’t support companies that put profits before the health of the animals, and we should not...

So sorry for your loss :(

It may take a couple days before the meds work. Just keep her warm and that will help her fight the RI plus she will be more apt to want to drink.