chameleon care

[chams15]

hey im new to this website and thinking about getting a veiled chmaeleon but i know every website i look at says that they are high maintenance is this true if so can someone give me a care sheet. thanx

 

[reyesjoshuacruz]

a relative rule of thumb

depends on what you compare them too. there are things that need to be done every day. not difficult but tedious ( i enjoyed them )

things like misting 2x a day( by hand { spray bottle} or buy a auto mist setup)

providing ( other than misting ) a moving water source ( often times a dripper, you can make one from a water bottle ), you'll have to fill the container everyday and keep it clean.

you will have to provide the animal with live food ( this is IMHO what makes them high mat. )

you will have to order live food 1x or 2x a month, feed the feeders correctly, keep them clean ect.... so you are really keeping cham and feeders.

provide heat and uv ( those are just light fixtures)

compared to a hamster or gold fish they are high mat., compared to any other exotic animal, esp reptile, not so much

 

[casidonacid]

go here this is from brads page

http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/

 

[Chase]

http://www.adcham.com/html/taxonomy/species/chcalyptratus.html
http://www.chameleonnews.com/?page=article&id=45
http://www.flchams.com/general_chameleon_care.asp
http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/justin-carl/20-caresheet.html