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See my signature for an explanation that is likely a good part of the problem you experienced.

Fountains should not be used. If you think they are ok for your chams to drink from, then you should chance it and drink from it yourself.... On a serious note, while once in a while they work out for the cham and keeper, there are far more times where that fountain gets contaminated and the...

Petco. I saw them doing it once last time I got dragged into a store. Also heard it was on a FB posting or such. Stupid stuff. The purpose behind a bubbler is that they are far cheaper than a mister and less labor intensive than a human hand misting. In a small commercial display they can work...

Good thing there is an ignore button option on this website......

This entire thread and the thoughts of those posting crap belong on those juvenile FaceBook sites. Not here. Pretty damn irresponsible. Shows no forethought or understanding of biology and may give the wrong idea to some other beginner trusting in this website. "smash the eggs and throw them...

1 - One week without food will not hurt any healthy chameleon. 2 - Fire your pet sitter. If that is not an option and they are also a family member, I suggest keying their car.

The attack squirrels get released. They're worse than a B-rated horror flick. Leave a hell of a mess when they're done with the fool who comes to my cave asking if a veiled cham from a big box store for $19.99 is healthy enough to buy. All you beginners can just go ask nice old Bill for help...

<Rolls open boulder....tosses out something> Here's the easiest way to reach that guy who made the video.... [email protected] You can ask him about Panthers. I only talk about Parsons. <Rolls the boulder back in place>

<rolls the boulder shut to his cave>

For those types of questions, send an e-mail to the guy who made that video. Bill owns the Dragon Strand cage company here on these forums. You can look him up that way. He's great with brand new hobbyists and has way more patience than an old keeper like me.

Whoa.... I've been keeping chameleons now for just over forty frigging years. I can remember back when I had to ride a bike to the library to read a book about the climate of Madagascar just so I could start to understand the environmental needs of these animals. Or the times I would be lucky...

Sigh.... A friend asked I read this and come out of my cave. The jerk. I'll deal with him.... All chameleons are needy. That said it doesn't matter if it is an expensive or cheap species, they have the same care requirements in lighting and nutrition so the cost is going to be there. That...

Ah, that's why I had the issues. I live in SoCal and it was just too hot. The A/C would swing the temps and also affect the humidity. Those issues never affected my others critters, hence me considering them so damn delicate.

That's a lot of white...

Pssst... little known secret buuuuttt.... The pet shops and bait stores tend to buy their live feeders (crickets and worms) from the same wholesaler regionally. Don't believe me? Find out what day the pet store gets their new feeders, and then find out the delivery day for the closest bait...

Use something more natural. House geckos, or day geckos. Small species like that will chase the flies.If you cage is suitable for a chameleon, it will keep these small geckos alive too. I like the sand idea too. It won't hurt the plants as long as there is soil under it

I remember when an adult Parson would retail for under $300... so no I'm not joking. However I do think that the incubation requirements will keep these from being as easily obtained as a Panther or a Veiled, but not by much. If an animal costs upwards of $500 then from my past retail experience...

Not a bad thing if they are cared for. I hope I don't hear of any in a big box retailer. I don't think they will ever be that common due to the incubation requirements. Parson's can live a long long time and be a solid pet if cared for correctly from the start.

I do not mind responding to PM's or questions in general about Parson's. However before you hit me up please go read this https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/the-parson-chameleon-care-and-needs-simplified.160444/ because I'm not interested in saying the same stuff over and over again. If...

I kept a pair of these back in the 90's. They seemed to be the definition of a delicate chameleon. Compared to a panther that can handle swings in temps, or even swings in humidity, these little critters really needed a greenhouse or a constantly controlled habitat. I lost one in the first six...