Chameleons will lap up water from the leaves.

It is important to mist enclosures with a spray bottle twice a day for two mins. They drink water from morning dew and rain that has fallen onto leaves. Being arboreal, chameleons do not typically encounter standing water like found in a typical water dish. Waxworms are intended to be used to add fat to a chameleons diet or the occasional treat. As adults, decrease to once or twice a week. As babies and juveniles, supplement with CalciWorms® 3 times a week for proper calcium needs. Calcium is very important to promote proper growth and health.

As they get older, they can be fed less often with adults being fed every other day. Baby chameleons can be started on a diet flightless fruit flies.īaby and juvenile chameleons should be fed twice a day and have almost constant access to food. In general, crickets should be as long as the width of the chameleons head. Chameleons should be fed a staple diet of crickets and mealworms although crickets are preferred as chameleons are active hunters and exciting to watch hunt. Jacksons Chameleons are native to Africa and are found in three varieties, the seldom seen Chamaeleo jacksonii jacksonii, the C.j. Panther Chameleons are native to Madagascar and are able to turn a variety of colors depending on their locale or area from which they originated. In it’s natural range, the Veiled chameleon lives in coastal mountain slopes which experience significant rainfall and some live in slightly more arid areas with year round water and vegetation. The Veiled Chameleon is a relatively large chameleon species originally from Saudi Arabia and Yemen in the middle east.

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