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.
Baby veiled chameleon cage setup.
1 layer of clay pebbles screen and weed barrier then 5 of soil made up of sponge moss bark sand and eco earth.
In this video i show you my baby veiled chameleon enclosure.
It is then transferred to the adult size cage.
This practice advocates using a small cage to grow the chameleon up until adulthood.
Repxotica shows you how to set up and care for your veiled chameleon.
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.
The terrarium or cage made for the baby veiled chameleon should be small so as to easily be able to find the insects.
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.
Chameleons do make incredible pets.
To summarize though a veiled chameleon needs two types of lights.
He currently is in a 30 by 16 by 16 reptibreeze screen enclosure full of live plants and branche.
It s so important i ve written a more general article about chameleon lighting here.
One is the a uvb strip light and the other is a basking light.
There are two sorts of habitats.
Baby chameleons in adult size cages.
We in the chameleon community have had a curious habit of using grow out cages for our juvenile single pet chameleons.
However it is of extreme and high importance that the babies are kept in a high humidity environment.
But in order to keep the baby chameleon safe and sound you will have to provide them a decent habitat.
I also recommend that automatic misting or hand misting should be done a couple of times each day if possible.
Vivarium cages and free range living spaces.
Sambava panther chameleon on sale cage setup for baby chameleons.
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.
Veiled chameleon cage lighting.