Camiezone babies from Homer and Big Girl

[Andrew1283]

Thank you for letting me join this conversation and please be patient with me if I asks many questions along the way.

Picasso is our very first (actually my teenager daughter’s) chameleon. But like any other parent, I will be the primary caregiver and the ATM for any expenses.

Please take some time to fill out this questionnaire so the forums can help provide the best possible experience for you and your new chameleon. Also please post pictures of your enclosure so we can ensure you’re providing proper husbandry. Thanks!

EDIT PLEASE POST THIS IN YOUR OWN THREAD>

Chameleon Info:

• Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
• Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
• Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
• Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
• Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
• Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
• History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.

Cage Info:

• Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
• Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
• Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
• Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
• Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
• Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor?
• Location - Where are you geographically located?

Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.

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Please Note:

1. The more details you provide the better and more accurate help you will receive.
2. Photos can be very helpful.

 

[Beman]

Thank you for letting me join this conversation and please be patient with me if I asks many questions along the way.

Picasso is our very first (actually my teenager daughter’s) chameleon. But like any other parent, I will be the primary caregiver and the ATM for any expenses.

Done reading the whole 25 pages of this post. Wow, Picasso’s family are all handsome and colors are gorgeous! Can’t wait for our baby to grow like yours. Knowing mine is from @Camiezone I am confident our boy will be as handsome as many of you have.

Welcome to the forum. If you would like us to take a look at your set up and husbandry just post a thread of your own. Then we can just look at your info.

 

[ChamelaChameleon]

Here is my line of thinking….

50 medium grasshoppers are $40.00 U.S. shipped. That’s 80 cents a hopper.

Crickets are 13 cents each at my local pet store. But I would estimate that 2/3 of crickets die within a week of purchase so they’re really 39 cents each.

AND medium hoppers are twice the volume of large crickets so they are really the same price when considering volume and shrink.

Also, hoppers don’t stink! Major factor there

I am going to set up a breeding tank for hoppers. It looks like I need a tall tank with a screen top, sand, and lots of branches. I’m so excited

That's my point and outlook. Grasshoppers live a long time, require little care, no water, no smell, no cleaning, 1 hopper = 2 or 3 crickets depending on its size. If you add gas (3 trips a week to feeder store), your cricket price increases.

 

[Kx2+cham]

Thanks @Andrew1283! I think I will do that in a different post so that it will not derail this conversation.

 

[Herpetosplease]

Bud thought he would show his battle stripes a little for his brother Bolt!!

 

[ChamelaChameleon]

Bud thought he would show his battle stripes a little for his brother Bolt!!View attachment 345262

He looks soooo much like Bolt!. Bud is a handsome guy - even with battle stripes.

 

[ChamelaChameleon]

That's my point and outlook. Grasshoppers live a long time, require little care, no water, no smell, no cleaning, 1 hopper = 2 or 3 crickets depending on its size. If you add gas (3 trips a week to feeder store), your cricket price increases.

Yes, 2/3 of my crickets die, no matter what I do. Even the ones I order, die.

 

[ChamelaChameleon]

I got my grasshoppers set up under a 8” heat dome and a 15 watt bulb. Very gentle 92 degrees at the screen and 80 on the bottom of the shaded side. Just ordered 50 more. Holy cow Bert has been scarfing them down!

I keep my feeders with no substrate. I plan to add branches at some point.

Feeders on the bottom get eaten first! Bahahahahaha!

 

[Andrew1283]

I keep my feeders with no substrate. I plan to add branches at some point.View attachment 345263
Feeders on the bottom get eaten first! Bahahahahaha!

Is that romaine?

 

[Sherbertsmysunshine]

Bud thought he would show his battle stripes a little for his brother Bolt!!View attachment 345262

His eyes are so pretty

 

[Kx2+cham]

Is there only one seller of grasshoppers around? I DM SauceGandhi and said he has some on the site but it is all sold out, even before I DM’d him.

 

[ChamelaChameleon]

Is that romaine?

Yes, I use Romaine, Dandelion greens, Mustard greens, Collard Greens and a small amount of Arcadia Earth pro insect gut load. The Arcadia has Bee pollen so I use it lightly.

 

[ChamelaChameleon]

Is there only one seller of grasshoppers around? I DM SauceGandhi and said he has some on the site but it is all sold out, even before I DM’d him.

Yes, @SauceGandhi and his partner Khai are the only ones I've been able to locate. I have searched high and wide and found no one.

 

[Kx2+cham]

Yes, @SauceGandhi and his partner Khai are the only ones I've been able to locate. I have searched high and wide and found no one.

SauceGandhi sent me another DM, hopefully we can work out something.

 

[Sonny13]

Bud thought he would show his battle stripes a little for his brother Bolt!!View attachment 345262

Amazing

 

[Camiezone]

This is how I keep my hoppers. They seem to thrive. They Love love love heat. I'm so fascinated with them. It's a trip to see them morph out then they shed. They literally push out w their face n sheed everything, nails, eye skin, entire bodies n legs in one piece. It ends up like last picture. Crazy. The chameleons shed all too, sometimes almost in one piece, nothing like hoppers.

 

[Sherbertsmysunshine]

This is how I keep my hoppers. They seem to thrive. They Love love love heat. I'm so fascinated with them. It's a trip to see them morph out then they shed. They literally push out w their face n sheed everything, nails, eye skin, entire bodies n legs in one piece. It ends up like last picture. Crazy. The chameleons shed all too, sometimes almost in one piece, nothing like hoppers.

wow! my feeders get a tub with some cardboard boxes

 

[Camiezone]

Can I just day that I don't even have words for how much I love this thread n forum. I'm so grateful to miss skittle n beman for making this thread and to everyone who is participating on it.
It's my daily go to. It makes ne so happy to hear n see that everyone is happy with their new family members n that the chameleons are doing so great. What more can I ask for?
I thank you all so much.
Camilla

Ps Homer n Big Girl are also very proud of their beautiful and healthy babies.

 

[Camiezone]

wow! my feeders get a tub with some cardboard boxes

I'm extremely I know, lol

 

[Camiezone]

Bud thought he would show his battle stripes a little for his brother Bolt!!View attachment 345262

Awe the face of an angel. Hi bud. U look stunning.