What NOT to buy for your chameleon 

This makes me so, so, so happy to hear! Thank you for doing what is best for these animals. If you’re looking for someone to review the care sheet you’ve made for a chameleon, I’d be happy to take a look and provide any feedback. Keep being awesome 👍🏻

Neptune the Chameleon I’ll send it to you through an Instagram DM and for a night light I use a low wattage ceramic heat bulb! Doesn’t produce the light but still provides him heat which he does need a little more of at night in my home!

Be careful with the night heat bulb. Mine burned his back.

Can you please help me learn stuff about my chameleon? I feel bad for him because he is kind of scared of me and I’m getting really worried because I want it to live as long as possible and everyone says different things so I’m getting really confused lol.

If you do respond the only social media’s I have are RU-vid and tiktok

Aww thank you for the kind words and noticing the effort I put in. Much appreciated 💚

Good luck with your new chameleon!!

I love how you blurred out P*tc*😂😂😂😂😂😂

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Lol

Neptune the Chameleon where did you buy Neptune? I really want one

Jrsquid1 From a local reptile shop. Here are some good places to buy from: chameleonacademy.com/plants/

Neptune the Chameleon thank you

Thank you so much! Good luck with your research and soon to be new chameleon :)

Congrats on the new chameleon and good luck with the changes. Here is a good video to start with: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-n2H-VubFs3A.html

Same! My boyfriend had a chameleon before, that passed away due to an infected foot from losing a nail. The vet gave him a shot, but sadly he still died the next day. Anyways, we (mostly I because I’m the one who goes all out to take care of him) got a 3 year old male veiled chameleon from this girl who was basically on bed rest for two years after an injury and got him, but she’s starting school and wanted someone who had time to give him what he needs. Anyways, she gave me so much info since he’s my first, and he came with his WHOLE enclosure, vitamins, lights, misting, all that. However, I started doing a bunch of research Bc some days he’d look very pale. I also noticed random little white spots in places on him that are like, flaky. Almost like patches of peeling. His back feet also started to peel then I realized it was because his ankles were swelling!! I messaged her asking for answers on how to care for him Bc the internet scared me. She said those things were normal for him. Some days he was happy and bright, others pale and almost seeming sad or sick. She got him when he was already 1. I originally felt better based of what she said and my research, but furthering it, I’m now scared again. He’s had that double light since she got him, only fake plants in his cage, a two bug diet one of them being the worms, the vitamins that were NOT recommended, and I noticed he only hand feeds and even hand waters. I have to hand mist around him for a bit then he will come drink from the nozzle. Im officially worried about the little guy. 😔 I clearly need to redo everything about his environment. But with that being said. I still have some questions. I tried to get his exact schedule from her for feeding, misting, lighting, ect., but she said he didn’t really have one. So I’m sure he’s been stressed with the move and lack of scheduling. Also concerned be that all those things she said are normal for him, but when given the vitamins the back ankle swelling will go down. But they’re the vitamins in this video 😅 so I’m not wanting to continue that, but I’m unsure of a better way as of now. She’s also never taken him to a vet. I’d also like a recommendation on the best place to put his enclosure. Which is a 5ft tall 3ft wide screened enclosure. I didn’t intend for this much info to be dropped on your comment 😂 I was originally trying to basically just say SAME to having knowledge of all the wrong stuff. But I get worked up thinking about all that could be wrong 😅 so if you have any advice on how you guys handled your new baby! Or maybe someone will see this and be able to help. I’m just really wanting him to be okay. 🥲💖

That’s exactly why I do it! To help you guys understand the bigger picture and feel confident in your care decisions. Anyone can read off of a care sheet, but to truly understand how it all works, it’s important to explain the WHY behind it all :)

Thank you so much! Hopefully it’ll be able to help some people.

@@NeptunetheChameleon it did help

Glad I could help!

Thanks so much!

Happy to help!

Cameron Travis Oh man 🙈 That’s exactly why I made this video because it’s SO COMMON for people to buy the wrong stuff. Hopefully you can make all the right changes.

Gotta keep it interesting haha

Oh no!! Well hopefully you can make the changes I suggested.

Same lol, I felt bad for my little guy after watching this video

I'm on the same boat, I just got him yesterday. And mostly everything she mentioned I have lol. Same kit too

Petsmart/pet warehouse doin us dirty

Every chameleon is different, some of these items could be alright like the bendy branches my cham prefers to climb on them vs the branches from his plants because they give him better grip. I clean his cage regularly and mine aren't flaking so it all depends!

Glad I could help!

Red Nightmare Sounds like you’re making the right changes 👏🏻

Happy to help!

Happy to help!

Thank you!!

Happy to hear :) That's exactly why I made this video.

Happy to help!

Glad you're finding the videos helpful! Good luck with your chameleon :) Make sure you upgrade their cage ASAP. The kit cage is only good for babies.

