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Has anyone used a chiller to cool their fogger for nighttime fogging, and how well did it work? I’m wondering if this might help reach temps in the 50s at night that many montane Chams require for good overall health Probably would require a much smaller chiller than what is used on reef tanks...

I’m wondering if anyone has used or uses the strategy of increasing basking and ambient temperature when they are treating infections in their reptiles. It is well established that many biological processes require a certain temperature to increase their effectiveness. Immunological processes in...

Just showed up on my feed Interesting, I wonder how programmable it might be https://www.reptiliavita.com/

“Greater variability in habitat constitutes greater potential for precise regulation of preferred temperatures. More opportunity for thermoregulation contributes to the increased fitness of organisms in a complex habitat“ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.1141

Here’s a link to Biology of the Reptilia started and overseen by a scientist named Carl Gans. It covers four decades, 22 volumes, and 13,800 pages of science on reptiles https://carlgans.org/biology-reptilia-online/ It might take a while to get through 😂

I ordered this today. I’m excited to read a review of the research on welfare of captive reptiles. The link below gives a review of its contents https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10936276/

One of our members will be on a podcast on Facebook at 10 CST talking about parson’s and their care. Should be worth checking out if you’re available The link is posted on Primo Chameleons on Facebook if you’re interested

Go outside 😊

The only one that doesn’t hate me 😂 I love the smiley face on his head 🙂

I barely ever see the guy, but man he is pretty (or she? I don’t know, I respect their privacy)

https://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/anticanres/36/3/1345.full.pdf

Can someone explain why it is advised to never fog above 67 F? I've read the warning that it could lead to lower respiratory tract infections (pneumonia). Why is it assumed that temperature above 67 (? Where did this number come from ?) combined with high humidity (? What’s the number for...

Interesting article discussing production of beta-endorphins through UV exposure. Could make basking a “pleasurable” experience that encourages the behavior? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4117380/pdf/nihms599207.pdf this next article suggests that vitamin D deficiency...

I read this article by Dr Francis Baines today. If you don’t know who that is, you really should. She’s advanced reptile lighting a great deal. This article changed or at least put into question my views on vitamin D3 synthesis, how oral D3 might affect synthesis, and hypervitaminosis D. Very...

Does anyone know what form of D3 is in the supplements we use? Is it cholecalciferol, calcidiol, or calcitriol? Just wondering if it’s a form that requires metabolism by the liver and kidney, or is it calcitriol, the active form so far the only product I’ve found that says anything other than...

So as a diversion while I make my next chameleon plan, I’m getting a gargoyle gecko this week. Hopefully some of you are keeping these and can add your experience to help my progress Chameleon Info: Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your...

This was the advertisement on the wall in the parking garage we used in Dublin today 😂 Get energized people 😊

I frequently hear that colored lights are bad for chameleon eyes and they shouldn’t be used. Where does this come from? If you think about full spectrum “white” light it’s made up of a broad spectrum of wavelengths that our eyes interpret as white. Which logically means it contains both blue...