I'm very glad to see someone else doing this. I have plans to do something very similar. I recently ordered a glass chameleon enclosure from Protean Terrariums (30" X 24" x 60") and I intend to have a real soil substrate with the plants permanently planted, like you're doing. I've been...
I speak from no authority of my own . . . still working on setting up something to get a chameleon myself. But here is a link to a live plant database thread. You might find this helpful.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/live-plant-database-2632/
Ty
I deal with plants a lot and do a bit of repotting and landscaping. It's always hard on the plant to get moved. You will inevitably do some damage to the roots, but that's OK. It's not unusual to get some drooping and leaf-loss when you transplant. It means that the plant is struggling a...
I do have a green thumb of sorts (love to work in the yard, put in landscaping, manage flowers, design low-maintenance irrigation), but I've never put it into practice in this setting. I am in the process of putting together (in my head) a soil-based enclosure that will be mostly...
This concern is way overblown. I wouldn't think twice about it. Maybe it's easy for me to say since I don't have a chameleon (yet) or a kid (yet), but I am in healthcare and I wouldn't worry one bit about it. God gave you and your kids an immune system (hopefully) and even if you do get...
6 thousand!?!?! Seriously? You feeding an army of chameleons? If someone (me) were to buy their first SINGLE chameleon, would it be practical at all to even try breeding their (my) own feeders?
In my preparations for getting my first chameleon, I'm considering food sources. I only plan to have one chameleon . . . at least at first. Is it practical to breed your own feeders for only one chameleon? I'm not really excited about dealing with crickets given their smell and noise. The...
As a prospective first-time owner myself, well into my reading and research phase, I have similar questions to iwantachameleon. I do understand the principle that chameleons, as a rule, don't like being handled. But I'm sure you can all remember back to when you first got your first chameleon...