Panther Chameleon Care Requirements 

Thus was the first place I've found definitive feeding guidelines. I'm on the info gathering stage of keeping a chameleon.

I must echo the many others who have commented, that your care guide is second to none for Chameleons. I am absolutely flawed by the methodical detail you put into this, while still being concise, clear and welcoming. The addition of the graphics, including animation is fantastic and i so appreciate all the time and effort. Cheers!

Your videos are such an incredible resource for chameleons. Thanks for doing what you do man

I got a panther cham and ended up getting another shortly after 😂. Not only are they absolutely stunning, but their personalities,especially my female, are incredible!

Glad I found this page. I know this may be an older post, but it has a plethora of information that is required to know. Calm collective speaking, pictures, examples, everything! Thank you.

Just amazing as always, thanks again Bill!

Amazing video ! Appreciate you for this my dude ! Keep it coming !

Awesome video and it helped me to tweek my cage and change my supplements. Can’t wait to meet the new chams!

Very informative and interesting to watch thank you!

7:20 is spot on. There is so much hate and disinfo about this topic. Thanks for going over this.

amazing summary.

The care sheet is going to be absolutely perfect I'm gonna download,print and glue it in my animal care book!

I’m so glad that I have found out about a channel that has a lot to do with chameleons.

What an amazing video. Thank you so much for the knowledge.

Amazing video! I would love to see a similar video for Jackson Chameleons. Great info!

Great job and exciting video with correct information

Thanks for the advice

Bill, I have recently stumbled onto all of your content. This is so great! I have a panther chameleon and have been listening to the podcast and watching your videos. Thanks for all you do!

Great timing for this video! My beautiful hybrid chameleon cage by you and your company Dragon Strand is due to arrive tomorrow! My baby Rango will be so happy!

Really pro care guide,. Great work

Amazing video. Couldn’t of asked for better information on the start of our chameleon journey 👌👍

Great job! Very informative

25 minutes of pure useful information. Thank you so, so much!

Amazing professional video !

Thanks for the information Bill!

awesome

amaaaazing video!!! i'm only using info from the chameleon academy towards my new panther cham which will be ready for me next month.. i can't wait. thank you for all the information provided!

Awesome video, great channel 😊 learning about the animal and what it needs is half the fun for me, it can take years before I actually take the step to owning one. For now my little leopard gecko keeps me busy but who knows, maybe I’ll be a proud chameleon owner when the time is right!

I've always wanted a chamelon, found them fascinatingly beautiful, but I was scared because of their stress levels and care, I am so beyond greatful for all your information and links. THANK YOU

Loved the video and all the info! Wondering what kind of light stand you would recommend for raising the UVB bulb 3 inches above top of cage?

Very comprehensive UVB info! A lot of stuff I didn't know. I feel like a lot of people say to just slap a UVB light in the enclosures and you'll be fine. I don't have a chameleon(yet👀), but I'm definitely going to check my bearded dragon's uvb setup. Thank you!

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Thank you for the information. You did mention that there are ways to modify the cage enclosure. I am looking into caged enclosure. During the summer humidity spikes high, but during the winter humidity is non-existence. I need a make shift enclosure depending on the humidity situation. Can you do a video or shorts on this topic?

I can't say enough that your videos are absolutely amazing! Thank you so much for what you are doing! I wish I could find this type of content for Dart Frogs and the others!

Live in Brooklyn, can I put the screen cage outside the balcony during the summer time without lighting fixture? In NYC, the temperature can go up to 90’s in summer. Thank you!

I live in the madeira island, north of the canary islands, amd im thinking get a panther chameleon, but im not sure how similar my environment temp and humidity are to the natural place of this animal, i think a good strategy would be buy first some measuring devices maybe a cage and simulate having the animal wiouth actually having it, to see if if a screened of glass cage fits better my situation, what do you think about my idea?

Beast mode. If the ear listens it can learn alit here

Can you do an enclosure video? I keep reading that they need screen enclosures, but if that’s not 100% true all of the time, I’d like to know what other enclosures are acceptable. Thanks!

Lol, my enclosures have so many hiding spots more then once ive had a freakout thinking they had somehow escaped because i couldnt find one no matter how many plants and bushy bits i moved around. And thats for the adults (mind all my panthers are in literal walk-enclosures so plenty of places to get lost in) never mind when theyre babies and a single leaf can hide them from my searches. Ive kept all my panthers in glass and, never had a problem with most of them (all but the one but im pretty sure hes trying to scare me down to his lifespan, and his problems arent related to husbandry) It doesnt help that my oldest panther figured out how to open the store bought mesh enclosures himself pretty young (which is why i started building my own). Nothing like opening the reptile room only to see a fully open door to one of your enclosures. I once spent 4 hrs looking for him and started wondering if he hadnt found away up to the window and outside since i keep the window cracked to prevent the room getting too hot. Only for me to knock over a feeder bin and see the little shithead's tongue come flying out from where he had at some point climbed onto my boot while i was desperately searching for him. Found the chameleon, lost 5,000 crickets i had just bought too. It doesnt help that i have reptiles that would have him for a quick bite if he someone got near them (in seperate rooms mind but still. My frilly would have snapped him up in one bite never mind my monitors and they both have full room sized enclosures). I swear he's jealous of my human lifespan and decided the solution is to scare enough years off me to go out together. Took him to the emergency vet once because he was dark and half buried in the dirt and it thought he was impacted and dying... vet comes out... good news hes not impacted and in otherwise perfect health, bad news hes a hermaphrodite and was trying to lay himself some eggs. He may have further complications down the road since he has two complete reproductive systems instead of one complete and one partial. I wonder if that means he can get himself knocked up? Id best not give him ideas. That was an expensive sexing. And that shortly before that he had tried to hump the heat lamp (i had switched the heatlamp to where the humidity reader was because he was growing and i wanted to avoid burning his back...i though such a tiny hole i couldnt even get a finger through couldnt possibly cause problems...i was wrong) and he gave his hemipenes a sunburn...yes he managed to burn a normally internal organ and since he burnt his dick and i had to rub cream on it until it retracted i knew he was male. If the colours hadnt given it away already.

