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We'll be moving to another state soon and plan on being in the car for about 3 days (with hotel stopovers).

Anybody have experience / advice / tips on the best way to transport my panther chameleon?

Thanks in advance, and Happy New Year.

-Melissa

well, it depends on what kind of car u have. If u have an suv/ truck... what i did is....

i cut large branches off of a non-toxic plant in my backyard...

then placed them with zip ties in the back of my suv, then put him in there. I had someone in the back seat to monitor him now and then to make sure he didnt try and go anywhere unsafe..-- little hard if your cham isnt a hand-feeding guy.

this plan is a little over the top but it works well..

another method that is easy is to have a birdcage, stick a little ficus/ pothos in there and done.

A good way to keep its stress very low is to have a friend watch it for a few days, then when you get ready for it, have them ship it to you. its alittle more expensive, but he'd be stressed for less time.
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