If you are getting a reading of 5 at 4", what are you getting at 12 or 20"?
I suspect that anything less than 140mw at 4" would be almost useless for this basking sun loving species.
Screen doesn't just block a little bit of UVB it blocks nearly 50 percent.:eek:
Are you using a high...
15 month old female CB T. Peretti ready for a nesting site.
13 month old male CB T. Peretti
Getting restless
Some basic husbandry parameters that have proven effective for the captive environment are:
Daytime temps between 76-82 with a basking zone of 84-88.
Night time temps 66-69...
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All good questions. The answers you seek are everywhere here. Please read the different forums because the same questions have been answered dozens if not hundreds of times.
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It appears that every forum has its broad base of members, from beginner to advanced.
Do you think Chameleon keepers are a little more sophisticated than the other reptile keepers? Why or why not?
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I would suggest really doing your homework about a particular species first. Instead of investing in AC, which it doesn't sound like you have, you may want to make sure the other factors are fully covered such as "Great Lighting" The right size and style of habitat, quality plants...
Sounds great. You'll have to water often if you keep it near the top, near the lights. Mine have always done best between halfway and 3/4 from the top of the enclosure.
Hey Todd, I need a new UVB 12% bulb to do a 16 month usage comparison. To determine the deterioration rate so we can publish it. 36 " in stock? I will also demonstrate the power of these bulbs at the inaugural Northwest Chameleon Keepers Society meeting.
There have been many pictures on this site with questionable chameleon habitats. But quite honestly the pictures in this thread are sickening. The worst display of chameleon husbandry I've ever seen. Ever.
Is it possible to close this thread? This whole situation is a perfect example of how...
But the store bought plant or forest plant isn't the issue. It's the store bought soil which contained perlite that you claim was the issue, right?
It just sounded like because you gather your plants from the forest that therefore no more issues. You just use soil without perlite now. At...