Baby Veiled Chameleon Cage Setup

Vivarium cages and free range living spaces.

Baby veiled chameleon cage setup.

Juveniles can be placed in a 16x16x30 screen enclosure but should be transferred to an adult enclosure at six months of age. However it is of extreme and high importance that the babies are kept in a high humidity environment. Chameleon cages shouldn t have glass walls to encourage air circulation. This practice advocates using a small cage to grow the chameleon up until adulthood.

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. 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. Vivariums are the more customary sort of chameleon environment and are like the reptile confines you may see at the zoo.

The terrarium or cage made for the baby veiled chameleon should be small so as to easily be able to find the insects. Repxotica shows you how to set up and care for your veiled chameleon. 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.

Notice how it has an aluminum no corrosion frame and all screen walls. 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. Veiled chameleon cage lighting. Baby chameleons in adult size cages.

I also recommend that automatic misting or hand misting should be done a couple of times each day if possible. 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. 1 layer of clay pebbles screen and weed barrier then 5 of soil made up of sponge moss bark sand and eco earth. It is then transferred to the adult size cage.

In this video i show you my baby veiled chameleon enclosure. Chameleons do make incredible pets. Lighting is probably the most important aspect of setting up a veiled chameleon s cage. 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.