housing your Chameleon

[shorty1981]

hello ive been reading up on chameleon for months and think im ready to get one or two would like male and female. how do you house yours
i was thinking of getting Exo Terra Flexarium's 38 gallion flexarium is 42 x 42 x 76 cms

thank you

[Denis]

Some people put them in their adult viv as babies but i dont. I have my 14 week male in a 30x30x45 exo terra and i will move him into a larger 45x45x60 in a few weeks and then into his larger 48hx48lx24d. They need lots of small twigs and branches when babies but bigger stronger ones as it gets bigger. You can use really plants but i stick to fake. The flexarium you are thinking of would be fine i think for a few months but then you will need to get a bigger one if you are keeping two. Some people keep them together all the time but i am not 100% on what is best for them so you may need to give them separate vivs or a very large one so that they can get their own space when breeding.

[shorty1981]

thank you

[shorty1981]

got my viv wht uv light do i get do i put it inside or out wht about heating.
got stuff to go in it are water founting good to get for it

thank ytou anna

[RALFERS08]

Hi you need a 5% uv light is best to put it inside if its a wooden viv or will be fine on top of a flexi also fit a reflector it will nearly double the light output.. For heating just put a normal spotlight in but make sure its on a dimmer thermostat just incase of temp changes that way you know your cham is safe. Dont bother with the water fountain they just build up with bacteria which is bad and your cham will prob not use it anyway if its a baby just mist the viv 3 times a day with a spray bottle or invest in a dripper as chams only drink moving water.

[macro junkie]

Originally Posted by Denis

Some people put them in their adult viv as babies but i dont. I have my 14 week male in a 30x30x45 exo terra and i will move him into a larger 45x45x60 in a few weeks and then into his larger 48hx48lx24d. They need lots of small twigs and branches when babies but bigger stronger ones as it gets bigger. You can use really plants but i stick to fake. The flexarium you are thinking of would be fine i think for a few months but then you will need to get a bigger one if you are keeping two. Some people keep them together all the time but i am not 100% on what is best for them so you may need to give them separate vivs or a very large one so that they can get their own space when breeding.

was looking at your signiture..wow..u have alot of lizards..u got a gallery or some images i can see of your pet lizards?