u/Dull-Green3911

Im just curious, I'm sure there's people in here who have an interest in reptiles & are knowledgeable. What do you guys do for the animals who have drastically different care requirements than what petsmart expects us to do/use to care for them?

Asking this question specifically with chameleons in mind. Anyone who knows about chams knows the first thing you're going to find about their care is no fake plants & tall, mesh enclosure, which we have neither of. Do any of you guys work around things so make habitats/enclosures better for these animals? Also does anyone know if we can get ceramic bulbs for night time instead of the red ones the sales floor enclosure literally comes with?

We also just got all of our enclosures replaced & now the small animals have a blue night light ??? Does anyone know anything about that? Genuinely why would they need that

How do you guys deal with possible molting crabs? I feel horrible because I'm less educated on hermies and I didnt know that a molting & dead hermie can look VERY similar & assumed it was dead :( Is it okay to set up a separate tank for any possible molting little guys for monitoring?

Does everyones cresties actually eat the crested gecko diet? Its hard to tell if ours do but I know for sure last night it didnt get touched at all. Is there's ways to help ensure they're eating?

Im just curious, has anyone heard of or seen or personally been injured by a scorpion or tarantula?