feeling like ive made a boo boo
- Thread starter ChamFreak
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Trace
Captain Awesome
Unless it is a baby, yeah, it is too small
I disagree.
Brad Ramsey
Retired Moderator
Unless it is a baby, yeah, it is too small
What?
Absolutely fine. She can live in that enclosure for the rest of her life quite happily.
I wouldn't order anything bigger, I might actually go a bit smaller.
-Brad
SpinyFranky
New Member
Unless it is a baby, yeah, it is too small
ummm.... my female panther lives in an 18x18x36 - she had more room than she knew what to do with. She now lives in a 18x18x30 - at least until she reaches maturity. But unless she becomes a very big female, that cage will probably last her forever.
sandrachameleon
Chameleon Enthusiast
I disagree with keeping an adult female panther in such a small enclosure. People have and do do it, yes, but a larger enclosure is better. Mine are in cages about 2foot wide, 2' deep and 4 foot high, and they use all of that space. They are very active. A larger enclosure also allows you to put a laying bin right in their normal cage, so you dont need to inflict stress of moving them into a different place at a time when they are extra sensetive.
Brad Ramsey
Retired Moderator
I put laying bins in 18x18 enclosures with no problem.
-Brad
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sandrachameleon
Chameleon Enthusiast
How restrictive. Since I assume the laying bin is the typical 12" high, that leaves her 6inches to live in. I feel sorry for your female chameleons.
I encourage the OP to do a search on this forum and elsewhere, to gather more opinions on the subject. Clearly not everyone feels the same
I encourage the OP to do a search on this forum and elsewhere, to gather more opinions on the subject. Clearly not everyone feels the same
dmaizer
Avid Member
How restrictive. Since I assume the laying bin is the typical 12" high, that leaves her 6inches to live in. I feel sorry for your female chameleons.
I encourage the OP to do a search on this forum and elsewhere, to gather more opinions on the subject. Clearly not everyone feels the same
i agree, my older female panther lives in 2''x2''x4'', IMO they need the same amount of room.(male or female)
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drewtt
New Member
How restrictive. Since I assume the laying bin is the typical 12" high, that leaves her 6inches to live in. I feel sorry for your female chameleons.
I encourage the OP to do a search on this forum and elsewhere, to gather more opinions on the subject. Clearly not everyone feels the same
Sandra,
In a 36" enclosure, a 12" tall laying bin would leave 24" to live in, not 6".
The 18" dimension in this context is not the height.
Drew
Brad Ramsey
Retired Moderator
How restrictive. Since I assume the laying bin is the typical 12" high, that leaves her 6inches to live in. I feel sorry for your female chameleons.
I encourage the OP to do a search on this forum and elsewhere, to gather more opinions on the subject. Clearly not everyone feels the same
36" minus 12" equals 24" ... (last time I checked)
We have been talking about 18x18x36 enclosures.
-Brad
sandrachameleon
Chameleon Enthusiast
Brad was indicating he would go smaller than 36"
But my math was still wrong, 24" - 12" = 12"
