I don't have a chameleon yet but I am getting set up for one and reading as much as I can about it. I am currently reading a book called Pet Chameleons 101: All you need to know about keeping and breeding chameleons.
Since this book is saying to keep it in an "aquarium", I am not believing much of what it says. I just want to clear some things up to make sure I am right.
1. It says to use substrate like a repti-carpet or calci-sand. I wasn't planning on using anything because they can harbor bacteria, am I correct?
2. First it says not to use live plants and then it says to use live plants but not to use live plants as vines. They also say to switch out your live plants with fake plants each month. That sounds a little crazy to me. I plan on using a mixture of live plants and fake plants and branches, so far I am getting a shefflera, a spider plant and a pothos. Also I bought a ficus but not sure if that is toxic or not, is it?
3. It says to put a water dish in the "aquarium". Again, not needed because they drink drops of water off the plants right?
3. The weirdest thing I read in this book but have never heard of it before is they say to give your chameleon a bath. They say you can bring it into the shower with you but don't put it directly under the shower spray or in the water because they will drown. They suggest hanging a rope from your showerhead and let them hang on it, just be careful not to get any soap on them. Also, they say that you can put them in a sink and gently pour water over them to bathe them. I was under the impression that you just need to keep the humidity good and mist their cages a few times a day. Giving baths doesn't sound right but please let me know if I am wrong.
I'm sure i'll need more clarifications, i'm only half way through with this book!
Since this book is saying to keep it in an "aquarium", I am not believing much of what it says. I just want to clear some things up to make sure I am right.
1. It says to use substrate like a repti-carpet or calci-sand. I wasn't planning on using anything because they can harbor bacteria, am I correct?
2. First it says not to use live plants and then it says to use live plants but not to use live plants as vines. They also say to switch out your live plants with fake plants each month. That sounds a little crazy to me. I plan on using a mixture of live plants and fake plants and branches, so far I am getting a shefflera, a spider plant and a pothos. Also I bought a ficus but not sure if that is toxic or not, is it?
3. It says to put a water dish in the "aquarium". Again, not needed because they drink drops of water off the plants right?
3. The weirdest thing I read in this book but have never heard of it before is they say to give your chameleon a bath. They say you can bring it into the shower with you but don't put it directly under the shower spray or in the water because they will drown. They suggest hanging a rope from your showerhead and let them hang on it, just be careful not to get any soap on them. Also, they say that you can put them in a sink and gently pour water over them to bathe them. I was under the impression that you just need to keep the humidity good and mist their cages a few times a day. Giving baths doesn't sound right but please let me know if I am wrong.
I'm sure i'll need more clarifications, i'm only half way through with this book!
