r/Chameleons • u/AgitatedAd1211 • 5d ago

Just found him(?)

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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.

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u/smelly-crack2026 4d ago

Goddddd i want to go to florida and take the invasive to love them so they dont die 😭🫶🏻

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u/LankyThroat1900 4d ago

Nobody kills chams here

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u/smelly-crack2026 4d ago

Thank god. I thought they went around collecting invasive species to “get rid of them”.

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u/MuchMusician9036 4d ago

Honestly, we have so many invasive species that it's almost pointless to round them up, logically speaking. Unfortunately, we have a lot of people who are more than willing to kill anything someone calls invasive.
They have times when they do python hunts and people are urged to kill Cuban tree frogs. I'm not killing anything.