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That's definitely something to consider; there are people on here who have kept panther chameleons through the end of their life

I'll fix it - can just put n/a for now

I'm going to bump this up again. Not getting any responses yet, any suggestions on how to increase turnout? I could cross-post to other internet communities with chameleon keepers (I'm not very Facebook savvy so if there are big groups there I'd appreciate any suggestions). I also could do a...

My condolences for your loss

Good Afternoon Everyone, I am a veterinarian and a chameleon keeper who has been a forum member for a few years now. I have created a survey designed to identify and quantify husbandry strategies that are associated with longer lived panther chameleons. The goal will be to identify these...

I will feed my animals wild caught insects on occasion. The safest rule of thumb for feeding wild insects is only feed insects that you can identify. Spicoli (my panther) seems to particularly like katydids so I will intentionally capture those when in season and feed them to him. I'll usually...

Thanks, both of those are helpful suggestions. I will likely be employing these ideas when the time comes. Is the net the firm plastic bird mesh from home depot?

Thanks for all the suggestions - I'm looking mostly for successfully employed at-home options at this point in time, he is up-to-date on his veterinary care. Any photos of the ladders or catch nets? Seeing what has worked is probably better than reverse engineering. I don't think he's quite...

Have any keepers with experience keeping older panther chameleons altered husbandry at all for their older animals? Spicoli, my male F. pardalis, is almost 6 now. I wish he would live forever, but he has slowed down quite a bit in recent months. No specific health problems to speak of, I am just...

No, I mean I lose total foot candles when I decrease the number of lights. I have four t5 tubes right now in the quad, but it would be easier to just have a single t5 with a reflector for UVB, and then make up for the loss of those three tubes with LED lights.

Foot candles - I probably shouldn't use undefined acronyms and then disappear for three weeks. It's basically the measurable unit of light output alongside lux. Theoretically PAR may be better as a unit for plant growth? Or something? I've never engaged with PAR though because a meter costs...

Oh yeah I gotcha - so it had cooling fans for fluorescent lights AND still overheated? I don't even know how that's possible, they must have royally screwed up some part of the QC process. I am in the process of upgrading all my animals to custom made enclosures. The 36" odyssea only has to...

The Odyssea? I believe I have a model that predates the "spontaneous combustion" feature. The older 36" has cooling fans in it, I have read models without the fans (I believe the 24", +/- a different 36" model) have had problems. This one has been going for years, before any brand-related...

Hey thanks for the suggestion, I appreciate it. Do you know what the kelvin is on that fixture? I do have LEDs already. I'm not using the 2' W so I need to find a 3' long fixture, unfortunately. I bought a ballast off of eBay, I am probably going to just try to solder the d*** thing back together.

I did a hybrid foam background/photo backdrop (both DIY) I have a couple videos I made about it, here is the first one: If you don't want what is basically a complicated foam sculpture you could always do foam with silicone + orchid bark and cocofiber and then just let plants like Ficus...

And when you can't smell it it's probably best to have someone else smell it to confirm - at least for me, my sense of smell is very poor (apparently chronic exposure to California's subapocalyptic wildfires is not benign? Go figure). And even when it's done off gassing you should try it with...

I usually let any chemicals (spray foam, silicone, paint, finish, whatever) go for at least a month before adding animals. This is partially intentional and partially because I have been using bioactive setups for a few years now and usually try to let the plants establish for a few weeks before...

FWIW I have used Krylon Fusion spray paint when I have needed paint in the past. If you click around on the forums here you'll see it is the brand that is most typically recommended. Keep in mind none of these paints have been tested for safety with reptiles and if it's off gassing still (and...

Hello All, I have a 36" quad t5HO fixture from Odyssea - it has worked well for about three years, but yesterday two of the lights started flickering. My understanding is that this indicates a ballast is going out (the pairs are on separate switches). Has anyone ever tried to replace ballasts...

I'd tend to agree - OP said they were "vintage" though which rightly or wrongly I took to mean "pre-safety standards." I don't know anything about ceramics though (how easily this could leech out, when lead was used, etc).