Do you have a file copy of the information sheet you keep showing?

With the hybrid setups, should you setup a small fan to help circulate the enclosure to prevent stagnant air?

Do you have any recommendations when it comes to setting up mechanical timers to run each of the cycles. The misters and fogger have pretty complex cycles according to this care sheet, and in an effort to keep from creating a fire hazard I want to simplify this as much as possible. Thank you!

Hey Bill, I have a question about something I read in a fb group. Anyway the post I saw said that d3 is unnecessary if you provide proper UVB. Is this true? I do have a solar meter 6.5r, I use t5 ho fixtures with reptisun as you suggest in your care guide for panther chameleons. I cannot keep outdoors all year. From what I've always read is that you should give multivitamin twice a month and that is what I have been doing. I use repashy lod twice a month and plain calcium. I have a double xl reptibreeze enclosure that I am in the process of converting to a hybrid bioactive per your recommendations. Thanks for your help as always ❤

I live in Texas but keep my room pretty cool, like 72 f. The humidity says 40-55% usually. Screen ok?

Do you need a heat lamp and a UVB for the terrarium or only with the UVB light? As always, Thanks for your care guide. It's been really helpfull.

Hello, I really love your work, it is the most complete and accurate one I could find. I have I small question if that is OK. You recommend not to use IR lamps at night, Would it be possible to use a ceramic heat "lamp"? Or what would be another appropriate way to heat them at night if necessary? Thankyou very much 😊, Keep up the amazing videos!

Tks for this video, could you please make one with the chameleons illness? 🙏

could you make a video where you show all your animals? it would be nice.

Why does it say on the back of the repashy calcium plus and lod bottle to add on every feeding?

Sorry one more question, how often we need to clean the cage and do we need to clean the 💩 off the leaves every day?

What are the dimensions of the wire rack you use to put your cage on. I know it is good for little guys to not put the light directly on the cage. I am having a hard time finding something deep enough, do you have any link to the rack you use?

Hello. I have a question. Will tv light disrupt chameleon sleeping?

I live in southern california and without any light a glass enclosure will hit around 86 Farenhiet in the hottest summer part. How could I counter this to have a chameleon (or any reptile for that matter)? I would think there would be a difference in temps from a screen enclosure, but i don't know if it would be enough. Any tips?

One correction. Arcadia single bulb T5 does not include UVB bulb. The UVB 6 percent is an additional purpose but well worth getting a high quality reflective hood

Any tips to get that temperature drop? Where I live the temperture at night remains at 77F inside (60% humidity). I live in a very humid and hot place (swamps around). Could the fogging creat the temperature drop or maybe a fan? Could you please give any tips? Thanks for your amazing videos!

How sensitive are chameleons to sound??

I’m watching your video now and I bought a glass tank it’s a 60 cube- 24” length X 24” width X 24” height can you please get back to me and help me set my cage up

Do you recommend any chameleon breeders?

what info can you offer on reasons that a chameleon digs in the soil

Only live a year couldn't do it

Hallo! Mein Name ist Mirko und ich komme aus Germany!Ich finde deinen Kanal wirklich super und absolut lehrreich. Ich habe da mal eine Frage an Dich. Ich finde das mit Deinem Nebler, den Du die Nacht über in den Terras laufen hast auch absolut super, denn so bekommt man auch die hohe Luftfeuchtigkeit hin, die die Tiere brauchen. Aber hier in Deutschland sagen alle das der Nebler für die Lungen der Tiere schädlich ist, und das die Tiere davon krank werden. Vielleicht kannst du mir ja weiterhelfen. Im voraus vielen Dank und ganz liebe Grüße Mirko

My chameleon , 10 months of age, don't eat crickets of all. Only worms. What I can do?

The main claim I see people make against glass cages is that the chameleon will see its own reflection and treat it as a potential threat. Is this not accurate?

are chameleons scared of their own reflections just an inquiry

A video with a focus on transporting actual information. What a rare thing between all those sensational „reptile lovers“ on RU-vid. Thanks for pursuing the hobby with the seriousness and scientificity it deserves and not making another series of cheap razzle-dazzle nonsense reptile videos.

Watching this from Germany, as a European I would suggest you consider adding the dimensions in metric as well. It would save a lot of calculator activity throughout the world.

Gemini

You look like Elon musk lol