Chameleons deserve cages imitating their natural biotopes

[PetNcs]

Quite often, we see creations of cages which have nothing to do with the biotopes, chameleons inhabit in the wild.
It is IMHO and in my decades of practice the best idea to imitate the natural biotope as close as possible and meaningful...
1 and 2 F pardalis NW Madagascar
3 and 4 C arabicus Oman



attached some biotopes

 

[Multivitamins]

The naturalistic approach has been catching on thankfully it's not all plastic plants anymore.

 

[SteveH]

The naturalistic approach has been catching on thankfully it's not all plastic plants anymore.

I agree, and I feel the Chameleon Academy has something to do with that.

 

[PetNcs]

The naturalistic approach has been catching on thankfully it's not all plastic plants anymore.

you made my day! congrats to all the positive changes! I am impressed and your chams will absolutely love you (and it)

 

[PetNcs]

I agree, and I feel the Chameleon Academy has something to do with that.

we fight with Bill on our ends more or less coordinated was for it... calling it either the naturalistic approach to chameleon husbandry or defining it as naturalistic chameleonoculture

 

[Multivitamins]

Keeping live plants is so rewarding and ones that provide a living ecosystem for a living creature is even more rewarding. Every new leaf and possibly bloom is a milestone.

I told my room mates in 2019 when I got into the hobbie If im going to Jack up our electric bill to run lights we may as well grow some plants under them (San Diego has the highest utilities cost in the nation thankfully plants like led and they don't add that much to the bill)

 

[MissSkittles]

I can count on one finger the number of times that I advised to use fake plants, and that was only for temporary use while the chameleon is being treated for coccidia. I’ve only been in the hobby for a few years, but I have noticed that (not just for chameleons) the reptile community is advocating more for naturalistic environments and bioactive set ups. I also see positive changes in providing enclosures larger than the minimum recommended.

 

[dinomom]

you made my day! congrats to all the positive changes! I am impressed and your chams will absolutely love you (and it)

We get rewarded by seeing the chams display more normal amd much more interesting behaviors also.