Baby chameleon enclosures

[riri6789]

I was wondering what the best kind of setup would be for raising a clutch of 15 baby chameleons altogether in one setup. I see a lot of setups where the babies seem to be in a plastic bin with branches and wasn't quite sure if that was safe for them or what kind of materials I'd need for that. Also if they're in a bin of some sort what would be the best feeder for them so all babies could catch food but that also wouldn't grow very fast like the pinhead crickets do, or get out of the container like the fruit flies. Let me know your opinions and thoughts on this. Thanks.

 

[Wildwilson]

As far as i know pinheads and fruit flies are the best feeders for babies. Ive never read of anything else.

 

[iPardalis]

I'd recommend not housing more than 4 in a single bin for the first month. After that, they really should be housed individually. Otherwise, your babies will all end up with nip marks and missing tail tips as they fight for limited space. The dominant chameleons will survive and the more passive babies will slowly wither away. Besides physical safety and access to food, babies raised in groups tend to have weight issues as adults because they have learned to consume food competitively instead of only eating when they are hungry.

For the fruit flies and pin heads, put some fruit in the bins and they won't go far . You can also hatch out some baby silk worms, flour beetle larvae and bean beetles to give them a varied diet. Good luck!

 

[NickTide]

You can get recent sized butterfly cages for $14. Should work for splitting them into small groups and gives nice airflow.

https://www.amazon.com/Trasfit-Coll...id=1524619543&sr=8-26&keywords=Butterfly+cage