Ok today I got him some pothos and placed it in the tank. He seemed livelier today. I do have uvb bulbs in there already. I think he was at the bottom cuz he was too hot. I turned off the lights for awhile and he climbed back up. Tomorrow right after work I will be buying the thermometer and the gauge. Also picking up more crickets and the calcium. So just to clarify, no bark? just plants and vines. Please anything else that I should get as a beginner please let me know.
First sorry this D**m Mac keeps changing my spelling to what it wants. I need to spend some time proof reading.
One the plants, pothos are great. Did you wash the leaves with mild dishsoap & water? You never know what is on those plants. Next cover the dirt in the plants with rocks to large for the chameleon to get in his mouth, so the chameleon can't ingest dirt by accident.
You said uvb bulbs are in there, they are on the outside of the terrarium correct?
I will try to get a picture of one of my terrariums and show you how I use plants and sticks. But for now, since everyone is asleep, take wooden dowels from the hardware store, cut them or have them cut 1/8" smaller than the inside distance from side to side, buy a few suction cups at a craft store, use twist ties - from any produce dept at the store- attach the dowels to the suction cups, make them go side to side in the terr, put in 3 or 4 at different levels. For the size terr you have you could add a small ficus or umbrella tree, wash leaves & cover dirt again, add a few sticks or bio vines from the pet store from the plants to the dowels and your guy will have highways to get around on.
When you spray, use warm water, from a water filter or reverse osmosis. Use bottles water if that is all you can get. Open the front doors and using the finest mist possible completely mist the plants & your chameleon. What you are after is seeing him drink. He may drink from the misting or lick water off the leaves. Misting him well 3 times a day should provide plenty of humidity. The tank needs to dry between mistings. Doing it that way will create very little water on the floor of the terr, just wipe it up with a paper towel.
Next food, you can order silk worms or butter worms from plan sponsors listed on the top right of the forum. Make sure if you order silk worms that you order them WITH food included. Sometimes they don't ship with enough food for the worms. If you get those we can talk about what to do with them. Also some pet stores carry super worms, superworms and meal worms are not the same - you want superworms. Stop at the grocery store and get fresh collard greens or fresh kale to feed the crickets and worms. Much more on that later.
We have lots more to talk about but I am off to bed. I will send you a private message so you can call me with questions.
