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It really depends on how the light is positioned and if your particular chameleon is sensitive to lights. You will know if he or she hides in the shadows a lot of keeps one or both eyes closed during the day. Extreme reactions can also include swelling of the eye turret, but those seem to be...

Hi Frodo, I think it's a very good thing that you are here trying to seek advice for helping your chameleon Fred. You admitted in your op that your husbandry was lacking, but you seem willing to correct it, and that's what's important. Please don't take all the comments here personally, it's...

That makes me sick. How can someone come to work everyday and look at an animal slowly suffering and dying and feel nothing? Sadly, death would probably be a mercy for that chameleon the way you describe it.

Hmmm? I'll guess $350-400, because that's what a LPS here sells their "Jackson's chameleon kits" (includes chameleon, 20 gallon tank, small fake plant, fake vine, and water dish) for. This price does NOT include UVB or heat lamp, and I'm not even sure they tell people they need one.

Thank you jannb for sharing all those pictures! It's hard for FR newbies or wanna-be newbies like me to get an idea of what a functional FR in a real house looks like. I think all of yours are beautiful and I bet your guys love them! I also love the big pictures on your wall in the last pic...

Looks really nice! I love all the plants... It looks like his own little jungle. How big are the enclosure dimensions and where did you get it? My female veiled is going to need an upgrade soon.

I believe it's only toxic if they eat it, but you're taking a risk if your chameleon will eat it or not. It doesn't take much to make them ill.

Plants can look very similar and be hard to tell apart just by looking, especially when they are small, young plants. I believe S. actinophylla has harder, waxy leaves and a woodier trunk than its safe cousin, S. arbicola. When you buy plants, always go by the scientific name because most plants...

First, a chameleon is a reptile, not a mammal, and they're is really no way to compare the two. Horses have been domesticated for thousands of years, chameleons have not. I think you should do some research on the reptilian brain and what it is capable of. It's easy to attribute thoughts and...

I think this is an awesome idea! I've actually thought about it myself and even looked online for an auto feeder, and couldn't find one of course. I have no brain for engineering, so it's really exciting to see someone come up with a concept! I personally would want one for when I go on...

How big is the hutch? Have you thought about drainage yet?

Are you using a 10.0 UVB for a chameleon?

Carbon filters do NOT kill bacteria, they just filter out contaminants like chlorine, minerals, salts, etc. So you cannot just change the water in a fountain to clean it, it would need to be taken apart and sanitized to kill all the bacteria. Clean water also will not just randomly become...

Their skin in certain spots ( under arms, throat) looks dry and crackly sometimes. especially under the throat, over the hyoid bone, there will be ridges that look like shallow cracks. It freaked me out the first time I saw it to. I worried over Louie like a newborn baby, checking him at night...

My husband actually works for Valspar, so his coworkers tease him that that's why we keep chameleons, lol. And they asked if chameleons can really change any color, of course. At least the chameleons look semi-realistic instead of the amalgam of breeds they usually end up with. Like Pascal...

The care sheets on this site for each species might be a good place to start. I would give you the links but I'm on an app... But if you look under husbandry you should find them. Good luck :)

*applauds for DeremensisBlue* That was the best, nicest advice I've ever seen anyone give on the internet. Your love for chameleons really shows through your compassion for this new owner. I hate when new people are ridiculed or made to feel like idiots when they make mistakes, because we've...

Yes, agreed to never leave them alone, even for a minute. They act slow while you watch them, but they can move pretty darn fat when they want to.

For a tall tree in an 8' enclosure, your best bets are ficus, schefflera arbicola (dwarf umbrella tree), hibiscus and dracaena. Most big box stores will only carry small ones though, so if you need a tall one immediately, check out local nurseries and green houses (they tend to be pricey...