Baby Chameleon Daily Life & Environment 🌿

What does a perfect day look like for a baby chameleon? In this video, we walk through the full 24-hour environmental rhythm that supports healthy growth, hydration, and behavioral development for baby Panther Chameleons. This schedule forms the foundation of the care model featured in the book Tiny Dragons: The Art of Hatchling Chameleon Care.

You’ll follow a group of baby chameleons through their daily cycle—from lights-on and basking, through hunting fruit flies and crickets, to gentle overnight fogging. This isn’t a gear breakdown (that’s coming in future episodes), but rather a look at how temperature, lighting, hydration, and feeding can all work together in harmony.

If you’re raising hatchlings—or just want to understand what proper chameleon care really looks like—this is the starting point.

👇 Chapters
00:00 what we are going to do today
00:38 The environmental schedule - the daily rhythm
00:58 7AM, the lights come on
01:10 time to bask
02:03 Feeding time
03:28 Midday hiding and activity
04:20 Thermoregulation
05:06 Getting ready for nighttime
05:25 Nighttime hydration starts
06:16 Optional Afternoon Rainshower
08:00 Looking to the future

📘 Want the full system in your hands?
Get your copy of Tiny Dragons: The Art of Hatchling Chameleon Care here:
https://mixam.com/print-on-demand/68235745d4b14724490b96b7

🖥️ Explore more educational resources
Join the Virtual Campus: https://chameleonacademy.com/chameleon-academy-virtual-campus/
Take the chameleon parasite ID digital course: https://chameleonacademy.com/hunting-microscopic-chameleon-parasites/

💬 Join the community conversation
Three live sessions a week on the dedicated live channel. There are shows every week.
Tuesday 5PM Pacific: Open Chameleon Q&A
Saturday 12 noon Pacific: Saturday Chameleon Workshop
Sunday 5PM Pacific: Chameleon Chore Night (informal hang-out)
https://www.youtube.com/@ChameleonAcademyLive

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🎯 This video is designed to educate—not to encourage casual ownership of hatchlings. Baby chameleons are fragile and need skilled care. But if you’re ready to learn, we’re here to teach you.

Thank you for supporting responsible reptile care.
– Bill Strand, Chameleon Academy