I believe my 8 month old female high white piebald veiled chameleon named opera is ready to have a mate introduced.I intend to house them with a duel chameleon paradise set up in the future they are housed separately currently. Any ideas on how to successful would be greatly appreciated.
You had it right when you said "duel chameleon paradise" as that would be exactly it... a duel. After the female has mated she'll be done with the male for about 6 months (or more if something is amiss). However, after about a month, or likely a few weeks, the male will be ready again. I'm not as up on my veiled knowledge, but I know panthers are territorial out to about 20-30ft or so - they have surprisingly awesome vision! I know after a pairing of my panthers, the female will retreat and the male will sometimes pursue her. I usually keep an eye on them via a wifi camera and separate them at this point as the female will darken and gape, rejecting the male.
It's my understanding [limited understanding of course] that the greenhouse method is better suited to having 1-2 males and many more females. I haven't really done much research on it however as I determined if I was going a greenhouse route, I'd still design some sort of barrier - be it large cages, dividing walls, curtains, etc.
While it may ultimately be possible to keep a breeding pair together, the overall result on the females health with be substantial. (producing fertile clutches is quite hard on them, I try to skip at minimum one cycle between pairings).
My male and female share a hutch that is solidly divided. Next month, that will change. I don't know what sense it is, but I'm positive that they know each other is next door.
This is based on my limited knowledge and experience. Whatever you decide, best of luck.
