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Also, GBR don't make a terribly great staple feeder.

A feeder colony of roaches is a bad idea in a bioactive or any other setup really. For one, part of the reason we gutload is because we want to use the insect as a vessel for the things our cham needs to eat. In other words, you feed your roaches what you would want your chameleons eating. In a...

Try to only feed things shorter than the space between a chameleon's eyes, that way the cham can't choke even if the food item goes in the wrong way.

If you are referring to the white stripes like fancyraptor asked, those are a normal part of a young Veiled's coloration. Could you please fill out the how to ask for help form under the health clinic section of this forum?

Pallid roaches can climb and reproduce very quickly from what I've read. It would be possible to keep feeders living with the cham but I don't really think the amount of work it would take to keep the population steady/ supplement/ gutload is worth not having to open the cage door once in a while.

As long as the mantids don't come in contact with anything dangerous.

You don't have to take the tree outside, what I was saying was put it outside of his cage so he can climb onto it.

Friday, June 30th The cage is now completely done! Terrible timing though, because I am going to Kansas City for the weekend. I will get better pics later today.

Yes it is mostly screen

I named my cham Clay because I thought he was going to look orange like clay in Tennessee (he's from the flchams Naval bloodline so I thought he'd be like his dad) but I was very off on my guess!

Ficus alli is a great choice and is what I use. Just make sure it can hold him as broken branches hold a sap that will irratate skin.

My suggestion is to take it slow and never grab him out of the cage if he doesn't want to go. Try hand feeding as well, it will help him trust you.

Have you thought about red goblins or pallid?

Usually for a baby you want low 80s for basking

The tree method only involves a tree outside the cage to make the cham feel safer. Picking them up is something that takes time. I recommend just putting a tree outside and not bothering the cham for now, because as perryny said, it could end the same way.

Here is a list of plants I have used with success: Pothos Dracaena (tree) Ficus Alli Coleus (Very bad climbing plant but very pretty) Bromeliads Parlor Palm Here are some plants that aren't as common that I like: Rattlesnake Plant (Calathea) Nepenthes sp. (Pitcher Plant) Orchids N. Exaltata...

Wednesday, June 28th I haven't gotten much done on the cage as it is pretty much finished and my carpet might need replacing because of a storm, so clay is moved to the room next to mine. On a better note, I'm going to start raising pallid and red goblin roaches.

He could just not like them. Some chams love dubia and some want nothing to do with them.

I agree. Dubias are notorious for not moving.

Yes I have a ficus alli that I used to get Clay out of his cage. It works great and he loves it.