New Cham and questions

[tHeGiNo]

Vipervenom,

It is simple, just break down the word, it means to extend further. Hyperextension of the tounge occurs when the chameleon flings his tounge out farther then it is supposed to go, if I am not mistaken. At least thats what the name implies .

[tHeGiNo]

Hitting the cup too many times isn't the issue (correct me if I am wrong) but it is the tongue sticking to the cup, and when being pulled in stressed the muscles as it is being pulled back into the mouth.

Makes sense, yes. Thats exactly what I mean. But then, thats a possibility any where its eating isnt it? So in a way I am contradicting myself.

[gfisher2002]

Hitting the cup isn't more harmful than hitting the bottom when they eat. The risk of damage comes in when they see something behind glass and shoot their tongue out say 8" to get it. Only the tongue nails the glass side at 5 inches and it confuses and possibly hurts the cham. Eating out of a glass container from the top is fine. He's not aiming for past the bottom, he's aiming for the cricket. It's something farther than the glass infront of them that poses a risk.

[Susan Marshall]

Yippee. I caught him licking water droplets today off of the silk vine leaves. He is sure sneaky about it. I will refrain from using fish flakes but that is not just what i have gutloaded with. I have fed the crickets on VIT-ALL from Sticky tongue farms as well as apples and greens. I also give the crickets easy water which is like a jelly so that the crickets stay hydrated but don't drown. This little guy has a ferocious appetite. As for the glass bowl it's sitting on the soil at the bottom of his plant so when you look into it the bottom is solid but maybe I should rethink this. I did see him sitting on the side and eating butterworms and waxworms out of it yesterday.

Thanks for all everyones good suggestions. We really love this little guy. My children are very respectful and only watch him from a distance so My husband and I are really the only ones that feed him or do anything with his cage.

Susan

[meow_mix450]

yay great to hear thats are great, keep us posted and good luck with the guy

Meow

[Susan Marshall]

I forgot to mention that I have crickets that are free roaming in his cage I just wanted something for the worms so I didn't loose them all to the floor and in the crevices of the floor. What I do for misting is every morning when the kettle is cooling down I fill a large water bottle that holds about 30 oz of water and thoroughly soak his leaves down. I do this about 3 times a day.

Susan

[meow_mix450]

get a little pot dish and put the worms in there, thats wut i did

Meow

[Collide]

for me I find that sliks stick to the branches that works fime and as for the worms that will dissipear on me i do this with it empty with worms and just hang it from the branchesunder them seems to work for most of them but some will only eat worms from my hand for some strange reason mabey because i squeeze them and make them wiggle lol.



Oh its just made from a clothes hanger

[meow_mix450]

lol ha ha thats a funny word squeeze!

Meow

[Susan Marshall]

That looks like a great idea but I am going to need a stronger stick. Right now I have a large plant but it doesn't have any branches just large leaves that grow upwards. I have a thin stick in there but need to find a more sturdy one to hold the worm pot. I have stayed away from hand feeding as he is new and I have wanted him to feel safe. He walked onto my hubby's arm yesterday by mistake.

Susan

[Collide]

you should have lots of stick in there for him to walk on now, although the sticks may be small they will need to be upgraded when he grows bigger and that will happen fast trust me veilds grow like weeds. wen they are small a large plant is great but when they start to grow that plant becomes useless for climbing. Oh if he is comfortable comming out let him because once he gets to be about 1 he will be grumpy (unless your lucky). I know some really good cham sites for refrence if you would like send me a Pm and ill give u a list.

[choriona]

Sounds like you're on the right track Susan. Now you just have to get the pics up and running!

[Susan Marshall]

I'm not quite sure how to make a photo small enough to post.

Susan

[meow_mix450]

photo shop or even paint....and you save it and upload

Meow