Hope this does well!!!

[Lennoncham]

How much does a linear 65k plant bulb increase the temperature?

Not to much. They don’t let off that much heat.

 

[Lennoncham]

I wouldnt recommended introducing too many types of isopods, competion will kill them all off. Its not recommended to have more than 2 types of isos in a vivarium. As for the surviving on isos question... no not even, and your cham will generally ignore them, you also cant dust isos in your substrate.

You don’t need to dust isopods since they are already high in calcium. But yes they would ignore them for the most part unless they know they can find food down there.

 

[Char333p]

Looks nice... that java moss on that vine/branch ?

 

[KobaOregonherper]

You don’t need to dust isopods since they are already high in calcium. But yes they would ignore them for the most part unless they know they can find food down there.

Lol fair, but if you wanted your chameleon to get anywhere near the levels he/she needed, dusting would required. Again, not a good food source

 

[Lennoncham]

Lol fair, but if you wanted your chameleon to get anywhere near the levels he/she needed, dusting would required. Again, not a good food source

Why are they not a good food source?

 

[KobaOregonherper]

Why are they not a good food source?

Using your clean up crew as a sole means of feeding is not a good food source? Is this even a question?

 

[Lennoncham]

Using your clean up crew as a sole means of feeding is not a good food source? Is this even a question?

I said nothing about using it as the only food source. Just wondering why it’s not a good option as a feeder?

 

[Lennoncham]

Lol fair, but if you wanted your chameleon to get anywhere near the levels he/she needed, dusting would required. Again, not a good food source

From what I can find online isopods have anywhere from a 6:1 - 12:1 calcium to phosphorus ratio. So I don’t think dusting them with calcium is needed.

 

[MrsM]

I said nothing about using it as the only food source. Just wondering why it’s not a good option as a feeder?

Kind of like leaving out a bowl of mixed nuts...
You still serve meals without factoring it in...

 

[KobaOregonherper]

I said nothing about using it as the only food source. Just wondering why it’s not a good option as a feeder?

Gus fraba. I was directly responding to the new member asking about surviving only on his clean up crew. I wasnt saying that isopods werent a good feeder, I quote said "not a good food source" in response to clean up crews being the sole sorce of food not being a good food source.

Edit: the comment about dusting was just a joke about if he relied soley on his CUC hed have to double up on the calcium because he wouldnt eat enough of the Isopods. Tis all.

 

[Lennoncham]

Gus fraba. I was directly responding to the new member asking about surviving only on his clean up crew. I wasnt saying that isopods werent a good feeder, I quote said "not a good food source" in response to clean up crews being the sole sorce of food not being a good food source.

Edit: the comment about dusting was just a joke about if he relied soley on his CUC hed have to double up on the calcium because he wouldnt eat enough of the Isopods. Tis all.

Sorry we were talking about 2 different things and I didn’t explain myself well. Was a long week.

 

[KobaOregonherper]

Sorry we were talking about 2 different things and I didn’t explain myself well. Was a long week.

Me too man. No hard feelings all good

 

[Loki-Laurason]

Obviously! Lol Welcome to the Forums. This post is concerning.

Im not trying to argue with you or put you down but you need to do your homework before getting a Cham.

Your entire CUC couldn’t even take the edge off your chams hunger.

Please fill out the “how to ask for help” form and post your answers back here. Quality pictures will help us help you.



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.



--------------



Please Note:

1 The more details you provide the better and more accurate help you will receive.

2 Photos can be very helpful.

You’re concerned that someone is asking a question on a platform where people are supposed to ask questions? As I said, IM VERY NEW TO THIS. IM A BEGINNER. VERY BEGINNER. BEGINNERS need to ask questions. You tell me to do my homework... well I thought this platform could be used for doing my homework. It’s going to be MONTHS before I get my chameleon and I’m doing research literally every day. I am SO new to this that I JUST found out what a clean up crew is. Yeah.. that’s how beginner I am. Just found out about a CUC when I was concerned with keeping his enclosure as sanitary as needed, and I didn’t know what happens to his feces if I keep plants at the bottom of his enclosure. I’m such a beginner that I started a thread, “where does his poop go?” So please... if you’re going to be rude, don’t reply to me. I appreciate all of the awesome advise I received on that thread, but I DID notice there were a couple snobs, and someone was so rude to one of the commenters that the poor member went back and deleted all of their posts... very sad. And I posted this particular question since I JUST found out what a CUC is, and since I’ve been researching everyday, people keeping talking about a “reproductive CUC for consumption” so yeah... I’m researching. I’m doing my homework “Brody.” And I actually tried googling and YouTubing this, and came up with nothing. That’s why I thought I could post a question on here. Silly me... I’m very disheartened by the way some people treat beginners on this platform. Go be rude somewhere else... meanwhile, I’ll be “doing my homework” so no need to be “concerned.” Good day.

