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I'd already left the conversation but thanks for the input ?

I was speaking in a general sense, not a personal one. I offered an answer based on my experience and the reasons I see people give. If you want answers for such a specific thing and nothing else, maybe it's best to ask the people who are citing impaction as the sole reason for not using...

There's always reason to avoid health risks when keeping a captive animal in a space way smaller than it'd have access to in the wild.

I think it's advised not to have substrate in a non-bio enclosure for sanitary purposes, mainly. A spongey substrate like coco coir with no beneficial organisms is just a bacteria catcher. Chunky soil with easily-ingestible, but not passable pieces are always an impaction risk (bio or not) with...

This one? Honestly I wouldn't recommend that kit regardless of the price! It's a woodchippy-substrate, which isn't great for chameleon safety. Loose sphagnum moss shouldn't be used in a chameleon enclosure at all, and his "bio-shot" is just a 4-4-4 fertilizer with a mycorrhizal fungus (which is...

Bio Dude isn't necessarily a scam, it's just generic products with his label slapped on and marketed as his own (a practice that isn't exclusive to him- Josh's Frogs has several products like that- the Bio Dude just pushes his brand so hard when it's essentially all just repackaged, marked-up...

Man, I should have taken more videos when Wasabi was a plant destroying machine! She's grown out of it a bit now. She'll still wreck a hibiscus, though! If only she understood that if she doesn't eat it, she gets tasty flowers ? Now I have one that I grow on my balcony, just for her. Hibiscus...

Like previously said, your chameleon is probably fine. There's not a 100% chance that snail had parasites, and there's not a 100% chance that even if it did, the parasite would continue its life cycle in your chameleon. Any load of parasites, regardless of its life stage, can chip away at your...

I wouldn't- snails are one of, if not THE, most common intermediate hosts for parasites.

Any time I have Wasabi out and we pass the fish tank, she's immediately sticking her arms out trying to get closer or priming her tongue, thinking she can grab a guppy through the glass. Small moving thing = food to a chameleon.... she even thought the latches of her enclosure were food at one...

Thank you! I covered the sides with HDPE, used expanding foam and cork bark on top of that, then did the silicone & coco coir method of covering the foam. I've fallen out of love with the coco coir/silicone process (it's a pain to spread the silicone and the smell is so intense on something this...

I have two of these bulbs in deep domes suspended above the enclosure. They're a bit too much for the pothos in the top left, but ficus pumila seems to enjoy the brightness. These also produce a bit of heat, so I don't use a dedicated heat bulb. Definitely get some grow lights, though! Sansi...

It's a little confusing, but it appears the heart of his message was that overfeeding and high temps are what cause large clutches, which is true and accepted, and that keepers need to reduce these things to avoid eggbinding rather than having your chameleon spayed as a preventative measure. I...

Thanks! She's a veiled- if you look closely, you can find some leaves with bites taken out and a couple of decimated hibiscus ? I have 4 foamed in planters, all of which have no foam on the underside so water can drain through. Some plants were placed in the tops of the cork flats, which are...

This is Wasabi's home! A piece of advice I'd like to offer if going the background/built-in planter route: think about watering them. Pots at 45 degree angles are a pain to water well because the water just runs right off the surface, so leave a good lip or go vertical with them. Plants tucked...

There's a few discussions on forums for tortoises and iguanas, which are two places I go when I can't find much on chameleons specifically. Here's a couple of places I referenced: https://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/can-tortoise-eat-chrysanthemum.36076/...

Is that a chrysanthemum? Make sure Conway doesn't eat much of it- members of the mum family produce natural insecticidal compounds (and a few other irritants). There's some debate on their safety for reptiles, but it seems the petals are safe while the foliage and base of the flowers are poisonous!

The plants only containing oxalate crystals should be fine, considering most common chameleon plants have them and there's not really evidence for crystalized oxalates being harmful. I don't believe syngoniums, peace lilies, and calatheas have really been "cham tested" though, so the choice to...

looks like you've got (in order)... English ivy - toxic due to saponins, do not use it around reptiles Calathea - non-toxic, though they're finicky Peace lily / Spathiphyllum - not a true lily. Contains insoluble calcium oxalate crystals, a mechanical irritant Diffenbachia - has a reputation of...

Beman's right, though. The animals' safety should always come first... Aside from the obvious possibility of the frog being maimed or eaten, grey tree frogs produce toxins on their skin that irritate mucous membranes (mouth, respiratory tract, eyes, etc.) that could be dangerous if the chameleon...