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An ideal location for montane species would be a basement. Low temps and high humidity. For those of us that aren't fortunate enough to have a basement, you'll have to create a microclimate for them. I house all of my montane species as well as my leaf chameleons in a walk-in closet off of my...

Congrats! You don't see these guys hatching in captivity very often. Were they CH or CB? How about the other clutches? Good luck with them!

Those water treatments are useless unless when used with very delicate fish, and even then I doubt anything from exoterra would be effective. The thing is, during the chlorination process all the chlorine is actually expelled... so by the time the water reaches your house, there isn't any...

I hate to tell you, but you wasted your money on the HabbaMist. I realize you did it in the best interest of your chameleon, but there are several major problems with the HabbaMist unit. It's recommended that most species of chameleons recieve 15-30 minutes of misting per day. Since the...

You don't need water conditioner, tap water is fine. Also, even if you created a finer mist, the properties of water tension will gather large drops in your cage, no matter what. Don't worry about it. I'd say at this age your best bet would be a regular hand mister bottle. These have an...

Why exactly are you trying to sell your veiled if you plan on buying another so soon? Because it's aggresive when you try and handle it?

I'm not sure if they'd attack an animal unless they felt threatened. They are predators however. They eat mostly bees and have a long needle like appendage that they use to suck the juices out of victims. Fun stuff huh?:D

I'm not up to date on my insect latin, but we have those bugs around here. They are known as an assasin bug, the common assasin bug to be exact. The one in your picture is in one of the nymph stages. They metemorphisize several times in their life and the adults have wings. Don't feed them...

I've been using ESU cages for over a year. The only part that's ever rusted was the screws. Everything else is coated aluminium.

A good feeder cup can be made with a small tupperware container. Cut most of the bottom away and replace it with screen, use hot glue to secure it. That way bug waste and water won't accumulate during misting and your bugs don't drown.

The pygmies also seem to like aphids. No ladybugs though, they're toxic.

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It's hard to say about sheer size (bone structure), but Roo definately keeps his brevs nice and fat! I'm pretty sure that his WC's are huge too. I've seen all of mine shed, but the CB's are the only ones that shed often. Then again, he also owns the largest veiled I've ever seen, so maybe he's...

Thanks Heika. I originally bought a 1.2 group of WC's, and she was always the largest. But then I got to see Roo's collection in person and his brevs are HUGE compared to mine. Literally double the size. The funny thing is, in the 6+ months that I've had them, the original trio hasn't grown...

No, I really don't. I just redid my tank 2 weeks ago, and sifted through the old substrate with a miniature rake. I even tore the root balls of plants apart. I combed it for 2 hours and found nothing. I've observed mating, but none of my females have ever looked gravid. :confused:

Heika, That's very interesting. I believe most of my brev's iris' are a yellow/gold color. I'd definately be interested in swapping blood, but I've got to get my pygmies to breed first. I've had them for over 6 months and I still don't have any eggs. :(

Here's a comparison shot of her and a regular female taken under incandescent lighting, just to show that it isn't the flourescents making her look light. I pulled her out this morning and tried to get a close up of the eyes, but I can't see an iris for the life of me. Either I'm missing it...

Some of the females have the red eyes, but not all of them. I try my best at caring for them, but the previous owner deserves most of the credit. They are very rarely ever bred in captivity, so I wouldn't hold your breath for babies :) The male I have isn't interested in the ladies for some...

I've always thought so, but not everyone agrees. Some people have a hard time accepting it as leucitism without the presence of blue eyes, but I've seen leucistic deer with black eyes. She doesn't like the bright sections of the tank either. I'm not sure if it's sensitive eyes or UV skin...

Here are some photos of a few of my brevs. These two are CB by Roo. This one is my favorite. She's a WC and has the lightest coloration I've seen in a brev. She also cannot change color.