Chameleons as Pets - what's it like?
Chameleon Academy Podcast with Bill Strand
Release Date: 06/02/2025
Pitfalls of Copying Nature
Chameleon Academy Podcast with Bill Strand
The natural world holds the answers as to how we should care for our chameleons. But those answers are mixed in with dead ends and wrong turns. So we need to be smart as to how we recreate natural conditions. This is a thoughtful conversation about building environments that are nurturing for our chameleons.
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Chameleons as Pets - what's it like?
Chameleon Academy Podcast with Bill Strand
This episode shares what having a pet chameleon is really like and gives you important things to think about before bringing one home. But it also talks about the unexpected ways you are changed after being a keeper for a while!
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Your Chameleon North Star
Chameleon Academy Podcast with Bill Strand
Your North Star is your personal guiding principle. It isn’t a place you end up, it’s a direction you go in. In chameleon husbandry, this means identifying what you care about most. Is it replicating nature? Ensuring efficiency? Prioritizing survival rates for breeding? When you know your North Star, it becomes much easier to filter through the noise of online forums and social media. You stop chasing every new trend or feeling like you have to defend your decisions in every debate. Instead, you build a husbandry strategy that aligns with your values and stick to it.
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Five Commandments of Raising Chameleon Hatchlings
Chameleon Academy Podcast with Bill Strand
There is a lot to take in when you are planning to care for hatchling chameleons! I give you the five commandments that will get you started on a solid foundation!
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Cage Size For Hatchling Chameleons
Chameleon Academy Podcast with Bill Strand
What size cage should we use for chameleon hatchlings? As we evaluate our husbandry to provide an enriching life for our chameleons we need to start at how we care for them from day 1. I talk about how we should be starting off our chameleons from the moment they leave the egg.
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Where to see wild chameleons
Chameleon Academy Podcast with Bill Strand
Do you think it would be cool to see chameleons in the wild? In this podcast episode I talk about my top picks to see wild chameleons!
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How to use wild data in reptile husbandry
Chameleon Academy Podcast with Bill Strand
We need to go back to the wild source if we want to move our captive husbandry forward. But there are cautions and dangers in doing so that we need to avoid. Freshly back from Madagascar, I discuss how important wild environmental data is, the dangers in misusing it, and how to change our captive husbandry properly.
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Beginner's Guide to Fighting Reptile Parasites
Chameleon Academy Podcast with Bill Strand
We all know parasites are an issue with our captive reptiles, but not all of us have a microscope or would know what to do with one if we did. Today I am going to give you the bare bones, high level introduction to parasites that requires no previous knowledge, but will make you highly effective in fighting the parasites that want to move in on your reptile.
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Why Chameleon Keepers Should Embrace Naturalistic Enclosures
Chameleon Academy Podcast with Bill Strand
We have always been amazed when we see an enclosure set up naturalistically with thriving plant life. There is a magic in getting lost in the details of one of these environments. It is even more powerful when the chameleon is the last thing you notice because it had so well hidden itself in plain sight (as chameleons are able to do).
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Choosing the best chameleon cage
Chameleon Academy Podcast with Bill Strand
Getting ready to buy a chameleon cage? Listen here first! We often don’t think about how we are going to set things up once we get our chameleon cage. After years of doing this, I’d like to share five things that can make the difference between annoyance and smooth sailing!
info_outlineThis episode shares what having a pet chameleon is really like and gives you important things to think about before bringing one home. But it also talks about the unexpected ways you are changed after being a keeper for a while!