Comments for Carlson Wildlife http://www.carlsonwildlife.com Dedicated to our experiences with exotic & domestic pets & wildlife Sun, 30 Dec 2012 01:53:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Comment on True Chameleons – From Care to Conservation by Richard http://www.carlsonwildlife.com/?p=22#comment-1070 Richard Sun, 30 Dec 2012 01:53:03 +0000 http://www.carlsonwildlife.com/?p=22#comment-1070 Eileen,

I have handled hundreds of Chameleons and never had an issue with chemicals in the skin causing problems with their feet or any other part of their body. However, they are very susceptible to chemicals in the household so you should always sanitize your hands before handling them and try to get them to walk onto your hand. Don’t pick them up by their body aa they will try to riggle lose and may cause damage to themselves in doing so. Also, don’t leave stagnant water in their environment as this can also cause health problems.

Hope this helps.

Richard

]]> Comment on True Chameleons – From Care to Conservation by Eileen Rasmussen http://www.carlsonwildlife.com/?p=22#comment-1053 Eileen Rasmussen Thu, 20 Dec 2012 08:36:12 +0000 http://www.carlsonwildlife.com/?p=22#comment-1053 Hello Richard
If you are still able to answer questions please: I have heard that one should not pick up a chameleon, rather try to encourage it onto a twig or similar. I realise the less handling the better, but I was told that chemicals in the human skin can be detrimental to the “feet” of the chameleon. It does not happen often, but now and again we need to move a chameleon to a safer spot in the garden. Not pets, but found naturally. Is this true about chemicals in human skin?
Many thanks, Eileen – South Africa.

]]> Comment on True Chameleons – From Care to Conservation by Richard http://www.carlsonwildlife.com/?p=22#comment-461 Richard Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:02:33 +0000 http://www.carlsonwildlife.com/?p=22#comment-461 Hannah,

Unfortunately, I no longer breed reptiles. This information is based on my past 30 years experience to help others who want to pursue reptile care and breeding. I decided to give up this activity to pursue my other hobbies which are saltwater fishing and camping. Since I had over 300 reptiles to care for, I could not get the time away from caring for them in order to do some of the other activities that I like to do. If you have specific questions, I’ll be happy to answer them.

]]> Comment on True Chameleons – From Care to Conservation by Hannah http://www.carlsonwildlife.com/?p=22#comment-459 Hannah Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:33:54 +0000 http://www.carlsonwildlife.com/?p=22#comment-459 Could you please deliver your live chameleons to Shanghai, China？I really want to have long trade with you.
Thanks a lot.

]]> Comment on Welcome to the Carlson Wildlife Blog! by Richard Carlson http://www.carlsonwildlife.com/?p=1#comment-1 Richard Carlson Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:45:47 +0000 http://localhost:3148/CarlsonWildlife/?p=1#comment-1 This blog is under development and will be available soon with a new domain name.

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