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I agree with Kinyonga. Though, for new keepers, I usually suggest that they give calcium with D3 once to twice a week for the first 6 months, since they haven't figured out how to supplement well enough to get what they need in. This is due to the problem of overfeeding early on and the bones...

I try to keep it simple depending on the feeder. With the crickets, I tend to give the mix. They have to be cleaned out daily anyway since they are fairly dirty. So, greens and fruit are a good gut load The mealworms and superworms, I just give the bran/rice baby food and something like...

I can't say that I am familiar with him, though I am not a nutritionist. This article was a culmination of discussions and confusions of how things work and many issues that I see with chameleons coming to my practice. Glad you still found it informative. Matthew

If I were to chose one, I'd probably get the flukers dry feed. Formulated specifically for crickets meant to give as feeders to lizards. My guess is that they are playing it safe to the point of not having excess of any particular nutrients, and not having any growth hormones. I'd supplement...

Sorry for the confusion... There should have been a comma between the two words-- WER, and carrots. WER was a formulated dry cricket food back then. (Don't know if they are still selling.) Presently, I use Flucker's dry cricket food, or Chicken laying dry feed (for chickens that lay...

I would love to see a picture of it too. I have had a couple Jackson's come in with odd black marks on their side. One almost looked like someone had put a black magic marker on its side like a streak. It hower never really got bigger or smaller and did not change after shedding a few...

I agree that it could be a feeder too, though it would be really helpful if you elaborated a bit more. For example 4 times in a month is not necessarily a lot. What type of cham do you have? Age? Feeders and sizes? Is he just gaping, or does he thrash his head around trying to dislodge...

I have @ 10 juvi (unsexed ) crested geckos that I'd like to sell to good homes. Instead of hitting KingSnake, I'm going to the people that keep lizards better. All my babies are hand fed, so are not shy with owners. All eat primarily gecko diet and occassional crickets. For those on the...

What if your veiled refuses to eat fruits and veggies? - There are many veiled that don't eat veggies at all. Some will gradually work into it, so having a skewer of fresh mustard or turnip greens or pesticide free hibiscus will sometimes entice. Not essential for the diet. Is it okay...

No- you do NOT dust with Phos. Your cham is getting enough phos from its diet already. I'd have to go check, but I think that a lot if not all of the reptile calcium supplements are phospherus free. The bigger deal is differentiating between the calcium with and without D3. I don't...

Definitely a burn This is definitely a burn. This happened to Manga when I change out a Mercury vapor bulb to a new one. (Same wattage, but burn out of the bulb was different from the previous 3 up to then... this is why I don't use MV bulbs anymore.) I like the idea of SSD creme but due to...

If you wash the fruits and veggies (which I am too lazy to do), any fruit and veggies would be fine. I usually give collard, mustards, or turnip greens. Then I add orange, carrots and then Chicken laying mash or another dry cricket mash. The chicken laying mash can be bought cheap at a feed...

Wow! You are probably going to get a lot of differing answer to this question.... Personally, I would stay with the fluoro tubing as a seperate element from the basking light. I think that the MV, the coiled light, and fluoro tubes can all be good, though there are issues with the first...

Glad everything is okay. Matthew

A picture would be good. What color is it? Is is a pale beige color? If so, it would be best explained as glanular material that comes from the hemi penal pouch. If you take a tissue and slowly apply pressure, it will come off. A lot of males well express these at the same time as...

Yes, I was saying that too much of a concentration of UVB could be a problem. I believe there are a few cham owners out there whose chams have experienced blindness with MV bulbs as well as 10.0 fluoro bulbs. Sounds like a moot point. Glad your litte one is feeling better. Matthew

Some other ideas.... Hey, It's always hard to figure out the problem when husbandry is good, the owner is knowlegable, and the cham has gone through basic vetcare. Here are some suggestions that may lead to nowhere. (Note beforehand: My blue bar ambanja did not fire up for the first...

Does anyone here sell millipedes? If so could you please PM me. Thanks, Matthew

I haven't found that it is a problem. That being said. I also suggest that people mist the cage in the morning (simulating morning dew) This cuts down on the dust a lot.

My 2 cents... I think the biggest thing that you can do is know your animal and adjust accordingly. 1) All of these calcium sands are not small enough to get absorbed, regardless of what the manufacturers say. (Think of how fine your supplements are to be absorbed). If your lizard injests...