2 Adult female panther chameleons together

[khinchy25]

have any one ever head of housing 2 female panther chameleon together. would it make a different if they been together form birth.

 

[Ace]

have any one ever head of housing 2 female panther chameleon together. would it make a different if they been together form birth.

it all depends....but the majority, best left to each their own cage

its still your choice, but to the untrained eye, you might not see the downhill affects of chams living together and might be too late

But its possible, first ALOT of space, alot of food, alot of areas to bask, alot of watering oppotunities...etc


but its more trouble than its worth in my opinion...

 

[khinchy25]

what is the age you would separate them?

what is the age you would separate them?

 

[Ace]

imo i would seperate as soon as possible, but with a big enough cage you an hold off until about 4-5 months of age tops

 

[chevyluv]

i would say keep them seperate in my previus years an expeirece with veild(yes i know not panthers) i once kept two females togther had them from birth and after they were mature you could tell they were getting stressed out and i needed to serperate them and they shared a rather large enclosure it was 4' by 2' by 2'.

i personaly wouldnt recomend it, for when they reach juvi to adult

 

[ataraxia]

also agree with ace on having a huge cage or free range with multiple basking spots, hydration and food sources. (if your going to try it no matter what)

for what it is worth..i really recommend separate caging from experience with this situation.

 

[chamtrainer]

Yes i have. Females tend to be more leaniant than males when it comes to housing. I personally havent even noticed a difference in their behaviours.

 

[ataraxia]

experience with free ranging crickets with two females..i guarantee one will be bigger than the other. the stronger one will take choice basking, general perching and will eat first and more..

 

[chamtrainer]

experience with free ranging crickets with two females..i guarantee one will be bigger than the other. the stronger one will take choice basking, general perching and will eat first and more..

This is not always true, i keep mine outside and i offer them more crickets then they could eat combined. I have expierenced zero problems with my methods.

 

[kinyonga]

Chamtrainer...have they produced eggs while living in the same cage?

 

[Olimpia]

Like Kinyonga just brought up, I was going to point out egglaying issues. If you don't want them to lay eggs until they die, you'd have to keep their temps and food intake in check, and I see this being tough in a single cage. I'd see you having to hand feed both of them to make sure neither of them are eating more than they should. And then if both still get gravid, I can see it maybe being an issue keeping an eye on any issues before they appear, or making each female comfortable enough to lay eggs with another one watching/wanting to lay at similar times.

I'd feel differently about two males, but with two females.... eh. I feel like making sure my female veiled is doing alright is it's own job, I'd hate to add more variables to it and make it harder for myself to make sure she lives a long and happy life.

 

[ataraxia]

some will always agree to disagree. ive done this a few times with females under 6 months. i also get the same results every time but again it could be the size of cage and not throwing in a bunch of crickets.

case point, whenever i have done this. i have to normally get the stronger female occupied with crickets on one side of the cage and then start crickets up another side of the cage for the second female. it is not fun and a chore to make sure the second one eats. plain and simple it is not a good idea.

kinyonga and olympia both bring up great points for maturing panthers with this idea.

 

[turtlejeff]

females in groups

I have raised groups of up to six females from hatchling to 5 months in a 4'x4'x4' enclosure using 2 4' UVB strip fixtures 4 100w basking lamps. Gut loaded roaches and crickets were always present in over sufficient supply.Growth rates were not noticeably different from clutchmates raised in individual cages. Juvies were moved into separate enclosures at 21 weeks.