cushcameleon
New Member
Right now the setup for my carpet chameleon is almost identical to my rudis chameleons setup. However, I am noticing that he is basking under his heat lamp throughout most of the day. He also becomes dark whenever I mist him and his cage. I am guessing the lamp may not be hot enough (his basking light temp is about 83 degrees), should I make his basking area hotter? I'm hesitant to do so because he is a montane species and I've heard low 80 temperatures work best for them.