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I'd agree with this. I've put anesthetized animals- mammals, reptiles, birds, fish, even a few arachnids- in some pretty bizarre postures to get the angle that we needed. Bones can do all sorts of weird things when the ligaments and muscles go limp: you even have to be careful not to overextend...

Thanks, guys, for all the support. It means a lot! I hopefully won't disappear entirely though- I like it here

You'd get a mixed bag: 25% of the clutch would be Wild 25% of the clutch would be Lesser 25% of the clutch would be Banana 25% of the clutch would be Banana Lesser Barring any unknown hets, etc.

This may come across as a bit "Debbbie Downer", but... If you can't afford the initial animal, I would be concerned about your ability to maintain a kinkajou properly. They are extremely expensive to keep: they require a huge amount of a variety of fresh fruit daily. A 7.5lb kinkajou can eat a...

This week. THIS WEEK. In the past 6 days: My identity was stolen. All my money, savings, RRSPs, student line of credit... everything... is gone. I'll get it back eventually (thanks to insurance) but right now I'm busy fighting with banks, law enforcement and insurance people. I had to euthanize...

I have no idea what you are saying. I feel like you are trying to sell me something. Probably snake oil. A multimillion dollar facility is not going to be able to be replicated in your home; it's really that simple. We house over 200 adult chameleons. That is also not likely to be replicated in...

Do you have any clear top or side views of her that you could post?

Is this study expected to be published, and if so, where? Who are the authors? Who are the funders?

You make this claim that the ~28% mortality rate is irrespective of care, but I don't see any information to back that up. Can you find me some studies that support your stance? I would definitely be interested in reading up on that: I'm not above changing my opinion upon preponderance of...

@gotwqqd: it sounds that you do not think that there is a problem in the chameleon community with improper care, health issues, etc. Is that true? If so, I would like to exchange my experiences for yours: I've seen too many very sad cases to personally believe this is true. Wanna talk science...

A parasite check is just routine for new chams... and just chams in general, really. I have the luxury of being able to take samples to work and run them, so my panther gets his done about once monthly (which is probably overkill). The chams at work get a fecal check every 6 months or so...

"What else is it that should trace the insuperable line? Is it the faculty of reason, or perhaps, the faculty for discourse?...the question is not, Can they reason? nor, Can they talk? but, Can they suffer? Why should the law refuse its protection to any sensitive being?... The time will come...

Ugh I know. It irritated me enough that I went Ca:K lol; K is potasstium, not phosphorus but hopefully people got what I was trying to say. In retrospect I could have just done "Ca : P" but that's what I get for being too eager to share something cool lol

That should be fine; it's those $5 dials that stick on the cage that make me roll my eyes lol! I use an infrared temp gun I got on Amazon for $15; I found it's more accurate but a probe should be good too. You cold always replace the boxes- which are definitely going to get soggy- with plastic...

What a beautiful beast

She is so cute I can't even, but I have to admit it freaks me out a little when they look at you with both eyes lol

Happy Hatchday PeeWee!

There would be no appreciable difference between testing organic or non-organic produce, according to the vast majority of studies. A census of scholarly articles on the subject found that raising food organically does not change it's nutrient profile, except that some organic produce may have...

Okay, so it's actually for guinea pigs and not for chameleons but the information still seems pretty good; I checked a few of their numbers with a secondary source as well as a few of their calculations, and they were spot on. I didn't check all of them, though. There are just too many. The...

This is fine as long as you know you will have to upgrade to something like a 3'x2'x5' cage later :) Make sure your temps are on point in the basking area; 75W seems a bit high to me for a baby. Make sure you are using a reliable thermometer probe or gun: those analog dial thermometers are...