S jacob1102

Chameleon edits

Hello. Your edits here provided advice like a guide on how to keep chameleons in a home. The encyclopedia discourages advice-writing, described in WP:NOTHOWTO which I mentioned in my edit summary. Good luck. --Zefr (talk) 01:54, 31 July 2018 (UTC)

On my Talk page, you said:

Hello, I appreciate your feedback on my previous edits to the "Chameleon" article. I have made some revisions and plan on re-uploading them soon. I wanted to share my revised text with you first.

Bones

On January 18, 2018, it was discovered that certain species of chameleons had bones that glow when under UV light, also known as biogenic fluorescence. Around 31 different species of Calumma chameleons, all native to Madagascar, were tested through Micro CT scans. Researchers learned that the bones emitted a bright blue glow and could even shine through the chameleon's four layers of skin. The face was found to have a different glow, appearing as dots otherwise known as tubercles. This glow is due to the proteins, pigments, and other materials that make up a chameleon's skeleton.

Chameleons in Captivity

Chameleons are a common reptile that people keep as pets. Like other reptiles in captivity, special care is required in order to maintain the health of the chameleon. Large terrariums, cages, and aquariums need to be carefully temperature controlled, supplied with plenty of water and contain many branches for climbing. Unlike other reptiles, however, chameleons are quite difficult to maintain. They are prone to many illnesses such as Vitamin D deficiency, Edema, Stomatitis, and Metabolic Bone Disease. Their diets are also complex consisting of various insects such as crickets, mealworms, and wax moths. UVB lamps control the temperature within the terrarium and are used as a replacement to the natural sunlight a chameleon would receive to control body temperature in the wild.

I will cite everything properly when I put it back on the page as well, I am just unaware how to do the citations properly in a talk page. Thank you. –S jacob1102 (talk) 15:54, 3 August 2018 (UTC)

References

I think the bones edit has potential value, but it lacks in describing significance to the encyclopedia user; the published article suggests that the fluorescence would be for sexual or territorial signaling. The original article is here and should be used as the source. Formatting of references can be done by using the cite journal template, WP:CIT. Sorry, but I don't think the captivity section is encyclopedic; WP:NOTGUIDE applies. --Zefr (talk) 16:04, 3 August 2018 (UTC)

After looking through other articles, I have found a couple other Wikipedia articles on lizards that contain "In Captivity" sections: the Komodo Dragon, bearded dragon, and the green anole which has a "relationship with humans" section. The most notable of these is the Bearded dragon article which has information about diet and illness similar to the small section I wrote. Is the reason it is allowed on that article because it is a merged page? Even if that is the case, doesn't that section go against Wikipedia policy? Please let me know. –S jacob1102 (talk) 20:11, 3 August 2018 (UTC)

I don't follow those other lizard articles, but can advise that recommendations on keeping and feeding the animals are contrary to WP:NOTGUIDE. You can get advice on this from WP:RFC. Any further discussion with me can be held here on your page, as I am following it, so please don't continue to put your discussion on my talk page. Good luck. --Zefr (talk) 22:08, 3 August 2018 (UTC)