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Shedding time is definitely grumpy time.

I say yes! and encourage mine to eat the wild bugs by planting flowers to attract them. It really depends on where you live and the quality of the environment around you. Parasites and pesticides are a consideration but generally if the bug is healthy enough to make it up 7 floors to my balcony...

Cute! Love the little gym you made :D

Thanks thought it was something like that, will give it a go. It's a bit of a spare tree so will keep the little ones off it until it comes right.

Firstly I have a ficus, not sure exactly which one, it has the darker green leaves and more of a weeping willow type structure to it. Recently it has started to lose leaves, they go yellow and fall off and this seems to be happening at random through out the tree to new leaves and old leaves...

From my fairly limited experience (in terms of variety) I would say dwarfs because at least half of the ones I've come across in the wild will readily climb onto you and all of the ones I've raised from birth will redily climb onto most people. Not so much out of 'friendliness' I think, more out...

Setup a separate container with digestive bran etc and put the beetles in there (or the pupae if you see them, the meal worms sort of recede into a shorter, legless looking casing while they morph into beetles.) They need a bit more moisture as beetles so make sure they have fresh veggies...

Looking great! :) Wish I had some pygmies!

Beautiful babies!

Lens and body are equally important, kinda silly saying they aren't. However a quality lens should not lose its value over time if looked after properly. I've been shooting on a 300D for almost 8 years and it has taken over 60 000 shots with only the shutter needing to be replaced. I have...

Some of them aren't but most of them are sadly and there is no solid way of confirming which is which without actually going there yourself. This is Africa and when there is money to be made and nothing to regulate it the resource will undoubtedly raped. In this case for every 10 chameleons...

Find a local breeder. The way most exporters from Africa operate is terrible and extremely cruel.

:( Sad for your loss, glad she had her caregiver to hold onto at the very end. I agree that they are a lot more aware of these things than is given credit so its important to treat them as such.

Great stuff! I know Canon makes a coupling which allows you to mount your ring flash to the macro, hopefully it can double up and let you do the double lens thing as well.

I try to keep them outside as much as possible and even leave them in the rain occasionally if it is light and the temps mild. They are very temperature tolerant especially if you can introduce them to highs and lows early on. I do live right on the beach which does usually stop the mercury...

Love the bobble-head stage :D

Here is an update of my damaranum family. The first is my pride and joy Miss Basil. She has either retained sperm and is pregnant or is getting fat on wild insects. The next 3 are of Rex who is one of the 2 babies I kept from her last clutch. You may recall a similar pic I posted a few...

Wow guys some great entries this month, going to be hard to choose!

Here is a further comparison: The first is a Pumilum and the second is Damaranum. Although I've had some very different colour variations, the little dot on the flank above the arm as compared to the strong lateral line is a pretty clear indication.

If you have a You Tube Account flag it as animal abuse (small flag icon bottom right). It should be taken down. I'm guessing he dropped the camera to pull them apart, suggesting he probably did have some concern for their safety but still, for all we know the one broke the others jaw with...