Tips for keeping reptiles in an apartment
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ส.ค. 2024
- Keeping pet reptiles in an apartment comes with many challenges including strict landlords, disrespectful roommates, and tricky floor plans. @LyssasLizards and I talk you through some of our tips and tricks and share some of our experiences and stories along the way!
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Has anyone noticed that some apartments are totally okay with a fish tank, which if it breaks is massive water damage, but a reptile makes them freak out?
This happens all the time! 🐠
I think if you act very confident and educate the owners on the care and maintenance of your reptiles they will be more apt to let you in. They can see you know what you’re doing and that you care about the protection of the apartment and your pets.
That definitely goes a long way! Step 1 is finding a land lord that is open-minded and willing to learn 💚
Please do an in depth video on baby panther chameleon raising and behavior! I am able to learn a lot from your videos and have made necessary adjustments but i cant seem to find much on baby panther chameleons and their development through the first years months anywhere!
How old of a panther chameleon are you talking about? All of my videos apply to a baby panther chameleon that is 3 months or older :) I do have plans to make a panther chameleon care guide video but I am waiting until my 6 month older female panther is a bit older.
Heyyyyy neptunee chameleon
I have a baby veiled chameleon and I started watching your videos very helpful he’s gotten so much better all tho he doesn’t have every little requirement met yet
Because I’m working on it
Tmr I’ll get them everything I’m also homing 6 bettas
But I also learned my lesson
You need to keep the crickets in a container open,, I learned my lesson
Glad to hear you're working on making improvements! I am sure your chameleon appreciates it!
LOL....AIN'T NOTHING WRONG WITH HAVING ANIMALS BUT SOMETIMES LANDLORDS WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND AND/OR DON'T LIKE ANIMALS PERIOD...
.MY OPINION THOUGH YA KNOW IF AN ANIMAL CAUSE DAMAGES TO A PROPERTY, THEN YOUR HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGES INCURRED SIMPLY.
IF AN ANIMAL IS DOING NO HARM, THEN THE LANDLORDS SHOULD HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT RIGHT?
LOL SNEAK THEM IN HAHAH I LIKE THAT...ITS JUST CALLED "MAGICIAN PRACTICES" THATS ALL. LOL
I USED TO HAVE A JACKSON'S CHAMELEON YELLOW CRESTED SPECIE AND I SOLD IT BECAUSE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCES WAS MERELY IMPOSSIBLE TO SUPPRESS... I MADE SURE I SOLD IT TO A PERSON WHO KNEW HOW TO CARE FOR CHAMELEONS AND UNDERSTAND THEIR NATURE THROUGHLY AND IT WENT TO AND OWNER OF 8 CHAMELEONS.
BUT YEAH KEEP UP THE GOOD VIDEOS!!!
I am not going to disclose my leopard gecko or my ball python cause these apartment complexes if they do allow them want a huge deposit and monthly rent for the pets that don’t even cause any damage or noise problems
It cracks me up when apartments think a little gecko or BP are going to cause damage.
Good thing my dad works for the company so he does the inspections and my Cham is still undiscovered🤫
That definitely comes in handy!
Personally I live in an apartment that my specific apartment not the whole building itself the owner doesn’t allow pets. So I’m not sure about others who live in the same building as me but I think they can have animals. First thing is you’d be surprised about the amount of animals (small animals) that you can keep without people noticing. Specifically for chameleon owners just remove your chameleon from the enclosure and anything obviously reptile related and hide them for a little while if someone from the complex needs to come in to do something. Covering a 4-6 foot tall enclosure is kind of suspicious make it very obvious your super into plants and make it seem like that’s your passion and people will believe you that it’s just a plant terrarium. You can use peoples ignorance to conceal the animals. Gauge the situation before bringing up reptiles when looking for an apartment, if you ask someone and then they see an enclosure they’re gonna know what it is. But if you never mentioned or made it remotely obvious you’re into reptiles they’ll never know, so if you feel like they conversation will go well the go ahead and ask or if you feel it won’t don’t mention it at all and just bring them in. If someone who works there needs to come in just remove the animals from their enclosures temporarily and put them in a smaller container hidden from view. Also I totally think it’s okay to sneak animals into an apartment when it’s not allowed but do not bring anything venomous or poisonous in especially if they don’t know. That is extremely irresponsible.
Thanks for sharing your experiences!! Taking Neptune out of his enclosure was never really an option for me since he is VERY scared of everything lol
@@NeptunetheChameleon yeah I totally get that but for me personally I have to think is it better to just remove them even if they get stressed out of deal with the possibility of getting evicted or people finding out. If there isn’t a need I wouldn’t do it but if it’s serious sometimes we just have to do what we have to do.
My chameleon is in my living room because I live in a one bedroom apt. I just turn the lights off when his lights go off and just watch videos on my iPad.
Lol
I had Neptune in my living room too when I first got him! He didn't seem to mind the TV light but definitely would wake up if the overhead light was on.
@@NeptunetheChameleon i had the light on for 2 mins and blud thought it was day 😂
Great video you guys, these were some wonderful tips! I did have a question about the backgrounds you use for your chams- if I recall correctly you used an all screen cage for baby Venus, how did you attach a background to the screen?
You use a box cutter to make holes and tie it the back of the cage
I just tape them to the outside of the enclosure.
I’m thinking about using a washing machine drain pan under my enclosure because it is upstairs and over carpet
Lots of people do that!
Thank you!!!! its so great to see you two collaborating! My apartment in cali kept losing power! his heat lamp and UVB kept going off(although its hot in Cali lol) my veiled kept getting stressed, don't want him to die!
I'm so happy you enjoyed the video!! Losing power can be stressful for both our chameleons and us! Having a power generator handy can definitely help.
@@NeptunetheChameleon Yeah! I've been looking for some good ones that are small and don't make loud noises.
I have a question in the summer if my chameleon cage is next to the window can I just leave the curtain open so it gets sunlight or would I have to use my uvb?
You will still need to use your UVB bulb since windows cancel out any UVB.
@@NeptunetheChameleon ok thankyou 😁
How can I submit my cage for your review, have been following your videos and would love you to take a look and see where I could improve for my chameleon
I offer paid video calls now where you can chat one-on-one with me to review your enclosure, care, and answer any questions you might have about chameleons! Here is the booking link: neptunethechameleon.simplybook.me/v2/
Hi. I know this doesn’t have anything to do with the video but this is your most recent video so I thought that I would have a better chance of you responding to this.
I just got a nosy be( I don’t know how to spell it) chameleon and was wondering if you would please make a video or direct me to a video about how to care for them?
Congrats on the new chameleon. Luckily my entire TH-cam channel is dedicated to chameleon care. I’d suggest starting out with my top 5 videos for new keepers playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLBkCuo7YecLbG_MB7ogFmcoWP2GUXDIGJ.html
what do you do for drainage in an apartment? yall just use buckets? thats sketch
Lots of chameleon keepers use buckets to help catch excess water. You can see my drainage setup here: th-cam.com/users/shortsclyAavVrKFo