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This one we rescued is a fully grown female. I just allowed her to finish her shed and set her free again. IF THEY WERE BORN WILD THEY DO NOT WELL IN CAPTIVITY AND THEY ARE GETTING FEW AND FAR BETWEEN IN THE EASTERN CAPE. For the survival of the species i rather set her free in the garden where...

Hi there, The little wild one we just rescued is a cape dwarf cam. I battle to post pics. Got so far as to register with photobucket but don't know how to get the pics posted at this forum. Can anyone advise please?

Thanks Nick, I have a 5 and will switch to that. I only put the parsly in as to have something to mist for him. At the moment i am waiting for a new delivery of crickets so all i have is mealworms. I only gave him the ones that has just shed, while they are still white and soft. He battle to...

Hi there, How lucky can you be? The camelion started shedding this morning. There is no real wound to his body, the scratch penetrated only the dead skin. What can i offer him as food and wat are the specs to a viv? I left some mealworms in his viv, put some parsley plants in and sprayed them...

Hi there, I live in south africa in the eastern cape. My son saved a beautiful wild cameleon from the cat this morning.He has a small wound ion his side, more a scratch and i would love to nurse him back to health. Can you give me some advice as how to treat him. his body is about the size of a...

Looks awesome. Just like real rock.You are a real genius. Keep us posted on new ideas!!!!!!

Babie's looks a lot better, still does not want to eat by herself. Will keep on feeding her until her condition has improved a lot more and then stop feeding her to see if she will eat by herself when she gets hungry enough.Kink hasn't started shedding yet, but still eats and is a bit touchy...

Hi Tracy, Thank you for all your advice. Ireally appreciate that. In afrikaans, my homelanguage "Baie dankie Tracy" My little one looks a lot better today. She seems more lively and appreciative of her surroundings. I am giving her purity chicken/veg. she still does not want to eat by herself. I...

too late...I just lost him. the one month old is still alive and looks more lively but still not eating. please help. she is not bloated or have a black beard yet.

They spend most of the day outside in an area with half shade and half sun. viv has al to specs. they do not want to take any greens and i fed them 1/4 crickets {de-headed and legs taken off} everything went fine untill they started shedding. crickets were dusted with vitamin & calsium. stopped...

I live in a part of south africa where there is not a reptile friendly vet in reach. my baby dragon is 2 months old. according to all i read his set up is ok. he shed and then refused to eat. it also seems that he has difficult breathing. at the moment i force feed him and noticed that the...

Hi to all the beardie lovers, I just came back from a trip to Nelspruit in mapumalanga {south africa} I stayed at a place called Mfubi lodge on the banks of a river. It is a rocky area and there are hundreds of wild lizards (all sizes} arround there. I noticed some fly larvae near the rubish bin...

MY SUSPITION WERE RIGHT. BABY SPIKE LOOKS LIKE A REAL "HOBO DRAGON" THIS MORNING. I GAVE HIM AND THE OTHERS A NICE LONG LUKEWARM SOAKING AND ALL THE LOOSE SKIN CAME OFF. HE IS SO BEAUTIFUL NOW. THINK THE OTHERS ARE ALSO CLOSE TO SHEDDING.FROM NOW ON I WILL POST UNDER GENERAL DISCUSSIONS. HOPE MY...

My sincere thanks to everyone. Seems like beardies have a will and an appetite of their own. I have tried sum baby dubias on the little ones. At first they were scared of them but then each of them took two. the smallest one just finished shedding and it looks as if the other two are not far...

thank you so much. i have now started to introduce the babies to 1/4 size crickets and they will only take one at a time, somtimes they refuse and then they will take the mealworms. I pick the mealworms that have just shredded a skin and are still white and soft. as i say they have been raised...

Hi, i am julie and i live in uitenhage eastern cape. i would love to know how you do on the fly larva if that works we are well away. you only need to put somthing decaying outside for them to lay the eggs on. I have noticed that you find them a lot arround the garbage can. suppose you wil have...

Thank you guys. you really make me feel welcome. can anyone tell me how much a baby beardie eats? Kink, my 7month old young lady eats very well...veggies and her insects. the three babies ( 2 of 2months and one of a month old) does not want to take any greens and will take the occasional...

Hi, my name is Julie and I am the proud owner of 4 new beardies of 1month, 2 months and 7 months old. I live in Uitenhage in the Eastern Cape of South Africa and would love to get into contact with other beardie owners in this region.