JLSPLINTER
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Hi I saw a male chameleon on a Petco store here in Puerto Rico and wanted to have one. I fallowed the sales man instructions and bought a chameleon kit that they had in the store with a 18x18x36 cage and prepared the housing but after that I started to look for care videos on youtube and most of them says that Jacksons should have a room temp on the 70F range and drops to 50 during the nights. That worries me because here the normal temp is always over 80F. In the las few days it has been between 85 and 89. Any ideas on what should I do to extend his life?
Don't know why they sell those creature in a place that the temp is way off their normal habitat. I definitively can't have air conditioning on all the time just to keep the temp low.
I was thinking off putting the cage outside with my plants. The place has a shade screen that block 30% of the sun and misters that go off 4 times a day for 5 minutes. That may keep the temp low, but humidity will be high almost all day.
Again any ideas are very welcome.
1 last question: If I take him outside, should I keep the lights on? I guess it will get the heat and rays from the sun...
Don't know why they sell those creature in a place that the temp is way off their normal habitat. I definitively can't have air conditioning on all the time just to keep the temp low.
I was thinking off putting the cage outside with my plants. The place has a shade screen that block 30% of the sun and misters that go off 4 times a day for 5 minutes. That may keep the temp low, but humidity will be high almost all day.
Again any ideas are very welcome.
1 last question: If I take him outside, should I keep the lights on? I guess it will get the heat and rays from the sun...