Exo Terra

[louwillie]

How many bearded pygmy chameleons can a 12x12x18 inch Exo Terra hold? Also, should it be full of plants? Thanks

 

[VeiledOwner87]

one or two would be all you could fit in there. the general rule is a 10 gallon tank for a pair, then 5 gallons for every additional pygmy. also the ration should never be two males in a colony, unless of course it is a very big tank. it should be heavily planted for 1) a good humidity reading and 2) because the are chameleons that obviously live among leaf litters and debris. a small schefflera arboricola is what my pygmy seems to enjoy and spends 99.9% of her time. i also have an asparagus fern that grows awsome with a 2.0 uvb or a plain 6500K bulb. I use a 6500K because it is greatly cheaper than a 2.0 and has pretty much the same output. hope this helps. message me if you want to know anything else!

 

[joshuai]

I dont want to start a new thread, so how many bearded pygmy chams could you have comfortably in a 60 gallon tank? I am setting one up now! thanks guys!

 

[VeiledOwner87]

about a breeding colony of 12. from what i know, its 10 gallons for the first two and then 5 gallons for every other one. i would put no more than 3 males though, what is the width and height of this tank?

 

[joshuai]

the tank is 6 ft long by 2 ft deep and is 22 inches tall! I am trying to trade some tarantulas for about 8 females and 2 males! If anyone knows someone with lots of pygmy's and likes some high end tarantulas(Versicolor female and E. murinus female and some pokies) I am trying to find some so let me know if your out there! I cant post in the classifieds yet im usually on arachnoboards