Chameleon Setup and Review

[@ThatOneCoolPufferfish]

I know a guy who had a chameleon, he made a whole room just for the chameleon lol

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

I seen a guy do that as well was pretty awesome

[@martins2657]

Trying the same, but my wife is against.

[@garg4531]

Great vid and very informative! I especially love it when you show how to decorate enclosures, showing that anyone (even someone like me 😅) can easily make a simple but effective setup without it having to be expensive or complicated, and it all just looks so natural which is how you know it’s going to feel like a safe comfortable environment for them, living just like they do in the wild

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

Thank you! Happy to help!

[@stickyrice445]

almost got a chameleon then seen how much it is to take care of them😅 got a crocodile skink instead, very beautiful animals

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

Love crocodile skinks!

[@glowingsoulfire819]

Love the starter kit reviews + how to fix them! You did a great job decorating. I laughed about the thermometer being the best part. But also laughed when you described the enclosure as literally crushable. Carpet and small uvb? TOSS. 😂

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

Thank you! That means a lot! Haha yeah I’m telling you I definitely could crush it. Maybe I can do a live stream and I crush it for hitting 100k subs 😂

[@garg4531]

Any reptile starter kit featuring carpet and small uvb is automatic fail And what was funny for me about the thermometer is that it attaches with suction cups, which I don’t think would work on a screen enclosure; it needs a glass surface or something it can stick to

[@glowingsoulfire819]

@@garg4531 I didn't even think of the suction cup to attach... to mesh?!! I am laughing at this all over again. 🤣🤣🤣 At least it was a digital thermometer and not one of those garbage analog ones we usually see in kits.

[@garg4531]

@@glowingsoulfire819 🤣🤣 Oh yeah. They at least got *one* thing right!

[@FamousMal124]

hey i’m am big fan of your reptile videos i have a couple of questions for my breaded dragon , so my breaded dragon name is Zeelo and he do a a lot of glass surfing and i want know maybe it might the temperature because i have a UVB one side of his cage and on the other side i have a basking spot lamp and heat lamp normally i would just keep his daylight lamp during the day but his temperature would only be 94 degrees and around 8:00 at night i would turn on his heat lamp then turn it off around 10 or 11 at night what should i do?

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

It does sound like it’s too hot air temp wise. I’d lower air temp and get a temperature gun to measure surface temp. Air temp you want it 80-85f

[@ATK_magic]

What are the good and bad colors for a chameleon and every color expression????

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

I’ll make a care guide and cover it in that.

[@FFeroshusfox]

For my young veiled (my first chameleon) bright Green or any lighter shade of green is happy / content and gray / dark colors is unhappy / nervous.

[@joshbarrientos4608]

I use to have a chameleon and this chameleon kit and after watching this video that’s makes sense now why my chameleon die because I did not get the right UVB lamp I did not put more fake leaves and sticks

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

I’ll make a care guide for them as well

[@joshbarrientos4608]

@@ChiefSweetsUniverse ok thanks in the future I’ll will get other chameleon but this time I’ll make everything right for a chameleon to live a lot longer

[@christophermarch5545]

Great vid! Would this work for a Jackson's chameleon?

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

Yes this would work for a Jackson’s chameleon

[@BlaiseBodin]

Does the heat bulb not melt the day light?, The led bulbs are plastic, right?

[@gapnap]

hey chief. theres maggots in my crickets substrate. i had to clean the entire thing out. any idea how i can keep pests out of there? also, will the crickets attempt to eat the isopods i put in there? or would i need lots of leaf litter as shelter so the isopods DONT get eaten?

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

Hmm the maggots probably eating dead crickets. Make sure you provide enough food and water. If you have isopods you definitely need lots of leaf litter. Crickets eating isopods means that you aren’t proving the right food or not enough. Mine do not eat the isopods

[@DARKSAMUS386]

Are you sure they were maggots and not dermestid beetle larvae? Cricket farmers use them as a cleanup crew.

