GreenChameleons
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They require more care but it’s all in how you set up the husbandry, making sure you change the bulbs out 6 every months, gutloading your feeders, and dusting with calcium/vitamins. Good practice to allow unfiltered indirect sunlight when you can do so. I’ve taken weeks + on my enclosures and some on here can vouch for that if it makes you feel any better. I at least give my chameleon 3 days or more in the unfiltered sunlight. Free ranging but I’ve lost mine over the summer a couple of times even when keeping a sharp eye out. It’s a great thing to do for your chameleon but I’m keen on free ranging when I can. I’d stay away from compact fluorescents bulbs they tend to lose uvb faster and if you must use those I highly recommend you getting something to check the uvb output periodically. I would go with a high output (HO) T5 bulb {tube bulb}. Use live plants and branches. If you follow what people say on here you shouldn’t have to worry about the care taking of a chameleon. Reasearch, research, and research...I’d get a species that in your climate you live in you can keep it outside and it be comfortable. Panthers are in a pretty warm and humid climate in Madagascar so I’d take that into consideration if that is the species you are interested in. Every species needs a night drop at the bare minimum of 10 degrees or more depending on which species you choose to keep.
But If its really cool and wet in the enclosure you have a big chance of res
