Could you do a video on the initial startup costs and ongoing cost of keeping a panther chameleon? And then how much it cost to add additional chameleons? Also talked about ways to minimize cost and things you cannot cut cost on? Thank you so much!
Just to give my own experience as a new veiled chameleon owner (the settings might be different for a jackson) in total my setup cost just under 200 dollars. This included a pocket mister, a fogger, uvb bulb/lamp, a 2'×2'×4' mesh cage, and i had heat lamp laying around but that costs about 15-20. Im definitely not an expert so defer advice to more experienced people. But the costs should give you a decent indicator.
This is a good idea for a video! When you consider all aspects of their care the price does get pretty hefty. By the time you get quality UVB, LED and heat bulbs (and fixtures), the enclosure (4x2x2 at the least), nice bushy live plants, a mister (I think this is a must), a fogger if needed, a feeder bin of some sort (and feeders are needed before you get your cham), and other things I haven't thought of at the moment, you'll realize the start-up costs are a lot more than you thought. You may also find a screen enclosure doesn't work for your environment and you need to buy supplies to convert to a hybrid enclosure (before you get your cham). You also have to do a lot of research to make sure all these items are correct for your chameleon or you'll end up buying even more stuff to get the setup right. A lot of info I've read on the internet will steer you wrong!
@@evankenison588 ive been fortunate enough not to need much maintenance (besides elbow grease) as the bulbs last quite a while and havent had any medical issues. I currently have 5 other frogs and breed my own dubia roach colony (started out by buying 100 for about $30) and i spend about $30 on crickets that last me about a month. I could try raising crickets if i wanted to cut down on price but from my few attempts i didnt have great success, if by the off chance i got baby crickets only a slim few were able to mature. Overall i dont spend to much on maintenance but my water bill did increase quite a bit lol, aquariums certainly didnt help
There have been so many times my veiled chameleon decided to bump the mister nozzles and the mist ends up shooting right out of the cage! Or a heat bulb goes out and it's not glaringly obvious because of the amount of light thrown off from the UVB and LEDs. I have to look at everything every day because if things like this do happen, guaranteed it's going to happen during the couple or few days you didn't check everything!
Could you do a video on the initial startup costs and ongoing cost of keeping a panther chameleon? And then how much it cost to add additional chameleons? Also talked about ways to minimize cost and things you cannot cut cost on? Thank you so much!
Just to give my own experience as a new veiled chameleon owner (the settings might be different for a jackson) in total my setup cost just under 200 dollars. This included a pocket mister, a fogger, uvb bulb/lamp, a 2'×2'×4' mesh cage, and i had heat lamp laying around but that costs about 15-20.
Im definitely not an expert so defer advice to more experienced people. But the costs should give you a decent indicator.
This is a good idea for a video! When you consider all aspects of their care the price does get pretty hefty. By the time you get quality UVB, LED and heat bulbs (and fixtures), the enclosure (4x2x2 at the least), nice bushy live plants, a mister (I think this is a must), a fogger if needed, a feeder bin of some sort (and feeders are needed before you get your cham), and other things I haven't thought of at the moment, you'll realize the start-up costs are a lot more than you thought. You may also find a screen enclosure doesn't work for your environment and you need to buy supplies to convert to a hybrid enclosure (before you get your cham). You also have to do a lot of research to make sure all these items are correct for your chameleon or you'll end up buying even more stuff to get the setup right. A lot of info I've read on the internet will steer you wrong!
@@datrout744 Thank you for this answer. What have you found is the ongoing cost with feed, equipment maintenance, medical, etc.
@@evankenison588 ive been fortunate enough not to need much maintenance (besides elbow grease) as the bulbs last quite a while and havent had any medical issues. I currently have 5 other frogs and breed my own dubia roach colony (started out by buying 100 for about $30) and i spend about $30 on crickets that last me about a month.
I could try raising crickets if i wanted to cut down on price but from my few attempts i didnt have great success, if by the off chance i got baby crickets only a slim few were able to mature.
Overall i dont spend to much on maintenance but my water bill did increase quite a bit lol, aquariums certainly didnt help
@@amyleigh4311 Thank you. What would you say your total cost would be then? And, what are your ongoing costs?
There have been so many times my veiled chameleon decided to bump the mister nozzles and the mist ends up shooting right out of the cage! Or a heat bulb goes out and it's not glaringly obvious because of the amount of light thrown off from the UVB and LEDs. I have to look at everything every day because if things like this do happen, guaranteed it's going to happen during the couple or few days you didn't check everything!