[@gapnap]

@@DARKSAMUS386 yes im sure. my crickets didnt come with any larvae.

[@beardie_mom]

this is super off topic.. but i have a question about my bearded dragon (i’m new lol) I have a 3 month old and just moved him into a 120 gallon tank after finding out the misconception it’s too big is false. My question is about his basking spot. Currently his basking spot is maybe a little less than a foot away from his heat lamps, and i’m not sure what wattage to use? right now i have two 75w heat lamps. Is that too hot? Thanks!!

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

If you have a temperature gun you can aim it at the spot and if it’s above 115f it’s too hot. Or a simple way is lay your hand in it and if the back of your hand starts burning after a minute or two where you have to move it away then it’s too hot. If you feel the warmth almost like the sun feels on a hot sunny day then you are good

[@beardie_mom]

@@ChiefSweetsUniverse Okay! i’ll try with the two 75w bulbs and see how he does. i just moved him tonight so tomorrow i’ll look out for gaping. Thank uu!! :)

[@elijahchannell24]

@@beardie_momjust like chief said remember that and also since it’s only a foot away 75w is probably good. My beardies basking spot is about 18” away and I use 2 100w Arcadia Halogen Flood lights and they work amazingly well

[@beardie_mom]

@@elijahchannell24 okay thank you!! any idea what that baby should have for his hot and cold side temps too? right now hot side runs about mid nineties and cold runs about high seventies

[@elijahchannell24]

@@beardie_mom that’s perfect just make sure the hot side doesn’t exceed air temps of 100 but basking surface should be 110-115. Then the cold side as long as it doesn’t drop below 70 at least when the lights are on that’s perfect.

[@gapnap]

hey chief. my crickets keep dying no matter what i do. i usually get 200 healthy almost adult pinheads in a 18 gallon tub. i use topsoil for the substrate. i feed them frozen spinach. regardless of what i do they end up getting sick. i kept the humidity at 50-65. the fourth day i had them around 100 had already died. any ideas of what could be causing them to die so quick? also there seems to be a couple fruit flies in there every once in a while. one time there were maggots in the tub when i was using paper towels as a substrate. i try my best to dispose of every single dead cricket corpse.

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

The spinach may be doing it. I don’t ever use spinach myself I feed fresh stuff usually. You can drop some fish flakes in there as well. Make sure to hydrate with romaine lettuce if spray the tank with a fine mist every day or two. Lots of hiding places like that trap moisture as well. Orange slices are great.

[@gapnap]

@@ChiefSweetsUniverse would iceberg lettuce work?

[@gapnap]

@@ChiefSweetsUniverse also are baby carrots a good option?

[@memegrass]

I have a bearded dragon and use that stupid coiled uvb bulb and that daylight basking lamp. I got the zoomed starter kit for it cuz I thought I would be fine for a baby beardie. he seems fine and no problems so far (been almost two weeks maybe more). I do plan to switch to some better stuff but how much longer can I do this

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

I’d try to upgrade as soon as you can once it takes effect you crazy reverse the damage

[@MrsGranty]

what you do for night heat?

[@EARTH-833]

I know this isn’t a bearded dragon video and I’ve asked this in a live before but is a zilla T8 UVB good enough for a baby bearded dragon I can tell he’s grown like 2-1 centimeters ever since I’ve got him like 1 week ago he’s been pooping and it looks healthy I’m trying to upgrade here soon!

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

It’ll be ok until you can upgrade but I’d try to upgrade soon

[@ediramirez5543]

Any recommendations with the ban of incandescent light bulbs? At my work they’ve been sending us less and less zoo med repti basking spot light

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

So the household incandescent bulbs are gone forever anything you see is just old stock getting sold off. So you’ll now have to use reptile branded ones going forward. However there is some good cheap alternatives like flukers amzn.to/46LBU39

[@Alfiekas12]

Is desert sand good for bearded dragons?

