I posted last week that my dad traded a house plant and $10 for a veiled chameleon at a reptile expo. Well understandably I was getting DMs from some of you out of concern for the tiny lizard. Yes, my dad planned on keeping him outside in a large vase with plants.

His reasoning…NOT MINE…was that these chameleons are invasive here in South Florida so there should be no reason it can’t thrive outside in the environment it came from.

This didn’t sit right with me, especially my wife. So the next day we took the chameleon from him and built him a proper home. It’s more so my wife. 

I hope to god we don’t adopt any more lizards I love them all. But now I’m at a total of 4 bearded dragons, a rescued skink and a tortoise, now we have the chameleon.

He’s in a good home, and my wife loves her. Planning on putting some more live plants in there. 

My beardies absolutely despise the chameleon and I have to figure out a way to block their view of the chameleon because they are obsessed and window surf all day. 

I think it affects the chameleon as well because sometime she’ll turn a dull green or brown and puff up when she sees them. 

I guess the $10 chameleon is mine now.