Baby Veiled Chameleon Cage Setup

Repxotica shows you how to set up and care for your veiled chameleon.

Baby veiled chameleon cage setup.

I also recommend that automatic misting or hand misting should be done a couple of times each day if possible. Vivariums are the more customary sort of chameleon environment and are like the reptile confines you may see at the zoo. Just finished putting together my new setup for a baby veiled i ll be receiving tuesday from flchams from the naval line a very vibrant orange sire. Notice how it has an aluminum no corrosion frame and all screen walls.

This practice advocates using a small cage to grow the chameleon up until adulthood. There are two sorts of habitats. He currently is in a 30 by 16 by 16 reptibreeze screen enclosure full of live plants and branche. Lighting is probably the most important aspect of setting up a veiled chameleon s cage.

To summarize though a veiled chameleon needs two types of lights. However it is of extreme and high importance that the babies are kept in a high humidity environment. We in the chameleon community have had a curious habit of using grow out cages for our juvenile single pet chameleons. But in order to keep the baby chameleon safe and sound you will have to provide them a decent habitat.

The terrarium or cage made for the baby veiled chameleon should be small so as to easily be able to find the insects. Sambava panther chameleon on sale cage setup for baby chameleons. Chameleon cages shouldn t have glass walls to encourage air circulation. Veiled chameleon cage set up an adult should be placed in a cage that measures 2x2x4ft has lots of foliage and is placed about 6ft off the ground.

Juveniles can be placed in a 16x16x30 screen enclosure but should be transferred to an adult enclosure at six months of age. One is the a uvb strip light and the other is a basking light. Baby chameleons in adult size cages. It s so important i ve written a more general article about chameleon lighting here.

Vivarium cages and free range living spaces. Chameleons do make incredible pets. It is then transferred to the adult size cage. In this video i show you my baby veiled chameleon enclosure.

The thinking is that the baby chameleon can find food water and basking spot easier in a smaller space.