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The plant probably wouldn't close it's trap fast enough to catch the tongue. But due to the sticky juice inside the venus fly traps, it could happen the chameleon's tongue would breakaway a whole trap. I don't think this would be very healthy for a chameleon (and imho, there's no need to try)...

Looks like if there could be some pus or other material inside the eye. But noone on the forum is able to tell you whether she has a little shed residue or a small injury or an infection or dirt from a branch under the eye lid without seeing the chameleon personally and doing some diagnostics...

That's a necrotized tail tip and it surely didn't happen yesterday. Looking at the skin surface, this has probably been going on for longer time, a fresh wound or even a burn looks different. Necrotizing tissue in chameleon tails tends to spread into the healthy tissue, so please visit your vet...

How much IE vitamin D3 contains the second one? And which vitamins (and in which doses) contains the third supplement? Which UVB-bulbs do you use? That's a looooot too much for an adult veiled chameleon (if he has no days without food, he gets 30 to 40 feeders a week!). No wonder at all he...

I tried to raise some in different terrariums. Results: They're nothing to climb on for a chameleon, they aren't really capable as plants to drink from and they don't like the climates as well. Always the first plants to die if something didn't fit exactly their needs :o. Therefore I don't buy...

Clematis species contain protoanemonins, but they're only toxic if eaten in huge amounts. Panther chameleons don't tend to eat plants or nibble on leaves, so you could use this plant in your cage quite safely.

A well nurtured chameleon doesn't get a lack of anything in only two weeks. That's a normal hunger period for a chameleon and they can deal with this short time without problems (remember it's not a mammal). If there is a lack of vitamins or calcium, it has been for a longer time yet. Would be...

First question: Was it a fake plant or a real one (and if they're real ones- why are they wired?) Imho one could avoid another situation like this by using natural plants (which would simply break away) and no wires inside the cage. I had an patient with similar problem last year, he got his...

These things are definitely no worms, but old sheds from the hemipenes. The bag of the two hemipenes lays directly behind the cloaca, so their shed or even sperm plugs will leave at the back end of their cloaca.

Keep the pupae in your fridge and always only take out the number you want to hatch soon. Works great with flies, most beetles and the common feeder moths. Stick insects could also be great feeders for you. Easy to get, easy to keep and chameleons love them. Or take a look for some Achatina...

The beetles/bugs are much better feeders as their larvae, because they contain less fat and proteins. I wouldn't recommend a diet only consisting of "worms" for chameleons if the keeper wants to avoid fatty liver, kidney diseases and decreased life expectancy. What about Blaberus craniifer...

One successfull mating is enough for a fertilized clutch. The female shows you if she's ready for mating or if she's already pissed off. There's no need to put them together on and on until the females bites her partner.

There are several causes for prolapses and they should be carefully detected with your vet to avoid the same again in future. First your vet has to identify which organe (cloaca, intestine, hemipenis) is prolapsed. Only pushing tissue back often isn't a real help, therefore I always recommend...

I say, no matter whether you see the mices as a "treat" or regular food, it's not necessary at all to feed. Yes, that's correct. It doesn't really matter if gout or fatty liver comes from too much "mice treats" or a general meal worm diet. Both harms your chameleon. Another problem ist the...

An amazing couloured individual of Calumma nasutum in an even more amazing national park in Madagascar

Niels was so kind to give me a nice couple to prepare: Two Kinyongia boehmei, a male and a female.

They are "nutritious", but contain too much fat and proteins, simply said they're way "too nutritious". Chameleons in captivity are mostly overfed (read this posting for more information about overfeeding). In Nature they may sometimes catch smaller lizards, but there will be even days and whole...

I don't see more Chamaeleo calyptratus with abscesses than other species at clinic. Think that just looks like this because the veiled chameleon is one of the most common and kept chameleon species. There exist a lot more papers about diseases in Chamaeleo calyptratus than in other species, but...

I don't got a lot of time between my Madagascar trip, working in my new job at the clinic, preparing my dissertation project and and moving to my new home, but I could manage to finish a Rieppeleon brevicaudatus.

They don't seem to contain any toxics regarding literature - in contrast to Ficus, Pothos and all those plants often mentioned as "chameleon safe", which contain furcocumarines or oxalic acids. The real important point is: Does your chameleon regularly eat plants or nibble flowers from time to...