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ok - so i just finished scraping the remains of the mold from the bedding, and it is starting to dry out - i started to let light shine through the window to aid in the actual drying process - let me know if there is anything else i can do?
i still have one gravid female dwarf panther who is due in about 2 weeks
thanks for all you help
i know i will get the hang od the dwarfs in a matter of days, its just that new pets tend to get you worried about even the smallest problems
thanks again (mika and toki thank you as well)
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Jason, Ichiro, Mika, & Toki
razior_@hotmail.com

Jason, you sound more relaxed

Do you use a basking light? Aim it toward the areas of moldy bedding to help aid the process. Be sure it has good ventilation!

Might I suggest a book for you?
Chameleons: Their Care and Breeding
by Linda J. Davison

it is only $19.95 and of all the ones I bought in preparation for my chams this is the best! If you have a problem getting it either oreder it thru your local bookstore or from the publisher directly. Here's a link:
Chameleons: Their Care and Breeding - Davison

lol - thanks a lot
now these chams have to be kept in an aquarium because they NEED the very humid weather - this makes venalation hard, but i am working on it
also, because they are a mountain species, the heat from a basking lamp can hurt them a lot
for now, i am busy leturing my dad who for some reason feel the bedding needs to be saturated and keeps pouring bottles of water onto it - lol
it will dry up over time, which make me feel confident the mold will go away
and i have started by making space inbetwee the glass of the aquarium and the soil to allow for some moisture to escape
thanks again everyone for your help

PS - i got a great pic of mika right after she layed her eggs, and she is covered in dirt which i will post once the film is developed
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Jason, Ichiro, Mika, & Toki
razior_@hotmail.com

Hi- Let me make this perfectly clear DO NOT USE BEDDING IN CHAMELEON CAGES, DO NOT USE AQUARIUMS/TANKS WITH CHAMELEONS. There are a few exceptions like if you are keeping pygmy chameleons or housing baby chameleons. YOU MUST HOUSE CHAMELEONS IN ALL SCREEN CAGES!If the other female is not due until 2 weeks, remove all the bedding, throw it away and never buy it again. When she is close to laying her eggs, place a container of moist Supper Soil (you can get it at homedepot)in her cage or place her in a bucket with the Supper Soil. The only thing that should be on the bottom of the cage is paper towels or news paper. You should have lots of non toxic live plants for the chameleon to climb on, and hold in the humidity, this is why height is important in chameleon cages, not length. One exception is to the pygmy chameleons. Do you have a digital humidity gauge or an anolog, I highly recomend getting a digital one they are more accurate! Hope this helps!
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John
1.1 Ambilobe Panthers
1.1 Nosy Be Panthers
1.1 Sambava Panthers

i am sorry to say but YOU ARE WRONG - sorry for being rude but you are!!!!!!!!!

not all chams can live in screen cages, and in this case, the breeder which i purchased them from said that they MUST BE KEPT IN AQUARIUMS!!!!
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Jason, Ichiro, Mika, & Toki
razior_@hotmail.com

Jason-

I hate to tell you but I am right! The breeder may have told you it is okay to keep them in an aquarium, and he probably also told you can keep the two together, and probably told you to put bedding on the bottom of the tank to right! Well some breeders have old ways of doing things, there is allot of people buying veileds from breeders/petshops that say it is okay to keep them in an aquarium, this happens allot in Canada! If you recall back to one of your numerous post to this forum, Bill Strand said and I quote "An aquarium is a bad idea unless you really know what you are doing. Do yourself a favor and set up separate screen enclosures for your females. Having them together is a good way to cause them stress and a stressed gravid female is a good way to get health complications." So are you saying he is wrong to? This is the exact same thing I have been trying to tell you. It sounds like you are waiting for someone to post what you want to hear, and disregard info that doesn't match up with what this breeder says. He may have no problems, but he is experienced and probably doesn't have mold growing in the tanks, and knows how to set up an egg laying area, and so on, or maybe he doesn't have a clue. Glass causes to many problems, and if you plan on keeping your chameleons long term you will provide the proper setup. I would be leave what Bill says, and forget about this breeder. I am not going to get in to a brawl with you over this, I know my info is correct, take it or leave it!
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John
1.1 Ambilobe Panthers
1.1 Nosy Be Panthers
1.1 Sambava Panthers

my chams are doing fine now!!!!
no mold, no eating problems, neither egg bound, and are drinking fine, no obnormal behaviour
i hate to say this but you dont have and dwarf chams do you? no? i didnt think so!
i would stick to giving info on chams you own and cham you have experiance with, not give advice to things you know nothing about
sorry for all you have to deal with this guy (he truly knows nothing)
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Jason, Ichiro, Mika, & Toki
razior_@hotmail.com