The terrarium or cage made for the baby veiled chameleon should be small so as to easily be able to find the insects.
Baby veiled chameleon cage setup.
Sambava panther chameleon on sale cage setup for baby chameleons.
Chameleons do make incredible pets.
Veiled chameleon cage lighting.
We in the chameleon community have had a curious habit of using grow out cages for our juvenile single pet chameleons.
Baby chameleons in adult size cages.
The thinking is that the baby chameleon can find food water and basking spot easier in a smaller space.
However it is of extreme and high importance that the babies are kept in a high humidity environment.
Usually we also prefer mesh cages that have two separate swinging front doors a larger top door for gaining access to your chameleon itself and a smaller lower door.
He currently is in a 30 by 16 by 16 reptibreeze screen enclosure full of live plants and branche.
There are two sorts of habitats.
But in order to keep the baby chameleon safe and sound you will have to provide them a decent habitat.
Juveniles can be placed in a 16x16x30 screen enclosure but should be transferred to an adult enclosure at six months of age.
In this video i show you my baby veiled chameleon enclosure.
One is the a uvb strip light and the other is a basking light.
Vivarium cages and free range living spaces.
Lighting is probably the most important aspect of setting up a veiled chameleon s cage.
Chameleon cages shouldn t have glass walls to encourage air circulation.
Vivariums are the more customary sort of chameleon environment and are like the reptile confines you may see at the zoo.
This practice advocates using a small cage to grow the chameleon up until adulthood.
I also recommend that automatic misting or hand misting should be done a couple of times each day if possible.
Repxotica shows you how to set up and care for your veiled chameleon.
1 layer of clay pebbles screen and weed barrier then 5 of soil made up of sponge moss bark sand and eco earth.
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.
Notice how it has an aluminum no corrosion frame and all screen walls.
It is then transferred to the adult size cage.