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

Yeah as long as it’s not calcium sand you are good

[@DragonsAllTheTime22]

Now I wanna get one but not that kit lol

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

They are awesome haha

[@eliora9108]

I know a youtuber who sells a good kit .aka not the deth kit. It's neptune the chameleon. Amazing content creatore. Anothor amazing content creator is chameleon acadimy.

[@NeptunetheChameleon]

@@eliora9108Thank you for the kind words!! 💚

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

@@eliora9108 on Pangea reptile com! If anyone sees this that’s where the good kit is at called Neptune chameleon kit!

[@eliora9108]

No prob!

[@littlemidwestrebornsdolls]

I really appreciate how you give an honest review. Then if something is wrong, you let us know what to do to fix things. I also love that you use live plants in your enclosures. Thank you. I am not getting a Chameleon. I still appreciated your review. 😊 Gina

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

I’m glad you enjoyed the review! Thank you so much!

[@DeathkingProductions77777]

I have a question what would you say would be a good reptile to start off with?

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

That’s a great question depends on what you like! You like night time animals day time. I’ll make a whole video about this soon

[@DeathkingProductions77777]

@@ChiefSweetsUniverse thank you so much I really want to either get a green anole or something like a tropical lizard

[@davidhenson2539]

Can how much is for what you charges?For building ryan cage and everything plus actually never mind never mind goodbye😅

[@Dion-bf7dr]

I just got a bearded dragon he’s a little baby yet and he hasn’t eating any plants yet. He only eats the insects i feed him. What should I do?

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

Congrats on your new baby! It’s very normal for babies to not be interested in greens as babies they like insects more but it’ll change when they are adults. Just make sure you offer the greens in case they want to eat it.

[@richardbaughman9461]

Hey brother. Seen an older video, noticed an old school ECU shirt. Are you near Ada? Dig your content.

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

I am indeed haha

[@richardbaughman9461]

Do you grow you feeders for only your animals. Do you sell any of them?

[@andresyanez7221]

Quick question. Are fake plants safe for my chameleon?

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

Yeah just make sure they don’t try and eat them mine never has but if one fake plant makes your chameleon try and eat it definitely remove that one. The ones I used in this video never made mine want to eat them

[@eliora9108]

DETH KIT!!!!!!!

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

The starter kits definitely feel that way haha

[@eliora9108]

Rhight! I went to a reptile expo, this guy wouldn't stop trying to sell it to me!​@@ChiefSweetsUniverse

[@garg4531]

If they have reptile carpet and small uvb, it’s a literal death trap for reptiles

[@ScalesNtales]

What is your top 10 favorite pets

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

Ooo I’ll have to make a video about it

[@AlexAllenKale]

Dang this time I’m very late this time 42 minutes

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

Haha at least you are here

[@kenleylindstrom3360]

First one under 1 min

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

Heyoo let’s go!

[@yungjit5549]

you need to make another pacman frog video

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

Yes plan to do lots of

[@tajanaihuff566]

you should do more uromastyx content!!

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

Oh yeah have some coming along

[@CharlieAndTheGeckoFactory]

Why do they still this stuff

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

Idk it would be easy if they just updated the starter kits with new better things to start off even if it was more expensive a good starter kit should have all basic care requirements

[@CharlieAndTheGeckoFactory]

@@ChiefSweetsUniverse EXACTLY!!!

[@garg4531]

Because it’s profitable for them It’s cheap to make and people who don’t know any better keep buying them That’s all they really care about, that they’re able to profit off of it Of course they’d get a better rep if they sold quality products that actually work, making it so even experts want and recommend them Edit: And as you show a lot of this stuff doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive

[@Kentuckyboomstick-d4j]

Hi

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

Hi!

[@BigSteveLive]

That looks like a total ripoff.

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

Haha I would say so much better buying everything separately