Most imported specimens are heavily parasitized. Long periods in transit and the stress of adjustment to new surroundings favor a rapid increase in the parasite load, causing a loss of condition. The pathogens most frequently involved are Salmonella, Coccidia, Trichomonas, and filiaria and other worms. Characteristic symptoms of a deteriorating condition are sunken or closed eyes. These reptiles should be cared for in reasonable large and not too low terrariums that are equipped with climbing branches and some plants.
Many species are most contented in a real plant thicket.
Adequate ventilation is esstial for species from tropical rain forests, but drafts must be avoided. Accumulationg wetness and simultaneous high humidity are incompatible and must be avoided. It is often helpful to pass entering air over a dish with water. Chameleons from tropical forests must be given day temperatures between 75-82 degrees. A slight reduction at night is reasonable.