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I will need to do some research and look at other free range setups thank you all for your insight I have more things to do.

A free range setup is something I was looking into doing but I wanted some insight as to whether or not this stresses him out when I’m also in the room with him. I also pop in time to time when I spot him in precarious situations on his security cams.

I’m actually opening the glass window as to allow fresh air in when outside temps start to match or get closer to the heated indoor temperatures. The only thing between him and the direct sunlight would be the window mesh that keeps bugs out after sliding open the glass window. I heard even...

I give my chameleon, Aquaman, open-cage time. This involves 3 activities at the warmest part of the day. 1.) Time on the window plants. 2.) Climbing up the curtain until he wants to come down back to the plants to bask (sheer curtains so he doesn’t get direct sunlight. 3.) To get direct...

Skin lookin fresh after his shed. Now I have him go to his usual spot on the roof so I can clean his cage. I start off with blowdrying all the shed off the foliage then collecting them at the bottom. I also got the “goldilocks zone” temp that he likes. Once all clean I can water his plants...

I’m crossing my fingers that this is his comfortable goldilocks zone as it is between the UVB and the heat lamp. That way I can record the temperature thats comfortable for him while using a spot lamp instead of my usual incandescent bulb.

Back to my original question regarding the UVB as I’ve went on a tangent discussing his current shedding. Do chameleons know how much UVB they need? I’ve surmised that they don’t but are looking for a more comfortable heat source aside from their scorching heat lamp. I tested it out and...

Practically done shedding with no assistance from me, aside from providing ideal environmental conditions in my bedroom to suit his needs. When it is cold outside he explores the lower regions of his enclosure as it is warm n‘ toasty in here when the space heaters are on.

He has already rubbed off most of his shed on most of his body and even his tail all in under less than an hour. I’m no expert but it is lookin like a healthy shed to me. Here he is yawning to clear up more shed.

It is very fun watching him dance and stretch to release the shed. Yawning a bunch accompanied by some twisting and turning. Did not water the plants to keep humidity lower for a little over 24 hours now. Room temperature is about 77 degrees (using space heaters to warm up the room as it...

30 minutes after his first bask in the morning and he retreated to the UVB side looking like a mummy 🤣 I was afraid he would hunger strike but he ate 2 superworms from me and returned to the heat lamp. I was able to take a closer pic of him under the heat lamp in all his shedding glory.

an hour later still switching sides. he is on the heat lamp side in this pic and can see his shed on his casque more clearly.

@Gloriawood you called it! His face is shedding and I can see his arm getting ready to shed as well. Hard too see in this photo through the screen but I can see it clear as day now that I can get a closer look at him.

Ive placed the UVB lamp in a way where he cant get directly under it but if he could, he would. My UVB was replaced recently only about a month old. Reptisun 5.0

I’ve observed this cycle using the security cam and he has done this about 6x in a row just basking under the heat lamp for about 20 minutes then he goes to the UVB side and does it for another 20 minutes or so (usually longer than the heat side) my concern is how close he gets to his UVB lamp.

Then 15 min later he ate something, I think a black soldier fly, and is inching back towards the heat lamp, I am predicting he will go to the UVB side again after warming up. Should I have UVB shining onto the basking spot as well?

Update: Aquaman has been using his new basking “spot” lamp more since I lowered the wattage and raising it further away from the enclosure. I noticed that after warming up for about half an hour or a little longer, he climbs up real close to the UVB side and basks there for some time. Do...

***Healthy Poop Warning*** One thing I can say with confidence. Get husbandry and hydration strategies from the breeder. A lot of information on the web emulates conditions in the wild not suitable for captive bred panthers in the desert. They’ve been spoiled and probably have never even...

Now he can bask a little longer from a safer distance from this super strong spot lamp. glad i have a digital probe thermometer to measure the temps of these basking spots and caught it was too hot despite being a lower wattage bulb.

Used an old thicker perch as a post to elevate the basking bulb since i gotta make use of my new spot lamps 🤣