Josh’s frogs shopping list
Enclosure Supplies
XL Reptibreeze enclosure – Great enclosure to use for veiled, panther, and Jackson’s chameleons
24” Josh’s Frogs T5 HO UVB fixture – This is what will hold your T5 UVB bulb
22” ReptiSun T5 5.0 UVB bulb – Make sure your UVB bulb is linear and not a circular/compact bulb (Having the correct UVB bulb is a matter of life of death)
22” Arcadia T5 6% UVB bulb — Make sure your UVB bulb is linear and not a circular/compact bulb (Having the correct UVB bulb is a matter of life of death)
Zilla Reflector Dome heat bulb fixture – This will hold the heat bulb
60W Exo Terra heat bulb – This heat bulb allows your chameleon to warm up and bask
Vivarium Electronics plant LED light – This is a nice-to-have and is not required for the health of your chameleon but I have seen a huge improvement in my plants since using it
MistKing starter system – This is my all-time favorite automatic misting system
Fogger for nighttime humidity – Foggers are for helping raise your nighttime humidity to 70-100% (very helpful if you live somewhere dry or struggle to raise the humidity)
Thermometer & hygrometer – Used to measure the temperatures and humidity
Rubber tipped feeding tongs – I use these to handle the bugs since I don’t like touching them with my hands
Calcium without D3 – This should be used every time you feed your chameleon unless you are using a multivitamin that day
Reptivite with D3 multivitamin — This is the multivitamin I use and recommend (should be used 2x a month for veiled and panthers and 1x a month for Jackson’s)
Bugs
Crickets — Excellent feeder that can be fed regularly.
Dubia roaches — Excellent feeder that can be fed regularly. Can last months when kept clean and at room temperature.
Silkworms — Great feeder that can be fed all of the time. Usually last about 2 weeks.
Black soldier fly larvae — Great feeder that can be fed all of the time. Usually last about 2 weeks before pupating and turning into flies. The flies can be eaten as well.
Discoid roaches — These are legal in Florida and can be fed regularly.
Hornworms — Good treat bug. They grow SUPER fast so please wait until your chameleon is at least 6 months old before trying to feed them.
Wax worms — Good treat bug. They’re high in fat so not something that should be fed to adults super often. They will hatch into moths that can be eaten as well. Usually last about 2 weeks before pupating and turning into moths.
Superworms — Good treat bug. They’re high in fat so not something that should be fed to adults super often. Can last about 2 months when kept clean and at room temperature.
Blue bottle fly spikes — These larvae will hatch into flies that can be fed as a good form of enrichment. They’re much more active than BSFL.
Green bottle fly spikes — These larvae will hatch into flies that can be fed as a good form of enrichment. They’re much more active than BSFL.