Especially when they are little and everything is new to them! Your little goober has had a head start on the other one so you will have to make sure the other one gets enough food. I am not sure how long you can keep the siblings together before they need their own cage. Probably about six...
Congratulations on the new addition to your family! What is your boys name and how old is he? With each shed, his markings and coloring may change do it’s an exciting time! Chams are dry shedders and usually do not need any help. However, if there is stuck shed at the tip of the tail or around...
Like Miss Skittles I tape the vinyl to the outside of the frame on the back and one side. I use fireproof vinyl movie posters that you can’t get on the market. I also put one under the cage covering the whole table with up turned edges on the back and sides to catch any water. Works great! The...
Wow what a wonderful surprise. I would just watch the little one all day! So cute. And soon the siblings will arrive. So you will have your hands full for Xmas! Bravo!
Well there are also different kinds of money trees too. Here’s mine that I have had planted in a pot outside for over thirty years. Couldn’t really get it all in the pic but it goes up to the second story windows. Also after twenty years it started giving me seed pods and here are a few I grew...
You got a cutie there! I think Bemans give is spot on about misting the whole cage. Your boys eyelids have pronounced openings which will lead too molting the entire eye at once impossible. This will be a repeat issue if you don’t figure it out. He closes his eye because it’s very hard to keep...
Oh wanted to tell you that money trees can loose all or most of the leaves during different times of the year. Take it out and put it in an area that gets lots of sun and it will come back.
Be careful of ficus as most are on the toxic list. I personally have had the best luck with monstera or Swiss cheese plants. They have large leaves and sturdy stalks. I have used different plant lights thru the years. I like the one I have now and got a 22” plant lite bulb to fit in my extra 24”...
Thank you for answering! Congratulations on your boy. At least you don’t have to go thru a name change like I did with my second child. Up until 8 months I was told my baby was a girl so I named her Julia after the father’s grandmother. Surprise it’s a boy so Julia morph into Julius. lol. But...
If you are going plant shopping, I love monstera. The broad leaf offers shade and stalks ate strong. I would ditch the bioactive aspect of the cage especially if you dealt with parasites. Also go.clean screen with two sides covered and taped down with vinyl on the outside of the screens. I...
Did you actually see the the nail in the screen? I imagine she pulled it out trying to dig in the fake carpet. That needs to go. Many times a female will think the floor of the cage is the floor of the forest and will try to dig and when they can't will just drop eggs and go into stress. You...
Remember heat rises. If you heat your home, get a step ladder and see what the temp is near the ceiling. since I have my cage four feet off the ground and it's four feet and my ceiling is ten, the top part of his cage gets very warm with using the wall heater. So on nights when its really cold...
Great climbing plant I would put it up against a window so he can look out. They love that. Do not have any means for him to get to the floor or you could lose him or he could get really hurt. He will learn before long how to go straight down by going backwards. I rigged up my out- of -cage...
Hello. One thing I would do with the Bambo is fill the holes at both ends with wood putty so your feeders don’t end up there. I learned that with my favorite branches which are dead rubber tree branches that the worms especially go there to change. Anyway bend a branch is the safest vine on the...
Hello and welcome. Sounds like you have done a lot of research which is good. Your misting schedule and feeders will be determined on the age and sex of the cham. The most hearty are the male veiled chams. My vet recommended cleaning with Chlorhexidine gluconate 2% which I have used for years...
Hello and welcome! Chameleon's tongues are so strong that even rocks can be picked up. The retraction is so fast that down the gullet it goes. So keeping rocks, gravels, pearlite, etc out of the cage is safest! i actually sift all of my top soil always. Females usually are awesome hunters too...
Get rid of the fake plant! Too many sharp edges and if he took a bite of it would impact and kill him. Skewers are about the right thickness for the babies. As he gets bigger you can change them out to chop sticks. Just make sure no sharp ends.
Hey Andrew tell your brother to hang in there. I was diagnosed 10 1/2 years ago as terminal. I try my best to stay positive. That’s my trick. He will find his. Remember it’s his journey. You are there to support him. This is a fine start too Andrew. Best of luck to your family and chamily