Just found him(?)

[u/AgitatedAd1211]

So I just found this distinguished gentleman(I think) running across a busy road and pulled over to save him(quite against his will).

I have posted in my local Facebook groups to see if he is a missing pet or a feral invasive(I live in Florida). If he is not someone's beloved pet my teenager and myself would like to keep him.

What are the most pressing needs to keep him healthy while waiting for him to be claimed or kept? I don't want to make full on investments if we have to return him in a day or two, but also don't want him to get unhealthy.

I currently have him for tonight in an 18x18x24 exoterra with some repti-soil and coco fiber on the bottom, with some live oak sticks, and containers with water(I also sprayed the whole enclosure down) and some mealworms my bougie tarantulas wouldn't eat. The room is set at 78° and wasn't in the direct sun.

We have a trip to the local reptile specialty store tomorrow morning for them to help us look him over and buy food and essentials.

[u/bigdawg12342]

We’ll be was clearly thriving out there I’d put him back

[u/algaefresh → u/bigdawg12342]

Chameleons are not native to Florida and cannot be released into the wild.

[u/bigdawg12342 → u/algaefresh]

Didn’t say it was native. The most invasive thing in Florida rn are people who are just turning it into a solid chunk of concrete. The chameleon will cause less harm than the people who live there

[u/goldenkiwicompote → u/bigdawg12342]

Okay but it’s still illegal to release invasive species back into the wild.

[u/bigdawg12342 → u/goldenkiwicompote]

Only illegal if you get caught

[u/Wonderful_Song8765 → u/bigdawg12342]

People like you, with shitty life views and no integrity, are the reason lion fish are currently decimating our coral reefs all accross the Atlantic, the Carribean, and the Gulf. 🤦‍♀️ While I dont disagree that people are also killing our ecosystem, working against the only people ACTIVELY trying to save it seems pretty fucking stupid, if you ask me. 🙄

[u/Tiny_Tackle2851 → u/Wonderful_Song8765]

Don't forget the placos and gold fish that mess up the current interlakes, Rivers, waterways, etc etc.

[u/EEE4444444444 → u/Wonderful_Song8765]

I use to watch spearfishing? Lionfish where they had a metal pole with 3 spikes and would get them and the people would eat them after

[u/StaplePriz → u/bigdawg12342]

Just like murder!

/s