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BDEE · 1 Feb 2015 at 18:52

Thought I would update this to show how my Cham has changed since the above photo.
Coming on nicely:

Oh and I shall sneak this in..... My new pride and joy.... Not many of these in the UK:

DannyDrama · 14 Jul 2015 at 19:22

Thought I'd give this thread a bit of CPR. Hopefully the photos finally work!

That's a six foot vivarium he's in, he's grown like mario after a shroom.

This one decided to have a nibble on his plant for no apparent reason.

robfosters · 14 Jul 2015 at 21:23

Pics not showing mate.

DannyDrama · 14 Jul 2015 at 22:07

robfosters said:
Pics not showing mate.

Well hell, I've tried dropbox and google but cheers for the shout.

Narj · 14 Jul 2015 at 23:41

BDEE said:
Norman the Giant Day Gecko:

Beautiful!

How do these animals behave around you? Are they generally ignorant or do you get any sort of familiarity/affection?

Cyclone · 15 Jul 2015 at 01:07

BDEE said:
Thought I would update this to show how my Cham has changed since the above photo.
Coming on nicely:

How easy is it to look after chameleons? Ive wanted one for years but I kept reading they were difficult to keep, humidity, temperature etc.

DannyDrama · 15 Jul 2015 at 03:41

Cyclone said:
How easy is it to look after chameleons? Ive wanted one for years but I kept reading they were difficult to keep, humidity, temperature etc.

The setups are easy enough, they have a reputation for being difficult because they don't tolerate lacklustre keeping very well. There are pretty much four core bits of kit, a heat lamp, thermostat for the heat lamp, UVB light and a fogger/dripper/something for humidity. Everything else is pretty much positioning and tweaking things like the drip rate for the right humidity etc.

Dylan2013 · 15 Jul 2015 at 03:47

Actually, I think the patterns are gorgeous. How old is he/she? :cool:

DannyDrama · 15 Jul 2015 at 13:38

Dylan2013 said:
Actually, I think the patterns are gorgeous. How old is he/she?

Not my chameleon if you're talking to me but the snake is less than a year old. No quote in your post so not sure.

bulletv1 · 20 Aug 2015 at 15:54

Got a Royal Python. Called Monty for the moment but trying to think of something less obvious.

robfosters · 20 Aug 2015 at 16:13

I called mine Marmite as the main colour is exactly the same.

I've seen one called Roly, (they roll into a ball), and I've seen one rather cleverly called Ripley. See if you can work out why?

shankly1985 · 24 Sep 2015 at 14:04

Owning my green iguana now for almost 14 years and only couple weeks ago I found out something very special about this species of lizard.

They have a 3rd eye lol on top there head I always thought it's a point that breaks to start a shed but nope they see light change. So if a bird pray cast a dark shadow over head they can get ahead start warning.

MichaelAwkward · 24 Sep 2015 at 14:09

Is it weird that I find snakes utterly charming and almost cute? My partner would never let me have one though. Could get away with a lizard of some sort though...

bulletv1 · 5 Apr 2016 at 09:29

Well the name Monty stuck. And he's now out grown his old enclosure so bought a new 3ft enclosure, root, vine and some led lights. Going to get a ceramic heater as well i think just to bring the ambient temp up a little bit.

DannyDrama · 5 Apr 2016 at 09:40

bulletv1 said:
Well the name Monty stuck. And he's now out grown his old enclosure so bought a new 3ft enclosure, root, vine and some led lights. Going to get a ceramic heater as well i think just to bring the ambient temp up a little bit.

A ceramic heater will kill the humidity so be aware of that as it might cause shedding issues. I used ceramics for my retics at first but peeling a snake that large when it comes off in individual scales is not fun. I use AHS heaters now and they hold humidity a lot better.

Jono · 5 Apr 2016 at 09:49

I have a chameleon that can't change colour.

He has a reptile dysfunction.

DannyDrama · 5 Apr 2016 at 09:50

Jono said:
I have a chameleon that can't change colour.

He has a reptile dysfunction.

This joke is everything that's wrong with non-reptile people. :mad:

robfosters · 5 Apr 2016 at 09:56

Agree on the AHS heaters. Reliable too, my microclimates been going for over 10 years.

DannyDrama · 5 Apr 2016 at 10:03

They are reliable, and stable temperatures too. I don't think I've needed to check my temps after the first year, they're rock solid. They take a bit longer to warm up in the mornings but it means a more natural heat cycle (if you bother cycling it at all).

bulletv1 · 5 Apr 2016 at 10:14

Looks good. Will save my pennies. What sort of wattage should i be looking at for a 3ft viv?

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