house for my chameleons.

[tra.arian]

I want to make a nice house for my chameleons. What nuances should I consider?Any Idea

 

[MissSkittles]

You need to provide for all of their needs, such as correct uvb, basking temperatures, humidity levels, safe live plants, plenty of space to move around and lots of branches to travel on. Placing the enclosure so the chameleon is able to look down on the world makes it feel safer. Then you need to provide healthy well fed feeders of the appropriate size, proper supplementation and opportunities for hydration. Each species has their own specific needs of husbandry. The best places to get basic husbandry info is https://chameleonacademy.com/chameleon-husbandry-program-getting-started-with-chameleons/ and https://www.neptunethechameleon.com/
What species are you getting?

 

[Sonny13]

I want to make a nice house for my chameleons. What nuances should I consider?Any Idea

Hi and welcome. You came to the right place. You’re talking in plural form, does this mean you have several chameleons without an enclosure?

 

[tra.arian]

You need to provide for all of their needs, such as correct uvb, basking temperatures, humidity levels, safe live plants, plenty of space to move around and lots of branches to travel on. Placing the enclosure so the chameleon is able to look down on the world makes it feel safer. Then you need to provide healthy well fed feeders of the appropriate size, proper supplementation and opportunities for hydration. Each species has their own specific needs of husbandry. The best places to get basic husbandry info is https://chameleonacademy.com/chameleon-husbandry-program-getting-started-with-chameleons/ and https://www.neptunethechameleon.com/
What species are you getting?

Thank you, everything here is very informative.

 

[tra.arian]

Hi and welcome. You came to the right place. You’re talking in plural form, does this mean you have several chameleons without an enclosure?

I have two female chameleons and a regular enclosure, but I want to improve it.

 

[Sonny13]

Two females, wonderful! You’re aware of their extra egg laying recommendations and needs? Like a lay bin and strictly diet. Plus two females means two enclosures, they can’t be kept together and need their own full-size enclosure.

 

[BleuSaphir]

OP are you keeping the chameleons together? If so-they need to be housed individually.

 

[tra.arian]

OP are you keeping the chameleons together? If so-they need to be housed individually.

Thank you,
yes, together, I didn't know...

 

[tra.arian]

Two females, wonderful! You’re aware of their extra egg laying recommendations and needs? Like a lay bin and strictly diet. Plus two females means two enclosures, they can’t be kept together and need their own full-size enclosure.

Yes, I know the basic information, but regarding the shared enclosure, it's just temporary.

 

[Sonny13]

Yes, I know the basic information, but regarding the shared enclosure, it's just temporary.

I don’t know the age of the females. But, I wouldn’t wait too long with separating them. Because it’s extremely stressful for them to see each other and being in the same space. One will dominate over the other and take the best basking spot etc. they could even fight over territory when maturing. The age I asked for, because when they’re ready to lay eggs, housing them together would be even more dangerous! They could refuse to lay their eggs, get egg bound and she will come to a horrible end.