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Most likely he's responding to the fact that he's out in the open and knows it. I used to put my chams in a tree in my yard during the summer and sit out. They became very cautious and did the trick where they hide behind a branch with eyes peering out from each side. Pretty funny but made it...

Back when I was breeding panthers about 15 years ago, I had a large terrarium for the hatchlings that was heavily planted and had a glass front and a screen top. I had recently begun experimenting with ultrasonic humidifiers and had the mist piped around through various hoses to multiple cages...

LOL I didn't have that much trouble making screens so I think this will work well for me. The screen top I made was hinged and had a little handle for lifting. That gives me some experience with screwing into the aluminum frame without stripping. Should be a fairly easy task compared to some of...

He *must* have been trying to say "parfait." And while his attempt may be pretentious, the French pronunciation sounds a lot more like "cwah-sohn" than "croissant." Must have been funny to hear regardless.

Yeah I just bought a Black and Decker Ultrasonic humidifier for about $25. Works great but can't be used on a timer, as the power button is a microswitch and can't be left "on." It always resets to off when the power is disconnected. There is a company out of China called banggood.com that...

I was just planning to make one myself. It really shouldn't be too hard as long as you measure carefully and cut clean. I made a hinged screen top for an aquarium the same way in the past.

I'm already planning his new enclosure. I like building cages. Today I also bought a couple new plants for him since all he had was a stringy pothos. I got him a little schefflerra and an anthurium. Was so tempted by the oranges and lemons, they smelled so good. However my experience in the past...

Thanks everyone. It worked out great. I took Michi into the house on my hand. My wife was still at work (it's really her present) so I showed the kids first and they were REALLY EXCITED. I expected the boys to be excited but my daughters thought he was amazing too. They are all quite familiar...

Wow, it's happened again. I haven't owned a chameleon since my wife and I stopped breeding back in about 2001 or so. But we've discussed it for years and eventually planned to keep panthers again, especially now that we have kids and they're interested in the little buggers. So today while...

I seem to recall my tamatave wc adult male arrived with a mostly green rest coloration. He stayed that way for months, and then one day his rest coloration changed to red/orange. I have no idea why but after that I never saw him change to green again. Aric

For feeder breading, I'd use an egg wash and some italian bread crumbs. Should fry up nicely. (sorry, I couldn't resist! It's such a perfect typo! Breading vs. breeding!) Aric

I loved my tamatave male! He was so big and orange. My ambanja was no slouch either. Nice pics!\Aric

I remember once trying to feed a slug to my chameleon... I can't remember if it was one of my veileds or panthers... but anyway, he really wanted to eat it. But he couldn't! It was too slippery and after a number of botched attempts I aborted the effort. True story. This was about a decade...

I would think that it would be fine if you cleaned it every 1-3 weeks or so.

That Bradypodion is so cool. Do you have a pair? How are they doing?

Yes, well, don't we all... :) Aric

Sounds like you've got it under control to me!

The problem in all cases is stagnant water/moisture. If it stagnates in the hose that runs to the cage or in the cage itself it can get bacteria growth. I used to run my ultrasonic humidifiers almost all the time in my reptile room to keep it humid. In the morning there would be a really...

It's really easy to identify males. The tarsal spurs are very obvious.

The only time I've seen this is with a restless chameleon who's trying to get out of the enclosure. He keeps walking against the wall/sides and thus begins digging as there's nowhere to go. Could be a sign that the environment is not right for him- too hot? Too cold? Water? You'll have to...