Chameleon

Chameleon
Release date	15 January 2008 (Update)
Members	Yes
Race	Chameleon
Source	Cairn Island
Interface	Yes
Category	Follower
Override	No
Skill req.	90 Summoning
Quest req.	No
Food	Flies
Colours	10
Examine	It's my colour-coordinated lizard!
Advanced data
NPC ID	6923, 6925, 6927, 6929, 6931, 6933, 6935, 6937, 6939, 6941, 9262, 9263, 9264, 9265, 9266, 9267, 9268, 9269, 9270, 9271
Item ID	12493
Links	MRID MRND6923 MRND6925 MRND6927 MRND6929 MRND6931 MRND6933 MRND6935 MRND6937 MRND6939 MRND6941 MRND9262 MRND9263 MRND9264 MRND9265 MRND9266 MRND9267 MRND9268 MRND9269 MRND9270 MRND9271
Infobox • Talk page

The chameleon is a pet a player may have with level 90 Summoning. Chameleon eggs can be found on Cairn Isle, west of Shilo Village; picking up an egg requires 90 summoning. Take the egg to an incubator in the pet shop in Yanille or Taverley. It takes an hour of gameplay time in order to hatch. Chameleons eat flies, which can be purchased in a pet shop. The baby chameleon takes approximately 400 minutes (6hr 40min) of in-game time to mature.

While many pets can change colours by various means, the chameleon is the only pet that can truly change its colour at will. This is accomplished by speaking to the chameleon while it's out. Before the update of 9 November 2010 the chameleon would change into one of ten colours based on its environment. The default colour was green. It would change to brown on dirt, grey on stone, beige on sand, white on snow, blue in Zanaris, pale green in some areas of Morytania, black with red in TzHaar, orange in the Party Room and yellow with pink in Player-owned houses. While in a Menagerie, in a POH, the chameleon will turn into different colours randomly.

The chameleon (or baby chameleon) is also required for the "Walkies!" task as one of the Elite Karamja Tasks: "Take your chameleon for a walk around Cairn Isle to see its egg-home"

Party Pete received a pet chameleon named Karma for Christmas, which can currently be seen in the party room.

If you have lost a pet, you may check to see if the lost pet has turned up with the pet shop clerk. This only works if lost due to a glitch.

Colours

Colour	Baby		Adult
	Chathead	NPC	Chathead	NPC
Default
Mud
Desert
Ice
Wilderness
Zanaris
TzHaar
Swamp
Colourful 1
Colourful 2

Dialogue

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Achievements

• Elite Karamja achievements:
  • Walkies! ( 25) – Take your chameleon for a walk around Cairn Isle to see its egg-home.

Update history

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included - see here for how to help out!

• ninja 28 June 2021 (Update):
  • The Chameleon has been converted from an object to a pet in the Customisation interface.
    • If you've lost a Chameleon, you can reclaim it by speaking to any pet shop owner (in the game, of course) and asking them about strays.
    • The Chameleon recolour interface has been updated.
      • The chosen colour will now persist when re-summoning the pet across game sessions.
    • Both baby and adult Chameleons can now be added to the Player Owned House Menagerie.
    • You will no longer receive Chameleon Eggs after obtaining the Chameleon pet.

• patch 9 August 2011 (Update):
  • It is now possible to interact with a chameleon after it switches its style.

• patch 14 December 2010 (Update):
  • Pet chameleons now remember their colour more often when being called.

• patch 9 November 2010 (Update):
  • Chameleons no longer change colour due to the area you’re in – they will now change colour on request.

• update 15 January 2008 (Update):
  • Added to game.