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| Housing |
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Chameleons are not social animals, full grown males should be housed individually. When they are full grown we recommend housing them in the biggest screen cage or wall-less cage that is suitable for your living arrangment.(the reason we recommend these types of cages is because chameleons require alot of free flowing air) A common cage size that is suitable for your chameleon is 20"W... |
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| Heating and Lighting |
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A good temperature in your chameleons cage should be approx. 90-98 degrees near their basking light, to 80 degrees in the coolest part of the cage. This way the chameleon can roam the cage to regulate its temperature at its own will. At night the chameleon cage should drop approx. 10 degree throughout the whole cage. If you are turning your chameleons heat off at night, do not allow your h... |
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| Feeding |
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When feeding your chameleon it is important to vary their diet as much as possible. You can feed them crickets, stick bugs, superworms and also pinkies(for adult chams only)pinkies are baby mice. The pinkies are an option not a necessity. It is important to dust your chameleons food with calcium/mineral supplements. Also very important is gutloading your chameleons food, for example: if yo... |
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| Hydration |
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It is very rare that you can find a chameleon that will drink out of a bowl. Chameleons need moving water to catch their eye, the most effective way to accomplish this is using a drip system. A drip system allows small droplets of water to cause a sparkle when the light hits it that catches your chameleons eye. It also allows water to accumulate on leaves and branches if dripped over a pla... |
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| Hadling Your Pet |
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It is not recommended that you handle your chameleon very much. This can cause stress and shorten the life span of your chameleon (the normal life expectancy of a chameleon is 5-7yrs). "On the other hand we have a cham who is very friendly and loves to be handled". What we are trying to say is all chameleons have different personalities and once you get to know your animal you wi... |
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