Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - I've had it for almost two weeks, it is a male, and they didn't know how old at the pet shop.
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? - Once to put in cage and once to rearrange cage
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? Crickets What amount? 5-10 What is the schedule? Morning and evening feedings. How are you gut-loading your feeders? Did not know about this until I came to the forum
I would feed only in the mornings. They need to digest their food throughout the day. I honestly would just toss a decent amount of crickets (10-20) and leave it in there, then take it out an hour or two before the lights go out.
Are you cup feeding? Since he is young, I would. It makes it much easier for them to find their food, makes sure they don't eat crickets that have walked through poop, and allows you to track how much they have eaten more accurately.
You should be gut loading with leafy greens, veggies, ect. You can also use some commercial got load such as cricket crack or bug burger. Ill post the images for gut loading and stuff.
Supplements - Had a jar Petco stuff once a week, but I have some
Repashy Calcium Plus LoD on the way
Once you get the supplement, dust with it every feeding.
Watering - Monsoon Mister, 30 seconds every two hours. Have only seen him drink once.
This is what I do:
My lights are set so the uvb comes on and hour before the heat bulb, and then an hour after the heat bulb. So my uvb comes on at 7, then my basking bulb at 8, then my basking bulb is off at 6, and my uvb is off at 7. They are set like this so then I can mist in that time where the uvb is on, but the heat bulb is not. This is because heat + lots of humidity = RI. You would mist for 2-4 minutes at this time, in the morning, and then in the evening.
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. The ones I could find are white. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? No
Do you only see a urate? or is there a solid brown part aswell?
History - Purchased from Petco - They were as uneducated as I am.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Glass with screen top 18x18x36
Lighting - They are 'Thrive' lights from PetSmart along with bulbs that came with.
You are going to want to get a fluorescent uvb and a white/warm heating bulb (NO COLORS! ). The heating bulb can just a regular household bulb that lets the basking place get to 82-85, normally about 60-75 watts, could be more or less depending on how close your chameleon can get.
For uvb, this size cage would need a Reptisun 5.0 fluorescent tube bulb, or an Arcadia 6% fluorescent tube bulb. I would go ahead and get a 24'' fixture as his adult cage will need to be at least a 24''x24''x48'' You would just use a 10.0 (pr 12% for Arcadia) bulb instead of the 5.0 .
Temperature - The higher point is around 80. Lowest overnight temp 68. How do you measure these temps? With a thermometer / humidity analog gague
Your basking spot should be 82-85 degrees, ambient around room temperature. Night time drops are fine as long as they aren't below mid 50's.
Get a thermometer/hygrometer with a cord and a probe, the stick-on circles are inaccurate 99% of the time.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? Bounce between 40 and 70 - more humid at night. How are you creating and maintaining these levels? Misting with Monsoon Mister. What do you use to measure humidity? Same humidity / thermometer as above. Generic
Daytime humidity should be 30-40, nighttime should be 70-100.
Plants - No but I'd like to. (wasn't sure how to since bottom substrate seems to be frowned upon.
Plants can stay potted. No need for organic, just grab a plant on the safe list, repot with topsoil, rinse the leaves well and top it off with some 1-2 inch stones, as thy will try and eat the dirt.
Placement - Where is your cage located? On a small table in our living room. Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? There is an air vent under the table it is sitting on with a redirected vent. At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor? 5ft
As long as the air vent doesn't vibrate or anything like that, and it doesn't blow on the cage it should be fine.
Location - Chattanooga, TN
Current Problem - not sure about setting up the optimal environment. I'd like to use real plants, but need advice on HOW to do that, I've seen the 'friendly plant' list, but do they go in pots or in the substrate (if I can keep it)
Your current cage isn't too bad. I would just grab some Pothos or dwarf umbrella/schefflera plant to give him more cover. The plants can stay potted, just make sure the pots have drainage holes. They love to eat their plants, personally I would try and get rid of as many fake plants as you can and replace them with real. But a few fake plants are fine as long as you watch them closely and make sure they aren't trying to eat them.
As said above I would toss the substrate, unless you plan on going bioactive, which as a beginner I don't think you are.
Also I don't know how old he is.
Im not very good with guessing age. @kinyonga @Brodybreaux25 ?? 
if you need help sexing your cham please post pictures of its feet , specifically the back part of the foot . males have spurs in the back and females don't . it looks like a little nub sticking out at the back part of its foot . the cage does have nice foliage, though it wouldn't be a bad idea to add more plants in the middle of the enclosure , this will provide places to hide to make your cham feel safe 
