Minimum size of enclosure to house 2 panther chameleons ?

[T.NY]

I know panthers chameleons are solitary animals, but if you wanted 2 panthers in one enclosure what would be the minimum size without stressing each other out and them having their own space. Obviously the bigger the better and there negatively but just for argument sake.

Say 1- a male and female.
2 - a male and male

 

[Mikesyring]

I'm not an expert on this but I'd say you'd need a full room

 

[Mikesyring]

My one Cham uses his whole enclosure and its 2 feet by 2 feet 4 feet high and if it was bigger I'm sure he'd use more he loves his space

 

[guanagator]

You could set up a large free range or something with less visual barriers than typical caging but still keeps them separate. Two males if in visual range will likely attempt to establish dominance and fight even if they have plenty of space. The male female pair would probably be better if she has enough space to stay away from him. It's not done for a reason though, they can be rough with each other and chance of injuries is very real.

 

[urawrath]

If you build a giant cage lets say 5' x 5' x 6' and just walled in it half you would have one cage with two animals technically

 

[brownie64]

It would have too be huge (like at a zoo huge), and well monitored. Even then I don't think you could keep two males together without fighting. Then here again it would depend on the cham like us they are very individual.

 

[Jahnna64]

I wouldn't advise housing 2 male chameleons together.

 

[carol5208]

I would not cage two together no matter how much room you have. You cannot be there 24/7 to observe. I have two male panthers and I let the two of them free range on my patio. My patio is 22 feet X 12 and I put one on one end and one on the other in their designated areas. My one panther is very docile toward the other and just ignores the other one. The other one is so agressive toward the docile one that he will literally start running over to the other side to start trouble. He is all flared up and pissed off! lol I just would not chance it. On rare occasions some have been known to get along, but it is not the norm.

 

[leedragon]

one will end up dead eventually. with some exeptions which one should not count with.

 

[Kingkush]

Chameleons are on the move so the room is infinite...male/male contact can be a fight..male/female can cause injuries constant breeding tormenting do it right dont re invent a crooked wheel the animals are more important. Build one massive cage and rotate them out of normal cages..if you want big.

 

[Alex21]

What about two different species?

 

[Kingkush]

just stop

 

[Kingkush]

Look its simple.. stick to one animal learn and master the care they have needs and require the correct temps,humidity,cage,balanced diet etc..ive you have never done it and dont have experience i would just get one see how you do after a good amount of research. Otherwise you are putting the animals at risk.

 

[Lathis]

What about two different species?

Unfortunately, no. Trust the advice that you have been given here - it comes from years of experience and also from many, many lessons learned the hard way, resulting in an animal's death.

 

[Decadancin]

You are better off with two enclosures for them and one free range that they can take turns with. To give a "general" answer to the first question, I would say that you might have some success if you had the right pair of chameleons and an enclosure of at least 8' x 8' and 9' high. It would need to be densely filled with foliage, and you would have to get lucky, but if the two crossed paths, there would likely be tension put on both animals that would add stress to them and cause them some harm, especially over time. Each animal is different though.

 

[Epicrainbowfun]

I'm looking at finding a huge bird cage (bigger the better and make sure its escape proof and everything for humidity and stuff will work) I have a female and want a male i was going to put a divider down the middle. Would just mesh be ok or would it have to be something more solid so they can't see each other?.

 

[Decadancin]

You do not want them to see each other. It can lead to issues for both of them.

 

[Epicrainbowfun]

Alright thats exactly what I was trying to find out thank you!!