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    Help ID please!

    House geckos are awesome! Make sure you let it go on the outside of your house (as long as you don't spray for pests) and he will do a great job of keeping the local bug population in check. If you let them go back in the house, they will control the bug population in your home, especially...
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    I’m going to be a grandma!

    Congratulations! Hope to follow in your footsteps! Hope all 25 hatch!
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    Florida Wild Female Veiled Chameleon and Poll

    I have experience keeping reptiles, and I have always wanted to keep a chameleon, so I’ve researched it in the past, but I’ve definitely expanded my knowledge in the past week! I’m sorry that your chameleon didn’t make it, and I hope you have had better experiences, definitely best to play it...
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    Florida Wild Female Veiled Chameleon and Poll

    Hope to take ya, love showing people how beautiful the Everglades are! I will warn you though, its not easy! Lots of late night walkin' and 'skeeter smackin', and they do a good job of sitting unmoving in thick brush 90% of the day, it takes a good eye and a methodical search to find them, but...
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    Florida Wild Female Veiled Chameleon and Poll

    I completely agree, disregarding the health of an animal is never ok, and I know chameleons especially have historically been dumped often due to the difficulty of caring for them. Similar to what you said regarding the sale of WC's, one angle I think about a lot regarding the pet trade is the...
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    Florida Wild Female Veiled Chameleon and Poll

    Generally, any invasive will compete against native species for food, habitat, etc. so there is a strain put on the carrying capacity of native ecosystems when invasives are present. While a bit of strain here and there is manageable (some invasives have found a place in the food chain and...
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    Florida Wild Female Veiled Chameleon and Poll

    Thank you for your input, and no worries, I made this post specifically so everyone can share their views on it. I absolutely care to hear all sides weighing in :D! I'm inclined to agree with what you've said, especially with all the examples you have mentioned. Regarding FWC's invasive species...
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    Florida Wild Female Veiled Chameleon and Poll

    This is an image from a recent trip, Found this female hanging out in a Brazilian Pepper Tree, her colors were truly stunning! I am legally obligated to disclose that I did not re-release a non-native species as that would be a violation of Florida law. While confining a wild animal to...
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    Beginner seeking advice

    Thank you for your expertise, I am working on keeping them separate still. I'm planning on building a divider to give them each a side of the porch to explore whilst keeping the enclosure cageless. I can't bear to subject them to a life of confinement after they've grown up in freedom. I'm...
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    Beginner seeking advice

    (forgot to hit reply and I don't know how to delete messages) Kinyonga, thank you for the through reply! I have separated them for the time being, I did want to note that this pair was found close together on the same limb, and have seemed tolerant of each other, but regardless, I have separated...
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    Beginner seeking advice

    Kinyonga, thank you for the through reply! I have separated them for the time being, I did want to note that this pair was found close together on the same limb, and have seemed tolerant of each other, but regardless, I have separated them they keep switching plants to “hang out” with each other...
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    Beginner seeking advice

    She is a legend! I’ve seen her posts all over the forum, I’ve absorbed lots of great info from her. Don’t worry, I’ll be around! I’m a big herper, so I’ll likely begin posting field observations once I get settled with these guys and can get back on the hunt for more populations and species...
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    Beginner seeking advice

    Thanks so much for all the info! I currently have them on ficus Benjamina and an umbrella plant. Planning on making a free range style enclosure, with opaque dividers to keep them out of sight of each other. Just bought the T5HO and all the supplements, I also bought some silkworms to feed to...
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    Beginner seeking advice

    Hello chameleon forum members! I have been reading post obsessively for about 4 days now attempting to learn as much as I can about keeping veiled chameleons. I recently came about 3 wild caught veileds unexpectedly and have been frantically gathering supplies and building a habitat for them...
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