▁spec im ens ▁vary ▁from ▁tim id ▁to ▁moder ately ▁ag gress ive ▁towards ▁humans , ▁with ▁some ▁spec im ens ▁being ▁reported ▁as ▁friendly . ▁ ▁Wild ▁caught ▁spec im ens ▁of ▁T . ▁m eller i ▁have ▁f ared ▁poor ly ▁in ▁capt ivity , ▁often ▁imported ▁with ▁heavy ▁par as ite ▁loads , ▁they ▁have ▁a ▁high ▁mort ality ▁rate . ▁ ▁The ▁species ▁has ▁been ▁successfully ▁b red ▁in ▁capt ivity ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁specific ▁requirements ▁are ▁met ▁and ▁are ▁recommended ▁for ▁advanced ▁h ob by ists . ▁ ▁As ▁they ▁are ▁large ▁l iz ards , ▁a ▁large ▁en closure ▁is ▁recommended . ▁ ▁One ▁bre eder ▁recomm ends ▁placing ▁the ▁ch ame le on ' s ▁c age ▁ ▁above ▁human ▁eye ▁level ▁so ▁that ▁it ▁can ▁feel ▁elev ated ▁in ▁its ▁environment . ▁ ▁High ▁day ▁time ▁temper atures ▁( 8 0 - 8 5   ° F ▁or ▁ 2 7 - 2 9   ° C ) ▁are ▁needed ▁for ▁the ▁re pt ile ' s ▁en closure . ▁ ▁Sim ulating ▁the ▁natural ▁temperature ▁changes ▁of ▁the ▁creature ' s ▁native ▁environment , ▁a ▁night ▁time ▁temperature ▁of ▁the ▁low ▁ 6 0 s ▁F ahren heit ▁( ~ 1 6   ° C ) ▁is ▁recommended ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁They ▁need ▁considerable ▁hyd r ation ▁and ▁various ▁di et ary ▁supp lement s ▁are ▁recommended . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁IT IS ▁Standard ▁Report ▁Ch ama ele o ▁m eller