There are several obvious unique and striking things about chameleons. Their beautiful colors, the ability to change these colors, their eyes that swivel in all directions and the way they camouflage. All these things are well known and well embedded in popular culture. One unique thing that always gets overlooked about chameleons though is their…
Everybody knows chameleons can change color but do you really know why they do it? Do you know how fast they can shoot their tongue? Find the answers to these questions and more in this list of 50 cool chameleon facts. 1. Chameleons live in warm habitats Chameleons inhabit warm habitats mainly in sub-Saharan Africa…
It is said that taking care of pet chameleons is difficult as they need close attention and can easily get ill if you’re not careful. There is a lot of truth to that statement but I strongly believe that many of the health problems a chameleon can suffer are due to poor cage setups. Making…
Chameleons are such beautiful looking and fascinating creatures and owning one as a pet would be so cool! I should know I had one myself and I learned a lot about what they do and don’t like. Can you hold a chameleon? It is possible to hold a chameleon but chameleons do not like being…
When I was thinking about getting a chameleon I did have a few concerns about whether or not they posed a danger to me. I had read about and seen videos of them being aggressive and hissing a lot. I’d seen pictures of bites and even reports of them being poisonous. So, are chameleons dangerous?…
Crickets are probably the most common staple feeder insects favoured by chameleon keepers all over the world. They’re cheap to buy, nutritious, easy for your chameleon to catch, easy to digest and easy to keep between feedings. So, how many crickets to feed a chameleon? Chameleons will live well on a diet of between five…
The first day I got my chameleon he did something that absolutely terrified me. I literally thought he had died! What was that thing he did? He turned black and just dropped off his perch onto the bottom off his enclosure! I freaked out! But it turns out, as so often when I had my…
So you’re probably thinking of getting a pet chameleon. You’ve seen them in memes or maybe at your local pet store. Their colors are beautiful and they look so peaceful and while not exactly a ball of fluff they surely are nice to cuddle, aren’t they? So, are chameleons friendly? Chameleons aren’t exactly the most…
When I told people I had a pet chameleon I would get all sort of reactions about how cool and exotic it is to have one. A question I’d get asked more often than I expected though was ‘what does it do?’ as if the chameleon has to do something to justify its existence or…
Before I got my chameleon one of the first things I thought about was how much would I need to feed him? I also wondered whether chameleons could go without food for a while like other reptiles or whether they needed daily access to it. So how much and how often do chameleons eat? Baby…
