I too have both my parsonii outside for the summer and went HAM on a security setup. I live on a corner lot with a half-fenced off side yard facing the street in a nicer neighborhood, but since my lot was partially open I installed motion-activated night-capable security cameras, placed several large "all activities are recorded by 24/7 surveillance" signs in the yard, enclosed the cages with 19-gauge wire, and had massive padlocks on each enclosure. Moving my two parsonii outside every single morning and then back in during the evening was incredibly taxing on their well-being (especially my male), so I thought I'd start leaving them out 24/7, and that there was NO way someone would mess with my crew... and boy was I wrong! Never underestimate a motivated hobo or someone who wants to flip something for some quick cheddar, because only a few days in I was up studying at 1 am and got a notification from my side-yard cameras. I pull it up, thinking it's a moth that flew in front of the camera, and there's a dude who came through the back gate and is squatted in front of one of the cages! I ran to the kitchen and flipped on the lights and the turd bolted. I inadvertently deleted the video of him entering my property, but here's the little curmudgeon hightailing it: The YouTube video is pixelated, but the resolution is much better on my phone. The very next night I get a notification at the same time, but thankfully this intruder was only after my bushes:
So, moral of the story for me is that all of my security measures backfired and I actually drew far more attention to my yard in attempts to keep people away. A lot of neighbors have asked if I'm growing marijuana in the enclosures (lolz) since they can't clearly see through the fine-mesh screening, so that guy may not have even been after the chameleons! I've since installed motion-activated floodlights and am currently enclosing the yard, but who knows what would have happened had I not had those cameras out there!
