Overheating Chameleons

[murray0827]

I see this alot in some of the threads. People saying not to overheat you chameleons. Do Chameleons not thermoregulate themselves?

 

[m1ndless]

Chameleons thermoregulate themselves. If they get too hot, they move somewhere cooler, or sit there with their mouth open.

 

[Justin Carl]

It can be very easy to kill(burn or dehydration) or overheat a baby chameleon.
Yes, you are right about chameleons being able to thermoregulate.
Younger chameleons do have a problem thermoregulating themselves though.
This is why you need to take several temperatures inside the cage before introducing a chameleon to the cage.
Ambient air, hot spot, and basking temperature.

 

[m1ndless]

Maybe I am confused, but isn't the basking spot and the hot spot the same thing?

 

[Justin Carl]

Hot spot is the air temperature, basking is body temperature.
If you take can be100 degrees or more.

https://www.chameleonforums.com/basking-body-temperature-8172/