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I lost all of my notes that I keep from this forum and have a couple of questions. 1) Tyler Stewart said what can be used for a chameleon's lip that is curling. Could someone please let me know? 2) reptayls mentioned that she keeps her baby chams in a plastic tub of some sort ( if I remember correctly). Could you please explain what size and how the lights and drippers are done with this type of set up. Hopefully there will be little chams around here in July. Thanks. Michele

Michele,
The product I had said to put on a (slightly) curled lip is called Terramycin. I got it at a feed store, but the first one I checked didn't have it, so you may end up looking around. Apparently it's made for cattle to use in their eyes. But I got the OK from a vet to use it on a curled lip and since then it has healed every slightly curled lip almost overnight. I just put a very small amount directly on the part of the lip (almost always the bottom lip) that is sticking out. Do it about once a day until it's fixed, it shouldn't take more than 2 applications. It's amazing to me how well it works. Find it and give it a shot. I think it was about $10-13 for a small tube, and 1 tube will last forever. Good luck and welcome to the forum!
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Tyler Stewart
Las Vegas NV
www.BLUEBEASTREPTILE.com

Michele,

Here's is what we currently use for our new baby chams. We use plastic sterilite (58 qt from Wal-mart) tubs, we don't use the lids. We paint the top three inches with a teflon product that keeps the crickets and fruit flies from crawling out. We place paper towels on the bottom (for moisture and added humidity after misting), small ivy plants in pots, and lots of little branches for the chams to walk walk on. We use 2 to 4 tubs, depending on clutch size. More may be needed for early separation of babies do to size or aggressiveness. We use 4 foot fluorescent 5.0 repti-sun tubes for UVB and a 40 watt house bulb for heat. One fixture goes over two tubs. We have found that using tubs rather than screened enclosures makes it easy for the babies to find their food and easier for us to keep a close eye on their behavior. Also ease of cleaning and controling their enviroment. We place tooth picks in pots with small pieces of fruit for the insects to eat on and also a good place fore the chams to find their food. Also keeps crickets from chewing on chams by giving them a food sourse also.

Hope this helps,
Yosemite
Reptayls, Ltd

what kind of temps are you getting with the 40W? have you had problem with over heating?

dennis