Madcham has some good info on wild populations in Madagascar and what they eat.
https://www.madcham.de/en/chamaeleonfutter/
There are several diagrams such as this one that were very helpful to me when choosing my staple foods.
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I agree. Here is a pie chart from a study done on the food eaten in the wild by chameleons, this one is specific to Panthers. They are definitely mainly insect eaters. Not to say it wouldn’t go after a small bird if saw the opportunity, but when would a pinky be running up a tree.
If you want to narrow down your list of potential feeders, here is a good article on a study done to see what wild chameleon diet consists of.
https://www.madcham.de/en/chamaeleonfutter/
If you know how many wattage it is you can calculate how much it will cost to run it per hour . Note that burning natural gas is cheaper than electric to boil water.
You can also make distilled water by placing a small pot in a bigger pot with a lid. Water from the smaller pot will collect on the lid and drip down into the bigger pot.