11 Suitable Plants for Chameleons

• Weeping Fig. There are literally hundreds of Ficus species out there.
• Rubber Tree. Also in the Ficus family (Ficus elastica, to be exact), the Rubber Tree (or Rubber Plant) is a cool pick for your Chameleon tank.
• Golden Pothos.
• Yucca.
• Dracaena Compacta.
• Hibiscus.
• Bromeliads.
• Jade Plant.

Ficus Benjamina, Schefflera, and Pothos plants all make great choices. Chameleons love to climb, and live plants will give them places to hide and feel secure.

Rose. One of the world’s most symbolic flowers is also a great plant for your chameleons. They not only look beautiful, but the petals of the rose are also safe for chameleons to eat as well.

Pothos, Ficus benjamina, and Schefflera are all considered toxic, but are regularly reduced to stems by Veiled Chameleons. But they also continue to eat plants that are considered more dangerous such as philodendron and croton.

Certain types of fruits can be a good supplement to a chameleon’s diet. Choose fruits that are high in nutrients and that possess a high calcium to low phosphorus ratio. Some fruits in this category are apples, peaches, blueberries, prickly pear cactus, mango, melons, bananas and cantaloupe.

Chameleons can eat bananas without any health side-effect, and most will be happy to eat them. However, they should only eat bananas occasionally. They should not be part of their staple daily diet, but be used as a supplementary food to add variety to their diet.

A well-balanced veiled chameleon diet consists of:

• A variety of insects, including gut-loaded (recently fed) crickets, roaches, mealworms and waxworms.
• Dark, leafy green vegetables such as collard greens; pothos and ficus leaves.

Yes! A chameleon can recognize its owner in as little as one week. There is really a lot to know about how your chameleon communicates signs of recognition and affection. These signs will also let to know just how much it loves you.

No chameleon enjoys being handled by people. Chameleons should only be considered as pets on par with tropical fish – great to behold, but not intended to be actually touched or held.

Failure to respond appropriately is extremely neglectful and cruel. Chameleons are not easy animals to keep. In general, they are not good candidates for novice reptile keepers and must be handled and cared for with extreme care.

No. Reptiles don’t possess the emotional centers in their brains that mammals do to allow them to bond or anything to their owners. They associate people with threat or non-threat or at the most, positive experiences.

After they get used to the surroundings, you can begin the handling regimen. Please keep this as minimal as possible. I would limit the handling to 5 minutes once a week. Gently take them out and sit calmly to let them venture around your body and climb your head.

Steps For Taming Your Chameleon

1. Give Them Time.
2. Start With Hand Feeding.
3. Let Them Explore Outside Their Cage On Their Terms.
4. Handling Equals Positive Things For Them.
5. Grabbing Your Chameleon From Above.
6. Keep Your Chameleon Above Your Head.
7. Move Slowly Around The Enclosure.

Chameleons will hiss for a variety of reasons including temperature, handling and stress associated with the environment surrounding the chameleon. Frightened mature chameleons will glare intensely with their swiveling eyes at the object or person approaching them, strongly hissing to ward off contact.

Angry chameleons often change into red with a black stripe while males ready to mate look like they’re dressing up with bright colors to try and impress a girl. Brown colors can also indicate depression in chameleons or a sign of brumation.

No… Chameleons are neither venomous or poison. And there’s a good reason for it: These lizards are utterly defenseless. They don’t have a dangerous bite, their skin isn’t packed with poison, and they can’t move quickly.

Do chameleon bites hurt? Most chameleon species are too small to bite hard enough to feel anything more than a bit of a stinging sensation and they’re unlikely to break the skin.

Veiled chameleon: 6 – 8 years

Chameleon Keep Mouth Open As A Defensive Posture To protect their territory or to frighten off the intruder, a chameleon best defensive is to make themselves look aggressive. This is done by puffing up their body and opening their mouth as wide as possible.

Escaping. Chameleons will try to get away from a perfectly good cage set up if there is another chameleon bullying them or any animal is around that they feel is a predator. If you notice one of the chameleons in your cage constantly on the screen then the message is clear that they want to escape.

Temperament. Chameleons are solitary animals and very sensitive to stress. They are very territorial and aggressive towards other Veiled Chameleons. Even the sight of its reflection in glass can cause extreme territorial behavior, and cause the chameleon to stop eating.

Chameleon Enthusiast A digging chameleon that is not gravid is usually a restless chameleon. There are some species that I have witnessed thermoregulate by digging in soil; e.g. Calumma malthe and Trioceros cristatus. But on the whole, a digging chameleon isn’t really “digging” as much as it is looking for an escape.

It’s very possible that the shaking you have noticed is completely normal, and this means that you might not have to worry at all. Sometimes chameleons will just shake a little bit as they are walking around. When chameleons step forward, they often want to be able to do so without being noticed.

Chameleons in the wild live in trees and are surrounded by leaves. In order to protect themselves from predators they move forth and back to blend with leaves moving in the wind.

They walk in such a funny way because they are trying to mimic the motion of a leaf swaying in the breeze. The idea is that if they look like a leaf predators won’t be able to see them, but they do it even when there’s no wind which makes it a little humourous.

Some chameleons can take a few minutes to become stimulated to drink and because of that this method will create a lot of excess water. Keep in mind that most chameleons don’t like being sprayed directly and will hide. The water should be room temperature (not hot!). They may drink for up to 30 minutes.