First time posting here, I have two chameleons. A panther and a veiled, both are housed in separate cages, they are also not my only lizards which is where the problem comes in. I have a skink, and two geckos. Owning all these different species causes my rooms temperature and humidity to fluctuate since Im housing desert animals, two island tropic type, and a skink which has a humidity in between. I usually increase humidity in cages by using a spray bottle but this is bothersome because I have work so I cannot be there three times a day to spray the panthers cage since he likes his more misty than most veiled chameleons ( I've read two times a day for almost two minutes. ) I'm a new chameleon owner and acquired both in the last three months, what do you recommend in terms of maintaining a high humidity, is there a cost effective system that I can buy that would aid with this. I am willing to spend if it is a good investment, and I really care about their health. Any advice for keeping chameleons in general is appreciated.
Since this is also my first post I'll include some stuff about what I currently own, and about me.
I'm a 16 year old student working as a waiter who owns a total of five lizards ( A lot of money goes towards them hahaha ). I started with geckos, and I've had my eldest for about five years. I originally came from the forum gecko talk which has gradually become inactive over the years and no one has any thing really outside of geckos.
And now for the lizards. I have two geckos which I've had for about 5 years ( You still learn new stuff everyday ), and have attended many reptile expos since first acquiring them. This year when NARBC came to Dallas I actually ended up purchasing a Veiled, and later on acquired a panther. Usually people classify them as non-beginner pets and rightfully because they get stressed, and so on. I hope to stay active on this forum and learn a lot about what I can do to improve the lives of my chameleons based on what you guys teach me.
Name: Pascal
Species: Veiled Chameleon
Age: 1 Year old, Very tame and loves to leave cage.
Diet: Dusted crickets ( Also gut loaded used flukers carrot water and vitamin mix ) 5 - 7 large every day or other day.
Misted: Twice a day
Name: Shady
Species: Panther Chameleon
Age: 8 months old, Most aggressive son of a btch I've ever seen in my life. Recently been trying to build his trust by getting him to rely on food from my hands, and drinking from a branch while I spray water but I haven't held him since he bit me the day I got him.
Alright sorry for the long post, Thanks!
Since this is also my first post I'll include some stuff about what I currently own, and about me.
I'm a 16 year old student working as a waiter who owns a total of five lizards ( A lot of money goes towards them hahaha ). I started with geckos, and I've had my eldest for about five years. I originally came from the forum gecko talk which has gradually become inactive over the years and no one has any thing really outside of geckos.
And now for the lizards. I have two geckos which I've had for about 5 years ( You still learn new stuff everyday ), and have attended many reptile expos since first acquiring them. This year when NARBC came to Dallas I actually ended up purchasing a Veiled, and later on acquired a panther. Usually people classify them as non-beginner pets and rightfully because they get stressed, and so on. I hope to stay active on this forum and learn a lot about what I can do to improve the lives of my chameleons based on what you guys teach me.
Name: Pascal
Species: Veiled Chameleon
Age: 1 Year old, Very tame and loves to leave cage.
Diet: Dusted crickets ( Also gut loaded used flukers carrot water and vitamin mix ) 5 - 7 large every day or other day.
Misted: Twice a day
Name: Shady
Species: Panther Chameleon
Age: 8 months old, Most aggressive son of a btch I've ever seen in my life. Recently been trying to build his trust by getting him to rely on food from my hands, and drinking from a branch while I spray water but I haven't held him since he bit me the day I got him.
Alright sorry for the long post, Thanks!