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I have a very young chameleons. There are lots of pinhead crickets in the cage; much smaller than the chameleon. I've noticed that a few were sitting on the chameleon (there are many more than he can eat!). Can these hurt him? Should I typically keep the crickets in a separate cage till feeding time?

if the crickets don't have access to sufficient food supply they may choose to nibble on your little cham. it is probably better if you can either keep them separate or put in some fruit and veggies for them to eat - you want them well gutloaded anyway
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0.1 veiled - Luna
0.2 house geckos - Gaia & Tia (MIA
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Líta

I've been raising tiny little panthers for the first time over the past month, and I've started using this technique: I have a small plastic plate taped to a paper towel roll (kind of like a tower). You may need to use something heavier as a base for the paper towel roll to attach to - I have a metal candle holder for this. The plate rests just under where the chams like to bask on some horizontal vines, and they eat the crix out of the plate from beneath them. Also, the crix can't, for the most part, get out of the plate to bother your baby.

hmmm, I can't quite picture this - got a pic?

>>I've been raising tiny little panthers for the first time over the past month, and I've started using this technique: I have a small plastic plate taped to a paper towel roll (kind of like a tower). You may need to use something heavier as a base for the paper towel roll to attach to - I have a metal candle holder for this. The plate rests just under where the chams like to bask on some horizontal vines, and they eat the crix out of the plate from beneath them. Also, the crix can't, for the most part, get out of the plate to bother your baby.
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0.1 veiled - Luna
0.2 house geckos - Gaia & Tia (MIA
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Líta