Anyone familiar with "Ockhams razor"?
It would seem the most simple explanation here is that the animal was startled by the lights coming on and puffed up.
There is a variety of schefflera that is best avoided; it is schefflera actinophylla.
More info can be found here on Chameleonforums.com;
https://www.chameleonforums.com/plants/showplant.php?plantid=4&browse=scientific&view=photo
Only if the reservoir is higher than your misting nozzle which is going to be tough if the nozzle is placed at the top of the cham enclosure. Even if that were the case, the pump is in the way and not much water is going to run through the nozzle without being pumped.
Are there any folks on the...
The only time I change my timers are when I am lengthening or or shortening the time the lights are on. It makes no difference what the numbers on the timers say to Feldman; he doesn't fully appreciate the concept of daylight savings time. ;-)
I consider the fact that the MistKing doesn't tie you down with a supplied reservoir that must be used a huge plus.
Some folks mist multiple cages for a long duration numerous times a day, requiring a very large reservoir. I currently mist one cage, four times a day for relatively short...
Maybe he is afraid you are going to get he hornworm before he does?
Nice vid. There is just something about watching a cham stalking and shooting it's pray that always fascinates me.