Hello World! This forum has been a great resource, so thanks everyone. Time to introduce my family’s newest member, Yoshi The Dinosaur.
Yoshi’s Stats
1) Male veiled chameleon DOB 4.14.25 (estimate)
2) Adopted 11.13.25 from Exotic Life in Chatsworth CA
3) Advertised as captive bred and friendly
4) 13” long as of January
5) about 14” long today 5.2.26
Enclosure
1) Reptisun 18”x18”x38” (on 10am-10pm, timer)
2) Celiwace dual 12” t5 fixture 12” with one 12” t5 10.0 UVB and one IHYCTV 12” t5 6500k grow light (on 10am-10pm timer)
3) Reptihome 75w heat bulb in a typical hood with ceramic base (10am-10pm timer)
4) monsoon mister with different brand nozzles (2). Runs 1 minute, at about 9am and 9 pm.
5) plants: Money Tree (floor), pothos (hanging), spider plan (hanging), empty hanging plant spot (was creeping fig but it ded)
6) two branching pieces of sand blasted “ghost wood”, hanging.
7) Star Wars ATAT
8) custom 3d printed drain pan coated in a few coats drylok original. There is a hole in the bottom that drains to a bottom half of a gallon plastic gallon water bottle. The enclossure sites in a shelf with a hole to allow it drip down onto the drain bottle on a shelf.
9) abustle pig chameleon feeding bowl. Keeps most critters in it, while making them looking yummy when they crawl up the central column.
10) temp and humidity: I have digital gauges, but I stopped checking. He stays at room temperature (air conditioned SoCal house), plus a little humidity boost from plants and around misting time.
Care and feeding
1) he really only like super worms. I know this could be a problem, and I really want him to eat dubia as a staple, with supers, hornworms, butterworms etc as treats.
2) since is (or was) young, we try to keep food available to him. We don’t really remove the food unless it sits for a few days. This is mostly because it seems like he doesn’t eat as much as he should: he will eat 2-3 super worms one day. And then take a day or two off. He has also eaten crickets, but he will go on a hunger strike until we give him supers, even with crickets in his enclosure. (Note: I hate keeping crickets)
3) I’ll spritz him with water to get the plant leaves wet once or twice a day if his poop is getting too much yellow in the white part. He drinks off the leaves and chomps them too.
4) I clean out the poop and dead leaves at the bottom as needed. Every week or two. Then pour some extra water on the drain pan and wide it down. Everything dries out nicely between mistings due to the drain pan.
6) we take him out most days. As long as no one is wearing red he like to crawl on a hand offered. He enjoys real sun outside but not for too long and is always eager to go back to his enclosure.
7) behavior: he is pretty active in the daytime, exploring his cage, munching his plants, basking, etc. Very friendly! He has puffed and hissed a few times, but we leave him alone if he shows any signs of agression. He does get a little more shy when is shedding or about to shed.
The fun part: here are some pics. As you can see he is really friendly, and we take him out about once a day. Note: he hates it when I wear red!
And if you have read this far, check out his YT channel that my daughter started for him: @YoshiTheChameleonDinosuar
Yoshi’s Stats
1) Male veiled chameleon DOB 4.14.25 (estimate)
2) Adopted 11.13.25 from Exotic Life in Chatsworth CA
3) Advertised as captive bred and friendly
4) 13” long as of January
5) about 14” long today 5.2.26
Enclosure
1) Reptisun 18”x18”x38” (on 10am-10pm, timer)
2) Celiwace dual 12” t5 fixture 12” with one 12” t5 10.0 UVB and one IHYCTV 12” t5 6500k grow light (on 10am-10pm timer)
3) Reptihome 75w heat bulb in a typical hood with ceramic base (10am-10pm timer)
4) monsoon mister with different brand nozzles (2). Runs 1 minute, at about 9am and 9 pm.
5) plants: Money Tree (floor), pothos (hanging), spider plan (hanging), empty hanging plant spot (was creeping fig but it ded)
6) two branching pieces of sand blasted “ghost wood”, hanging.
7) Star Wars ATAT
8) custom 3d printed drain pan coated in a few coats drylok original. There is a hole in the bottom that drains to a bottom half of a gallon plastic gallon water bottle. The enclossure sites in a shelf with a hole to allow it drip down onto the drain bottle on a shelf.
9) abustle pig chameleon feeding bowl. Keeps most critters in it, while making them looking yummy when they crawl up the central column.
10) temp and humidity: I have digital gauges, but I stopped checking. He stays at room temperature (air conditioned SoCal house), plus a little humidity boost from plants and around misting time.
Care and feeding
1) he really only like super worms. I know this could be a problem, and I really want him to eat dubia as a staple, with supers, hornworms, butterworms etc as treats.
2) since is (or was) young, we try to keep food available to him. We don’t really remove the food unless it sits for a few days. This is mostly because it seems like he doesn’t eat as much as he should: he will eat 2-3 super worms one day. And then take a day or two off. He has also eaten crickets, but he will go on a hunger strike until we give him supers, even with crickets in his enclosure. (Note: I hate keeping crickets)
3) I’ll spritz him with water to get the plant leaves wet once or twice a day if his poop is getting too much yellow in the white part. He drinks off the leaves and chomps them too.
4) I clean out the poop and dead leaves at the bottom as needed. Every week or two. Then pour some extra water on the drain pan and wide it down. Everything dries out nicely between mistings due to the drain pan.
6) we take him out most days. As long as no one is wearing red he like to crawl on a hand offered. He enjoys real sun outside but not for too long and is always eager to go back to his enclosure.
7) behavior: he is pretty active in the daytime, exploring his cage, munching his plants, basking, etc. Very friendly! He has puffed and hissed a few times, but we leave him alone if he shows any signs of agression. He does get a little more shy when is shedding or about to shed.
The fun part: here are some pics. As you can see he is really friendly, and we take him out about once a day. Note: he hates it when I wear red!
And if you have read this far, check out his YT channel that my daughter started for him: @YoshiTheChameleonDinosuar