 

[Loki-Laurason]

I wouldnt recommended introducing too many types of isopods, competion will kill them all off. Its not recommended to have more than 2 types of isos in a vivarium. As for the surviving on isos question... no not even, and your cham will generally ignore them, you also cant dust isos in your substrate.

Thank you for your non judgmental advise. It’s going to be months before I get him. I literally just learned what a CUC is and I’ve heard a lot about a “reproductive CUC for consumption” so I’m just doing my homework.

 

[Lennoncham]

Obviously! Lol Welcome to the Forums. This post is concerning.

Im not trying to argue with you or put you down but you need to do your homework before getting a Cham.

Your entire CUC couldn’t even take the edge off your chams hunger.

Please fill out the “how to ask for help” form and post your answers back here. Quality pictures will help us help you.



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.



--------------



Please Note:

1 The more details you provide the better and more accurate help you will receive.

2 Photos can be very helpful.

My gosh Brody. Don’t you know your supposed to be nicer with today’s snowflake culture?

 

[Loki-Laurason]

My gosh Brody. Don’t you know your supposed to be nicer with today’s snowflake culture?

If being nice makes me a snowflake, then a snowflake be I. Not sure why people can’t just ask honest questions and get nice informative replies. There’s no need to act like a snob or a jerk. But, I guess it’s just cool to be rude.. I’m behind on latest trends.

 

[KobaOregonherper]

If being nice makes me a snowflake, then a snowflake be I. Not sure why people can’t just ask honest questions and get nice informative replies. There’s no need to act like a snob or a jerk. But, I guess it’s just cool to be rude.. I’m behind on latest trends.

Youre fine, I think they were under the impression you had the chameleon already. You get use to the banter. Just look for the information in between the joke posts

 

[Brodybreaux25]

My gosh Brody. Don’t you know your supposed to be nicer with today’s snowflake culture?

Thanks Len but no, I was an ass on this one. I usually write my posts and then come back and edit the ass*ole parts out. I skipped that step on this one since I’m on vacation and I was in a rush.

 

[Brodybreaux25]

You’re concerned that someone is asking a question on a platform where people are supposed to ask questions? As I said, IM VERY NEW TO THIS. IM A BEGINNER. VERY BEGINNER. BEGINNERS need to ask questions. You tell me to do my homework... well I thought this platform could be used for doing my homework. It’s going to be MONTHS before I get my chameleon and I’m doing research literally every day. I am SO new to this that I JUST found out what a clean up crew is. Yeah.. that’s how beginner I am. Just found out about a CUC when I was concerned with keeping his enclosure as sanitary as needed, and I didn’t know what happens to his feces if I keep plants at the bottom of his enclosure. I’m such a beginner that I started a thread, “where does his poop go?” So please... if you’re going to be rude, don’t reply to me. I appreciate all of the awesome advise I received on that thread, but I DID notice there were a couple snobs, and someone was so rude to one of the commenters that the poor member went back and deleted all of their posts... very sad. And I posted this particular question since I JUST found out what a CUC is, and since I’ve been researching everyday, people keeping talking about a “reproductive CUC for consumption” so yeah... I’m researching. I’m doing my homework “Brody.” And I actually tried googling and YouTubing this, and came up with nothing. That’s why I thought I could post a question on here. Silly me... I’m very disheartened by the way some people treat beginners on this platform. Go be rude somewhere else... meanwhile, I’ll be “doing my homework” so no need to be “concerned.” Good day.

My apologies Loki, you made it sound like you already had a Cham.

I made an assumption and made an ass of myself, I can admit that.

So no, my concern wasn’t that you were using this platform as it was intended to be(asking questions). My concern was that you already had one and hadn’t even bothered to do enough research to know what a CUC is or that it wasn’t a legitimate food source.

So back on topic, no a clean up crews job is to eat poop and clean the viv, not feed your Cham.