It is common to hear people in the chameleon community say that chameleons need to be in screen cages. Unfortunately, this is usually not the case, but there is no black and white in chameleon keeping and the answer becomes clear once we learn the nuances. So, today, we are going to learn about screen cages.
Today we talk about keeping baby and smaller chameleon species outdoors. I lay out the benefits, the challenges, and some techniques.
Bioactive envronments have given us success with the rarer species and is a next step for the dedicated chameleon herpetoculturist.
The core of the bioactive system is the substrate. And this wouldn't be the Chameleon Academy if we didn't ask the questions as to what this means! In this episode, Josh Halter, the BioDude, shares with us what we should look for. Josh built his entire business on substrates for the bioactive vivarium! And in this episode he explains what is important when is obtaining or making an effective substrate.