A chamelon drinks water that has accumulated on leaves, and they very rarely will drink out of a bowl. Leave a dripper on for atleast half the day to give your chameleon ample time to drink Mist the chameleon at least three times a day, which will put water on leaves in the cage, increase the humidity, and cool the chameleon off. Chameleons can also absorb water through their skin and nostrils. Dehyration can cause lethargy, sickness, and eventually death. If the top of the chameleons head, it's cheeks, and it's eyes look sunken and dry, it is most likely suffering from dehydration. To rehydrate your chameleon, put it and it's plant in the shower and turn the water on low (with lukewarm water), and leave it in there for about an hour.

The proper enclosure for all chameleons is an all-screened cage, it provides for the proper ventilation, and it gives the chameleon a visible-barrier that it can easily recognize. The air inside of a glass enclosure can become stagnant because of the lack of a refreshing air flow. This can cause an upper-respiratory infection in your chameleon, which can cause death if it remains untreated. The glass can reflect the chameleons image, which may stress it out and possibly cause it to attack its own reflection. The proper foliage is also essential in a chameleon enclosure. We have found that the best plants to use are pothos, ficus benjamina, sheflerra, and hybiscis. A live plant aerates the cage, which can decrease the chances of your chameleon contracting an upper respiratory infection, as well as providing for fresh air in the cage. Plants such as pothos' can actually remove some contaminants from the air. The leaves of a plant also provide a means for drinking, allows them to seak out refuge, and allows them to regulate their body temperature by moving in and out of a basking spot.

A Four-Horned Chameleon (chamaeleo quadricornis), which lives in very humid areas of Cameroon, needs to be in cool temperatures from 30°F to 75°F, with 75% to 100% humidity, while a Veiled Chameleon (chamaeleo calyptratus), which comes from the arid regions of Yemen, can stand temperatures that reach 100°F., but with high humidity as well. If a chameleon is placed in areas with too high temperature, it will soon become dehydrated and blanched.. A good method for this is to place an incandescent light over one portion of the cage. This enables the chameleon to move to that part of the cage to bask, as well as being able to move away from it so it can cool down. The humidity of the environment is also essential to a chameleons health. An excellent way to provide the proper humidity is to purchase a humidifier...

When you get your new chameleon try a few different methods of feeding. All chameleons should have a diverse diet, but the main staple for a chameleon's diet should be crickets. Once a week you should change your chameleon's diet. If you have been feeding it crickets, feed it meal worms for one day out of the week. We suggest, locusts, praying matis', cockroaches, sow bugs, moths, fruit flies, and snails. When feeding wild-caught insects, you must make sure they come from an pesticide free area. Mineral supplementation is a very important aspect of a chameleons health "Dusting" the insects, which means to coat them with the supplements, and feed them directly to the chameleon.. We also "gut-load" our insects. We feed our crickets collard greens, mustard greens, brocolli, spinach, apples, oranges, and oats