Why Chameleon Keepers Should Embrace Naturalistic Enclosures

[@leos6518]

Thank you for all your knowledge 👍🙏🏻

[@surfingisfun001]

Thanks Bill! I just got a Chameleon 1 month ago and your videos and website have helped me a great deal.

[@candctortoises]

Very inspiring, Bill!

[@MikeTytula]

Love the video Bill! Totally agree with the points in this video!

[@ChameleonAcademy]

Thanks Mike!

[@Calonggehk]

We love and appreciate your work, knowledge and dedication! This is great content as always

[@ChameleonAcademy]

@@Calonggehk thank you!

[@wisky465]

I have a chameleon From the Dwarf family around Capetown South Africa, He is really beautiful and sometimes when I sit next to his cage busy with little things he will come and look what im doing, I just would like to know how do I deal with his water, I see most chameleons here love water being sprayed and they seem more like they enjoy the water around them with fog etc, however this guys seems to hate this, water in general he does not go to especially if it is sprayed so I spray the side of the tank he is not at and I do it by hand, he share the tank with a pond at the bottom which has a fish in it that also eats bugs and the tank has an open top with plants that grows much higher than the tank limits, he likes his basking point that I made him and he often sits in the sun where I placed his tank. I would like to keep him and not set him free because in the neighborhood they get eaten by cats and birds faster than they can actually produce young, I did not take him from the wild as the neighbor's cat bit him and he had a bad cut on his stomach which I kept an eye on and treated until it was okay, he is eating and drinking by himself again. I do enjoy him very much and would like some more advice but I cant find much about them online, I dont think the veiled chameleons set up applies to him. Please advice.

[@submissionoutdoors570]

i was going to setup 4 bioactive enclosures this week, but was then warned against it. i was told that crickets would eventually introduce parasitic issues, which cannot be prevented and then the entire enclosure would need to be torn down and sanitized. i agree with you and would love to have bioactive enviroments. How do you deal with the parasite issues? Thanks

[@ChameleonAcademy]

The idea that crickets bring in chameleon parasites is a myth until there is actual evidence this happens. This was bouncing around so much that a scientist actually did a study. The thing is that there are so many ways parasites can get into your collection including visiting the reptile shop down the street or touching the bathroom door handle at a reptile expo. And parasites found in crickets do not mean they will infect reptiles. Crickets have become a convenient scapegoat for an unknown. We hate unknowns. Do your bioactive environments. Though, it is true that you absolutely want to make sure your chameleon going in does not have parasites! The link is here if you would like to read the study. meridian.allenpress.com/jhms/article/15/1/18/137502/An-Evaluation-of-the-Gray-Cricket-Acheta-domestica

[@Alex-n4z8m]

Very cool tank! How is proper airflow achieved in this tank?

[@ChameleonAcademy]

There are vents along the bottom front that suck in cool air to replace the warm air that rises through the top screen.

[@amyleigh4311]

@@ChameleonAcademy Another great video Bill! If I make my Reptibreeze a hybrid cage and go bioactive, which would effectively block the flip up door space of the enclosure, would I still have the chimney effect or would I need to cover part of the main door as well?

[@DonKeesh]

Great video, can we still achieve naturalistic with floating garden style cages?

[@ChameleonAcademy]

@@DonKeesh absolutely. A soil layer adds another element to the environment, but the floating garden still represents the trees that our chameleons live in!