Parson’s Chameleon Husbandry & Care

The Parson’s Chameleon: Husbandry & Care

Care & Husbandry about the world’s most impressive chameleon, in one free book.

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Digital Edition 1.0 · October 2026

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Product title
PRE-ORDER: The Parson’s Chameleon — Husbandry & Care (Hardcover)

Short description
The full-color hardcover edition of the Parson’s Chameleon care book from Chameleon Academy. Over 250 pages and thirty chapters, with the reasoning behind every recommendation. Pre-orders are open through October 25. Books ship in December 2026, and every pre-order copy is signed.

Long description

The Parson’s Chameleon is one of the most impressive chameleons in the world. It lives slower, drinks more, and rests through a cool season that can last months. This book brings together what the Chameleon Academy community has learned about keeping it well.

It does not just give you the numbers. It gives you the reasoning behind each one, so you can adjust for your home, your climate, and your chameleon.

Inside you’ll find:

• Choosing a Parson’s: subspecies and locales, male or female, wild-caught or captive-hatched
• What the forests of Madagascar teach us about their care
• Enclosure size, type, and drainage, plus a complete photographed bioactive enclosure build
• White light, UVB, heat, and airflow
• A daily hydration schedule built around fog and an afternoon rain shower
• Brumation and the seasonal cycle
• Feeding, supplementation, handling, and quarantine
• Recognizing medical problems
• Breeding and incubation

The digital edition is free. This hardcover is for keepers who want the book on the shelf and next to the enclosure.

Pre-order details

• Pre-orders close October 25, 2026. The print run is sized to the pre-orders, so this is the time to get your copy.
• Books ship in December 2026.
• Every pre-order copy is signed. I plan to sign them live on December 5, during the 6-hour Chameleon Academy live finale. If the books haven’t arrived by then, I’ll sign a bookplate for each copy instead, and your book will ship as soon as the print run arrives.
• Payment: your card is charged at checkout
• Shipping: U.S. only /  for international please contact me for a shipping quote

Specifications

• Hardcover, 8.5 × 11 in
• Over 250 pages, full color
• Shipping weight: about 5 lb
• Published by Chameleon Academy