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DO NOT use any nighttime bulbs. If it gets too cold at night use a ceramic heat emitter, but 60 degrees is fine for a nighttime drop. Any lights on at night will disturb your chams sleeping pattern.

I would 100% avoid feeding any meats to your feeders. Beyond the fact that it likely goes bad within hours in a hot humid environment, excess protein causes uric acid build up in feeders, and in turn gout for chameleons. Avoid using kale and broccoli excessively as it contains Oxalates that...

You could breed your own crickets, roaches, silkworms, and hornworms. All are pretty easy and that's part of the fun of keeping chameleons. (Check your state and federal laws regarding roaches). I breed all my own feeders and rarely have to order or buy any, and with only one chameleon it...

Yeah I'm up in Canada so they can't even sit near a window due to cold drafts. Every other plant I have grows fine even in the enclosures. I've just never had any luck with hibiscus though.

I've tried a few times with hibiscus and failed every time. They go into shock easily when they are moved from location to location, they need lots of water but have to dry out well between watering. Too much or too little light makes them drop leaves and they are more susceptible to spider...

Chameleons can see the infrared spectrum and need complete darkness and preferably a few degrees drop in temp at night. Again do you have a UVB bulb or basking bulb?

Chameleons should never have any lights on at night. They need complete darkness to sleep. Do you have a UVB bulb?

That's great! your little guy will appreciate the room. I'd reconsider using glass and go with all screen. It's FAR easier to raise humidity than it is to lower it (while still keeping your Cham properly hydrated) and you can always cut a piece of thick plastic or plexiglass to cover some of...

As brownie64 said you can just buy the large cage and use something (a crate, plywood, stiff plastic) to block a portion of the cage and make it the size you require. Better than buying multiple cages for sure and you can make it bigger as your Cham grows.

I made my drippers by using a large water bottle, an aquarium air pump, adjustable nozzles, and a timer. They work perfectly and drip for 10 minutes, 5 times a day. They need to be refilled about once a week. They also don't need to be elevated due to the pressure so you can put them out of...

I live in Canada and I prefer to use screen cages. A little more misting and cover the sides in plastic for the winter. In your older post everyone told you your cage was far to small already and that was over a month ago. your Cham will soon be suffering in there if he isn't already.

As long as your veiled can't fit his head through the steel mesh that's what I'd use. If you plan on leaving them unsupervised for any time at all you'll need to make sure that no animals can get into the enclosure. Either make sure it is up high or in a fenced in area that cats/dogs can't get...

Sounds like a proper veiled lol. Most of them go through a phase, some of them never grow out of it. Give her a while to settle in to her new home, and never approach them from above. You can begin offering food by hand after she has been with you for a few weeks, and that will often get them...

Definitely MBD based on the photos. Get him to the vet so they can give him a calcium shot, as well as some liquid calcium for you to administer over the next few weeks. Your schedule and set up sound good (except I didn't see any calcium w/d3 or multivitamin? Each should be given every 2...

Croton is also on the toxic list so I'd switch it out for an umbrella plant or ficus.

Absolutely right. So used to writing it in there when dealing with females.

Oooooh if I lived in Hawaii, the outdoor enclosure I would build....and the money I'd save on UVB bulbs... Anyway how do you measure your temperatures? Any time I see a chameleon hanging around the bottom of the cage and gaping I'd immediately assume the temps are too high. As a wild caught...

Haha exactly what I was thinking. The turtle one specifically bothers me. Anyone who has kept turtles know that the water would be fouled within a day. As an aquarium ethusiast as well I know that bigger is always better!

Write an email to petco head offices and their support email. It's very important to let these things be known when they occur. If everyone who received poor advice/sick animals from them wrote in, I guarantee they would address the situation. Hence the clause in the contract if they replace...

There is a lot wrong with your husbandry. Cage is too small, temps are too high, supplement schedule is wrong, crickets not gutloaded, only one type of food, etc. Sorry but it may be too late for your little friend. Could you send us a pic of her so we can determine what shape she's in? A...