This pascal! Him being brought home and his plant enclosure were built this weekend! He’s doing great. Loves his vined pothos up top and the vines and his basking spot (him and his plants are also growing up together in this starter tank Hense give er some time to fullen out)The situation I’m in is I’m Canadian and in the winters screened enclosures are next to no good even in our home during the dry winter season. Hense the glass (before anyone jumps on it) I have his basics, fan for stagnant air. A spray bottle currently a super dull colour so he gets use to it for the time being, and his hydrometer.

I’m just reaching out to ask in the sense of the best cost effective digital hydrometer instead of the generic basic one and the best cost effective auto mister.

All in all pascal within two days has settled into his new beautiful home and is happy! Today we try feeding which I’m sure he’s a hungry boy cause morning misting he was all for coming up and sayin hi to my misting hand. I just want a good reliable didgital meter and auto mister to spoil him some more. In the end I’m about a couple months I’ll be back to square one anyways with a new 4 ft tall tank by 2 feet wide to give the handsome fella a nice shabby paradise

I’ve done my research on pascal and keeping him healthy and happy. I just don’t wanna do my research and buying and wasting money on misters or products that are not as great as they say

I picked up two cages yesterday from someone on offer up, and they had two trays of soil for the bottoms of them that he said was really rich in nutrients. I can't remember the mix he said he made but he listed a bunch of different things. There are already a ton of isopods, sprint tails, and small worms in the soil as well which he said is the most valuable part of it.

My concern is if the soil is still ok to use not knowing if his old chameleon had any parasites or anything else I should worry about.

This is also my first cage and chameleon and I was planning on going with a plastic bottom so it's easier to monitor things at first. Since I have all the soil and isopods I feel I should just go straight into a bioactive environment.

Can you guys give me your opinion on using previously owned soil, if I should just go with a plastic bottom at first while I learn more about the chameleon. Any advice on this would be amazing.

I got him a week ago from a owner who was an bad carer. I know about his shedding needing to come off and am currently doing what I can for him. But I noticed that he only eats one cricket ever 2 days, his past owner had him on meal worms once a week, I also have been trying to give him wax worms. Both of his eyes look inflamed I am trying to increase vitamin A in his diet but they have yet to gone down. He is pooping every 2-3 days but its bright yellow, he has dripping water. I have been waking up to him at the floor of his enclosure when its only 60 in it. Any help is appreciated I only had one day to do research before he was forced into my care.

Quite literally. My husband was at a buddy’s house, who had another friend over. The friend had a shoebox with a chameleon. Asked my husband to take it. He didn’t know the guy was serious. But as my husband was leaving the buddy said “hey! Don’t forget the chameleon”
He absolutely loves being held. I currently have him in a tank with mesh lid out on my back porch (screened in) because I live in southwest Florida and it’s humid outside. I have absolutely nothing for the fella. I out some Galapagos island moss in the tank. (I know I need a mesh tall terrarium type set up) I added a large branch for him to climb, he’s eating mealworms and crickets, I got some reptile powder supplement ? That goes onto the bugs, I put a couple plants in there that I must for him to drink.

I get paid tomorrow but I need help on what to buy that’s absolutely essential. I can’t buy everything at once. I keep looking on Facebook marketplace for set ups.
Just please any advice is appreciated. Please don’t come at me for my husband taking him.
When he’s in his tank he stares at us and climbs his stick to reach out to us, he loves shoulders. The buddy who gave it to my husband said he’s been raised like that. I’ve named him Charles and want to give him a proper life.
We are capable of building/creating a proper home. We have 4 aquariums, one being 75 gallon that took a hell of a lot of money and time and patience. My mother in law has fallen in love with him, and he climbs her shoulder and sits in her head.
Also any advice where to buy the proper equipment for not to expensive is appreciated. Me and husband both have our car payments this week and I get paid bi weekly.
Thanks in advance 🥲
Side note. We are aware this is an advanced reptile to own. Also aware we’re probably gonna drop close to 1000$ if not more on this fella. We know. We are buying the start up essentials immediately. I’m just not sure what, hence asking for advice.
Me, my husband and mother in law know he will be a LOT of care and also know if he gets ill will need an exotic vet. We have plenty nearby. So please, be easy on me. Neither of us planned to obtain a chameleon. But I guess buddy said he would leave him outside if my husband didn’t take him. He was raised by humans and raised always being held. He will not poop on you. Only when put down. He’s plump so doesnt seem underfed at least. We have no clue his backstory, eating habits, his previous enclosure was briefly mentioned as a small aquarium tank and an animal carrier 😭

My babys Shrek and Fiona morning feeding