@@NeptunetheChameleon i def will. Right now he (name is Karma) is really small and I already purchased the proper UVB light, dripper, timers, etc. so I’m trying to let him adjust a bit and then I will definitely upgrade!

Happy to hear that :)

Happy to hear that!

Glad you found it helpful! Thank you for the kind words :)

Thank you!!

Good luck with Pascal :)

Xandra Maddock Thanks for the feedback :) I showed the hornworms as an example, since I was saying there are plenty of other bugs you can feed a chameleon besides mealworms. Sorry I wasn’t able to go into more detail in this video. I do have a whole video dedicated to hornworms and talk about how often to feed them, etc. I also have a video on what bugs to feed a chameleon and talk about them during that one too.

Aww thank you 💚

Glad you think so!

Thank you!

You're so welcome!

Happy to help!

You are very welcome!

Glad you like them!

Thank you! EXACTLY 👏👏

Aww thank you for the sweet comment!

Happy to help!

Glad I could help!

No problem 👍

You are very welcome!

Thanks!

+1 for the homemade dripper! YES -- those pumps keep your hands from falling off 😂😂

I'd suggest using potted live plants on the bottom.

Happy to help

Oh noooo! Hopefully you're able to make some changes.

I'd suggest feeding live bugs to ensure they are gutloaded, etc.

You're welcome!

Booker Kaminske Glad to hear it helped!

Yes! Could even put a plant bulb in the empty spot.

It's a few years old but it's from dragonstrand.com

Thank you!!

Good luck! Be sure to check out my video on how to prepare for chameleon: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pyNbczMEfXA.html and how to build a chameleon cage: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-n2H-VubFs3A.html

I sanitize outdoor branches. Here’s my video about that: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QwMzM6Zuzpg.html

You need both!

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Here is my video on what plants I use in my enclosures: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oiKA30cm5-c.html

You're welcome!

All of my links can be found here including the one to the Amazon shopping list: linktr.ee/NeptuneTheChameleon

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You're welcome!

All lights should be off for a chameleon at night.

Yes you can. www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/intro-to-bio-activity.2429/

All lights should be off, and they don't need a heat source at night. They benefit from a drop in temp at night. Here is my video on what bugs to feed: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9BAs2Os1XN8.html. Just avoid hornworms until they are older.

You'll want a basking temp of around 80-85F which is usually achived by a 60-75W white basking bulb. And a T5 5.0 linear UVB bulb raised 48" from the bottom of the enclosure.

Congrats! Always happy to help.

The compact one doesn't penetrate more then 2-4" into the enclosure. www.pangeareptile.com/?sca_ref=2120335.Dn9y03RxpN, thebiodude.com, and www.amazon.com/shop/neptunethechameleon?ref=cm_sw_sm_r_inf_pub_neptunethechameleon__mw_xIgR3xYBau3t4 all have UVB bulbs in stock. Code NEPTUNE10 saves you 10% off of your Pangea and Bio Dude orders.

I would get some branches in there sooner rather than later.

Here is my video on how to sanitize outdoor branches: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QwMzM6Zuzpg.html

Nico Heek Thank you 😊

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Hopefully you can make the correct changes. Good luck!

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T5 UVB bulbs will need to be from reptile brands. I'd suggest a Reptisun 5.0 or Arcadia 6%.

I'd suggest checking out this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-n2H-VubFs3A.html

So sorry to hear about your chameleon :( But I'm glad you found the video helpful!

Potentially. You'll still need to measure the temperatures to make sure it is producing enough heat.

I’d follow the advice in this blog: www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/cage-cleaning-•-sanitation-istyt-part-3-deep-cleaning.2364/

Luckily both of those are pretty easy to replace. Here is my video about gutloading: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nJFVKeyfpRE.html and here are my videos about sanitizing branches: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QwMzM6Zuzpg.html & how to attach them: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VkwxsoLGZoQ.html

Here is my video on setting up live plants for a cham cage: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7uWdIFxBfrk.html

You will want to use the T5 5.0 and raise it so that it is 48" above the bottom of the enclosure until you can get a larger cage.

Congrats on the new chameleon! Here is my video that goes into detail on UVB bulbs: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5RVjgaLsWn8.html

Here is my video about branches: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QwMzM6Zuzpg.html and here is my video about plants ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1eJ9jKXCGoE.html & a great resource on plants: chameleonacademy.com/plants/

I'd try a 60W and bump up to a 75W if need be. Basking temp shouldn't be hotter than 80F.

I'd suggest watching this video about how to build the inside of a chameleon enclosure, and checking out 14:18 for the section about plants: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-n2H-VubFs3A.html. I also have this video about how to properly set up plants for a chameleon cage: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1eJ9jKXCGoE.html And then I have this plant unboxing video which could give you some ideas: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cCbME_5YYTg.html