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not off topic at all.. :) Dose make the poison.. too.. and there is GRAS or "non toxic to humans" does not always apply to other animals..

As it seems in the glass, after a month of monitoring and such.. low humidity due to winter.. To keep humidity up, I need to spray more often.. problem is, this also adds a lot of extra water to the cage.. Not swamp or mud but very very moist substrate.. It a exoterra cage, drainage layer...

Does anyone use probiotics in chameleons? any benefits? and if so what type? As they heat whole prey items with GI tracts.. they must get lots of beneficial bacteria through food.. but curious if this is something recommended at times of stress, post worming etc etc.. using Vit A...

yeh if you where going to add some clay.. It would have to be FOOD grade type... there "could" be of benefit perhaps - not recommended.. However non toxic means non toxic to humans, and being not a food grade clay.. there could be all sorts of contaminants in it.. Onions and garlic are good...

guilty.. I don't take photos, but it is a really good time to do a complete look over sometimes.. also he goes to bed WAY early.. like 6 or so.. so if he was free ranging.. and I forget.. I have had to move him a few times.. but yup.. I hate to disturb his sleep, but there have been times...

ummm... perhaps take a nail file and round off the sharp tips off the rear foot he is using to scratch himself?? a tiny bit of corn starch applied to the wound can be used to stop bleeding.. or a little pressure.. I have NO idea if people use such things on chams.. but used it on...

not sure why to even bother to refrigerate the buggers unless mid summer and really hot.. in new England I been trying to breed them.. not for just my cham but a nice treat for my chickens.. weeks and only a few out of a hundred cup even have pupated.. let alone one lone beetle :( so much...

since 99% of bottle water is FILTERD local water and there is zero difference between the makeup of "bottled" vs what comes out of ones tap at least in the US.. forget buying bottled.. by a basic britta filter.. If you must.. but most bottled water is the same stuff that comes out of ones...

The vendor part is tricky.. as I don't know them well.. that alone is another set of concerns.. I don't want to start anything so replies can be private, also experiences are individual.. but I was considering south central herp?? as they are expecting a sizeable number in soon...

OK So I am about to bite the bullet so to speak.. I have a couple of questions.. as it seems that not a lot of people have or deal with CB in the Bearded Pigs.. I am looking at the WC option.. as I don't want related males females.. and small clutch size, high mortality in babies.. WC seems...

Anyone know where good examples of X rays for chameleons can be found?? I was curious on the film.. on his front legs by the elbows there is a opacity kind of what looks like a 'knee cap" structure?? do they have a bony structure here?? any reference photos?? think trying to get...

Giardia FYI.. tiny and hard to spot :) measurements are in Microns.. First picture Giardia, Second Coccidia :) Enjoy!!

As a vet tech.. and TONS of experience in parasitology :) I find the subject fascinating.. BTW.. False negatives in a fecal is common.. For all worms, Coccidia, and yes even giardia.. There are LIMITS to what parasites you are going to see on different methods of Fecals.. Parasites...

I know the medium that they use in reptworms and phoenix worms is ok if there is some on them for the reptile to eat.. You are supposed to keep them Cool (not fridge cool) and not feed them to keep them dormant.. BSF larva are very good composters, they will eat just about anything...

Another befit of this if you can get them to drink is the sanitation.. Not sure it would work or be a good idea all the time, (or at all) but you could also add water soluble vitamins to the water... or electrolytes if one needed to for various medical reasons :)

any suggestion on where to look on a specific vendors rep??

Just curious, seems like a lot of the general discussion is older, anyone breeding any of the Pigmy species?? I know FL Chams has them both WC and CB.. but why no other listings?? I prefer to start with CB, but also thinking brevs are a bit better first pigmy cham then temporalis...

Ok I have a three year old male veiled, no matter how much I have tried to train him, trust me I have TONS of experience using positive reinforcement in dogs, cats, ducks, chickens, small animals, pigs, horses.. Nope.. tried hand feeding, heat, heck even good response retreat to remove...

Is it not a worry he/she is not shooting for them?? just curious?? does he/she try if you don't put the insect closer?? Nice to have a cham so interested in eating and not worried by the human.. mine not so much :(

I been thinking of adding some of these to my potted plants as a clean up crew like a viv set up.. not sure if it will work, but as I have a colony of these and springtails.. I figured why not?? if they eat them fine.. but as they are a bottom of the food chain and eats refuse.. . yeh...