wants the get a Cham. what do i need
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JonRich
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I would say brouse the forum, and read and learn as much as you can.
This helped me .. You will find that most of the members on here are veryy helpful.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/basic-husbandry-38769/
This helped me .. You will find that most of the members on here are veryy helpful.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/basic-husbandry-38769/
laurie
Retired Moderator
Hello and welcome to the forum. You live in Utah where it is cold in the winter? I live 30 miles south of Canada, in Montana. It gets really cold here. First read the basic guide that was provided them if you still want to do it, I will take you into what you need to do & have for cold weather. I know it can be done cause i do it.
thatoneguy
Established Member
haha you'll be surprised on how much you need. and hom much it all costs, but its all worth it!. lets c if i can list a couple of stuff you need:
screen cage,uvb/uva light, temp/humidity gauge, plants, vines, mister,suplament with D3 about once a month, multivitamin/calcium every other feeding, basking light, ceramic heater or someway to keep him warm at night that doesnt produce light( only because you say where you live somewhere it gets really cold, as long as it doesnt get below about 65 you shouldnt need a night heat saurce), feeders(crickets,hornworms,silk worms, roaches,etc) gutloaders for your feeders, saving account for emergency vet visits, alot of time and reasearch alot. i think i might have gotten most of it im sure some other members can fill you in on anything ive missed.
screen cage,uvb/uva light, temp/humidity gauge, plants, vines, mister,suplament with D3 about once a month, multivitamin/calcium every other feeding, basking light, ceramic heater or someway to keep him warm at night that doesnt produce light( only because you say where you live somewhere it gets really cold, as long as it doesnt get below about 65 you shouldnt need a night heat saurce), feeders(crickets,hornworms,silk worms, roaches,etc) gutloaders for your feeders, saving account for emergency vet visits, alot of time and reasearch alot. i think i might have gotten most of it im sure some other members can fill you in on anything ive missed.
Ii have never owned any sort of reptile, whats a good species to get. im sure i can find the right setup as far as equipment the links were very helpful in finding what to build for them their diet. the lighting and humidity.
Friend of mine has tons of snakes and lizards says chams are harder to take care of. they get stressed out with human contact is this correct? I do have kids are these reptiles docile? do they bite?
One thing i could not seem to find in these articles is numbers on heat and humidity.
Friend of mine has tons of snakes and lizards says chams are harder to take care of. they get stressed out with human contact is this correct? I do have kids are these reptiles docile? do they bite?
One thing i could not seem to find in these articles is numbers on heat and humidity.
KarmaChameleon1337
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haha you'll be surprised on how much you need. and hom much it all costs, but its all worth it!. lets c if i can list a couple of stuff you need:
screen cage,uvb/uva light, temp/humidity gauge, plants, vines, mister,suplament with D3 about once a month, multivitamin/calcium every other feeding, basking light, ceramic heater or someway to keep him warm at night that doesnt produce light( only because you say where you live somewhere it gets really cold, as long as it doesnt get below about 65 you shouldnt need a night heat saurce), feeders(crickets,hornworms,silk worms, roaches,etc) gutloaders for your feeders, saving account for emergency vet visits, alot of time and reasearch alot. i think i might have gotten most of it im sure some other members can fill you in on anything ive missed.
Multivitamin is about 2x a month as well as the with d3.
KarmaChameleon1337
Avid Member
Some do get stressed. Veileds tend to be grumpier, but it depends on the cham's personallity, you could get a really nice one, or a really mean one, either way you can coax them into being nice by handfeeding and gaining trust. They can bite. The most docile one I have ever encountered is a Senegal, the steriotype of the chams, few have them, mine is named Karma, they're smaller than most chams their entire life and usually only green. Depends on what you want in a cham, the most colorful are the red/blue barred ambilobe Panthers I believe. If you like horns you could try a Jackson.
thatoneguy
Established Member
ABOUT. its really not necesary to do twice a month unless you have them anclosed in a dark room where they get no sunlight at all, each cham has different needs and are not all kept the same
KarmaChameleon1337
Avid Member
I know, you said multivitamin every other feeding. It's not nearly that much.
JonRich
New Member
I used to do twice a month D3, and twice a month Multi Vitamin (every Saturday was either D3 or Milti Vitamin).. And Calcium without D3 daily!
But i'm using an all-in-one now.. And i use it daily!
thatoneguy
Established Member
my bad, it wasnt like a total guideline it was more of a list of things they may need, thats why at the end it says a lot of time and research.
That is what a friend of mine said is a Jackson, Panther, Muellers. good ones to start with one of those. How would you know if they are stressed?
KarmaChameleon1337
Avid Member
Not everyone uses an all-in-one, you might get the OP mistaken and have him using a regular multivitamin every other feeding.
KarmaChameleon1337
Avid Member
Oh trust me, you'll know. They can puff up, gape (open mouth), bite, change dark colors, etc.
KarmaChameleon1337
Avid Member
OP, what is your ideal thought of what a cham would look like? Colorful, big, etc?
laurie
Retired Moderator
Ok, let me chime in again. How old are your kids? Chameleons are very fragile and don't interact well with people and for sure not with small children. Yes they can bite but most of the chams I have owned did not bite, but if they were picked up wrong or frightened, then yes, they could deliver a nasty bite to a little person. i love kids so i am over protective.
My best advice would be to spend a bit of time with us, read lots of different threads. Read health issues, enclosures, and some of the cost people pay for a set up. Then after you consider all the needs of a chameleon & needs of your household, you decide what is best. If you want to have one, then trust me, you can have one. But unlike a lot of reptiles, they require time, space, money and dedication. jmo
My best advice would be to spend a bit of time with us, read lots of different threads. Read health issues, enclosures, and some of the cost people pay for a set up. Then after you consider all the needs of a chameleon & needs of your household, you decide what is best. If you want to have one, then trust me, you can have one. But unlike a lot of reptiles, they require time, space, money and dedication. jmo
KarmaChameleon1337
Avid Member
I kind of like how they take up space, Karma's cage is on my homework desk, more excuses for me!
10-15 age, not young kids.
KarmaChameleon1337
Avid Member
I'm 14, so as long as you make SURE they know how to hold a cham and trust them, it should be okay. As long as you get a nice personallity of a cham, or even a mean one and coax him into being nice, it could take a few months, but it'll be worth it. What kind of cham are you looking into? Colorful ones, big ones, small ones, spiky, horny, weird?
JonRich
New Member
I was mainly correcting error of using a Multivitamin soo frequently..
To the OP, see my PM!
