Shedding problems
Shedding problems A shedding problem means that the chameleon has shed almost completely, but some pieces of the old skin have been remaining for days. The old skin looks milky in this area or...
Dripper
In the picture: 1 protective caps, 2 ventilation hole, 3 drip chamber, 4 roller clamp Drippers are perfect to ensure your chameleon’s water supply inside a cage. In a well equipped cage with soil...
Parasites
Parasites are a common problem in chameleons, especially in wild-caught chameleons or captive-bred animals from large breeding stocks. Basically, you distinguish between endoparasites, which colonize the inside of a chameleon, and ectoparasites, which are...
Mouth rot
Mouth rot – what is it? „Mouth rot“ is a common term for the inflammation of mouth mucosa in chameleons. The medicinal term is stomatitis, in the case of the already affected bone and...
Feces and urates
Feces and urates In contrast to humans, dogs, cats, and other mammals, chameleons do not release liquid urine. Instead, they produce so-called urate, which consists of the salts of uric acid. Urat is a...
Quarantine
Quarantine is a limited period of time during which a chameleon is kept completely isolated from other chameleons and other reptiles to protect them from contagious diseases. In the case of chameleons, these are...
Recapturing escaped feeders
At some point it happens to every chameleon keeper: feeders, which were actually meant for the chameleon, have made off and run around freely in the apartment. Most feeders cannot reproduce in the average...
Feeding methods
Keeping chameleons means not only keeping living insects, but also feeding them. There are several possibilities that we would like to present here. Free inside the cage The simplest and most practical method...
Pododermatitis
Pododermatitis – what is it? Pododermatitis is the medicinal term for the inflammation of the skin, actually on the feet. In chameleons and many other animals, however, it also refers to skin diseases of...
Where to buy?
Once you have clarified what species of chameleon you want to keep and have already prepared a terrarium, an important question arises: Where do you get your chameleon from? Pet shop Like guinea...
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