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I appreciate the concern but come on have you even read the thread or just looked at the pictures? I don't mean to sound rude or anything but I said in my original post that I've been trying to get him in to a vet and then said it again several times after that including me posting what time the...

Thanks that's great to hear. I'm crossing my fingers they'll be able to help my little guy out and get him healthy ASAP. Thanks everyone for the concern and trying to help. I'll be sure to post an update after the vet visit tomorrow for those who are interested.

Thanks that's actually the same vet I mentioned above that I had found in the Area by Area Vet List. I was able to get an appointment set up for tomorrow at 3:30 in the afternoon. Besides being mentioned on here they have a lot of positive reviews online so I'm hoping they'll be able to help my...

Thanks Jann. I’ve been looking up herp/reptile vets online and hadn’t thought about contacting any of the members on here to see what vets they use but that's an awesome idea. I’m in the Sacramento area (a little to the north in Lincoln) and I know CNorton and I think NorCal55 are somewhat close...

Thanks for the replies so far everyone. Maybe I didn't say it plainly enough at first but I do understand this is serious and will be taking him to see a vet as soon as I can get an appointment with one. All of the vets near me have been closed for the last couple of days so I'm going to start...

Hey Everyone, My Nosy Be isn't doing too good and I'm hoping you guys might be able to help me help him. I spent some time feeding him and my other two chams yesterday and noticed that he's a really pale grayish white color and really skinny/bony looking and most of his crickets from the last...

Sorry for your loss. I went through something similar with one of my panther girls and know how terrible it can be...

I know what you mean lol. I measured the different doorways in my house to make sure I didn't build it too big to fit through any of them before I got started. I also installed some swivel casters from a big tool box on the bottom of my stand so I can roll it around whenever I need to move it...

Thanks I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. It would've been much easier to convert an armwar in to a big enclosure but I could never find any good ones at yard sales or thrift stores so I wound up making the whole thing (stand included) from scratch. It was my first time ever doing a major...

You're right they're screen. I used little threaded wood certs (found at HD in the fasteners section) in the wood frame and then screwed the screen's frame in to them. Here's a link to my enclosure build thread that has some pictures and a lot more details...

I built a custom 36"x24"x54" enclosure for my guy, Loki, and use one basking bulb towards one side and a 36" Tropic Blaze fixture from LYR with one UVB and 3 plant lights towards the back of the enclosure. Having the one heat bulb lets him move to that spot when he needs to bask and still lets...

Thanks I'm glad the info was useful. Thanks I'm pretty happy with how the setup is looking. I got the 24" fixture (w/22" bulb) for around $125 which isn't that cheap but isn't as expensive as some of the other T5HO options out there either. It also comes with one of the Reptisun 5.0 T5HO...

Hey Everyone, I've seen a few posts of people asking questions about the new Reptisun LED UVB fixtures and while I was at my local reptile shop I saw that they had just got a shipment of them in. They looked pretty sweet so I decided to buy one and give it a try. I already have a couple of...

I have been using the 22" T5HO for a while now on my 24x24x48 cage for my male Nosy Be with no problems. I had fixtures and Arcadia bulbs from Todd at lightyourreptiles on my previous cages and love them but a few months ago I came across my little Nosy Be female and I couldn't pass her up so I...

Most people on here tend to stay away from the coil type UV bulbs since some of the earlier models were known to cause blindness in chams (those issues have since been resolved). I used the same hood and bulb that you had pictured when I got my baby Nosy Be at a reptile show since it was part of...

I use an Exo Terra thermometer for the basking area and one of their therm./hygro. combos in the middle of the cage to monitor ambient temp and humidity. I like the long probes because it allows me to hang the monitors on the cage door and run the wires in through my misting nozzle hole and down...

That is sweet! I can't wait to see what it looks like once you have the interior all set up:)

I'm not sure what specifically you're looking for but there are a ton of build threads that different people have posted on here (myself included). Different people have made cages that are quick and inexpensive and others have made some really over the top impressive cages. The best thing would...

Here are some crummy cell phone shots about how I set up two 18" x 18" x 36" Reptibreeze cages for my lovely ladies: I have them secured together with some small stainless steel nuts, bolts, and fender washers that I poked through the screen as close to the screen frame as possible (for...

I was in the same place last year when I made my first DIY cage prior to getting my first chameleon after several years. I had a lot of fun making it and really like being able to build things to my tastes. There's a ton of really useful information in this forum if you do a search for "DIY"...