Chameleon Academy Podcast

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133: Starting A Reptile Business Nov 22, 2019

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Wouldn't it be great making money doing what you love? Have you ever wondered how to start a business in reptiles or chameleons? Today we talk about starting a business in the reptile community.

132: Making the Chameleon Kit Work Nov 15, 2019

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Today, I am talking to the people who have purchased the Chameleon Kit from ZooMed. This is the set-up which is the most commonly brought home. It is not meant to be the final cage set-up for your chameleon so this episode tells you how to use what you have until you can upgrade to something more permanent.

131: Making UVB Work For Chameleons with Pete Hawkins Nov 08, 2019

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There is a lot of information about using UVB with chameleons bouncing around the internet. But how is it in execution? Today I bring you a discussion with Pete Hawkins who has raised a female veiled chameleon with UVB light and completely without dietary Vitamin D3.

130: Orientation to the Chameleon Community Nov 01, 2019

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If you are new to the chameleon world this podcast episode is for you. Here I will give you an orientation to the community and give you an overview of what is important for you to know now about chameleons.

129: Lighting & Supplementation with John Courteney-Smith MRSB Oct 25, 2019

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One of the most dynamic companies in our industry is Arcadia lighting with their dedication to moving reptile technologies and research forward. And that is due to the dedication of their Head of Science and Innovation, John Courteney-Smith, MRSB. In this episode, I talk with John about his products are today and where the technology is going.

128: Chameleons & Children Oct 18, 2019

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Chameleons are fascinating creatures and easily catch the eye of both kid and adult. The question often comes up from parents – should I get a chameleon for my child? In today's episode we will explore that topic and give you the tools you need to make that decision.

127: UVB For Montane Chameleons Oct 11, 2019

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If we are going to consider giving our chameleons vitamins as they would naturally get them in the wild we will have to dive into Ultraviolet light. This is the natural energy that powers the vitamin D3 conversion a chameleon. Today we talk with Mario Jungmann who specializes in Montane chameleons which show the highest sensitivity to supplements and is a great place to start a minimalistic supplementation routine.

126: Chameleon Supplementation at Kammerflage Kreations Oct 04, 2019

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If we want to explore supplementation schedules the first stop needs to be Kammerflage Kreations. Since the late 90s, Ed and Liddy Kammer have been a constant in the community. And during all this time, Ed has meticulously refined his conditions. His breeding colony conditions are tightly controlled which allows him to make one small change and truly understand its effects. As his entire business is based on customers having a long lived, healthy panther chameleon we have a captive husbandry research facility whose very existence is based on the success of its findings.

125: Chameleon Supplementation Basics Sep 27, 2019

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Supplementation is a complicated subject. We still don't even understand what humans need for nutrition, much less what a chameleon needs. Most of what we do with chameleons comes from trial and error. The more trials, the more errors we can weed out. Today I start a series on the basics of supplementation so we can all understand what we are trying to do with all those powders.

124: Searching For Chameleons with Marc Vaillant Sep 19, 2019

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It is a big world out there and in some of those far off corners there chameleons roam free. One of the great experiences in a chameleon enthusiast's life is to visit chameleons in the wild and we are going to start talking more and more about chameleon eco-tourism here! Today I talk with Marc Vaillant who has visited a number of places where chameleons live and we are going to get a feel for what to expect.

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