TommyJerzboy
New Member
Hi just registered to this great forum and wanted to say hi to everyone. Im a new 2yr old Ambilobe Chameleon that i picked up the june 16, and have a few questions. i owned a veiled about 15 years ago, so im only vaguely familiar with keeping chameleons. so my set up is a screened cage like many of you, with a plant that im thinking about replacing with a hibiscus plant, the twisty vines, and some branches, i have a 5. uvb, 75w blue day & 75w red night i dont use the red night light because the cage is kept in a sun room and stays at a decent temp at night now that we are in summer. i also have a dripper and a fogger that i run from 8am to 8pm but for only 2 hours at a time. so my questions are for a 2yr old ambilobe, how many times a week should i feed him? previous owner told me he feeds 12 crickets or worms only twice a week. is that good or should i add extra days of feeding? also any north nj cham owners in this forum?
We feed our chams every other day 6 crickets or dubia roaches dusted with plain calcium and two times month we dust with calcium D3 and a multivitamin usually do that on the 1st and the 15th of every month. We give them treats 3x a week usually butter, silk or hornworms and wax worms only once in a while. We have a repti-fogger as well. We never use a red heat light at night, even during the cold months as we don't find its necessary. If you replace his plant just make sure that you change the soil so that its organic and doesn't contain any harmful fertilizers in it. I notice you said you have a dripper and a fogger but do you have a mister? He should be misted 3x a day for 5 min sessions to help keep the humidity levels up in the cage. Also make sure to replace his uvb bulb every 6 months. 
