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When I went to Madagascar, I didn't go for the chameleons. But I fell in love with them while I was there. I certainly didn't expect to see them everywhere, but there they were.

I have to disagree with most folks here; not enough people go the extra mile to make their enclosures special. Yes, your chameleon doesn't care, but it's a wasted opportunity not to enhance the look of your enclosure. Nothing looks as spectacular as a well done naturalistic /creative enclosure...

It's not like insects are hard to find, why bother with using bees? (not to mention the tedium of removing stingers).

Have you considered switching from crickets to dubias? They're easier if you go on vacation. (plus they don't smell)

If it's any consolation, crickets smell 10 times worse

It would help mitigate the risk if the leaves aren't easy to remove. It isn't easy to remove the leaves on most fake plants without using your hands, and they just have the tongue.

There's no evidence that plain water will hurt your chameleon. If you want to be safe, let the water sit for a day or two.

Do you know if anyone has posted a video here of their cham on this forum? I checked youtube and the only one I could find is the original science one. I'm definitely trying this when I get my Panther

How have we not heard about this before?? Does anyone have a UV light and a Panther cham?

FYI, Bill Strand, the guru of all things chameleons, does not sterilize his branches.

You actually inspired me to do the opposite. :) After 11 years of maintaining my dart frog vivarium, I'm all about automation

Thanks for posting this. It's a great idea for when I'm out of town to monitor remotely.

I think the advantage of wireless tags is you could monitor while on vacation

It definitely won't bother your chameleon, it'll be invisible to him. It would be cool to do a time lapse video. Regarding infrared, it sounds interesting, but it wouldn't make very compelling footage to watch him sleep all night 😄

I was wondering about how much water per day (or per week) used for a 2 nozzle MistKing system, running 5 minutes a day. I need to know what size container to get. I'm thinking 10 gallons because I don't want to add water to it often. Thanks.

That's a very innovative and elaborate setup. How many minutes a day does it run and how often do you have to replace the water?

I love this post. Too many people ruin a beautiful vivarium with ugly randomly placed pots. One idea I had is to use coconut husk planters, which look very natural.

I used the cups and mix from joshsfrogs, and added 3 crumpled coffee filters on top before closing the lid. Just follow the recipe on the mix. It's not expensive.

I've been making weekly fruit fly cultures for over 10 years and it's not that hard once you get into a groove. It's easier to buy a pre-made mix online. I don't think humidity is a big factor.

You don't actually need much ventilation at all.