need some opinions-very broad question fyi

[jacob]

i now have a room with three enclosures.
24x28ishx12 reptarium
one reptarium smaller
and one exo glass 12x12x12 i think
sorry for the round about measurements but you should get the idea.

i am thinking about gettin a male and female veiled to fill two of these enclosures. i am new at keeping cham's but have been studying them for a long time and have many friends that have had success with them (just a little background-24 yrs. old). plus im majoring in zoology! if that means anything

i also have plenty of ficus and vines and space. i do plan on getting a spray system for them, but just a little "shell shocked" at the prices! if i get one of the herpmisters, will it suit more than one enclosure? also for now can i get away with three hand sprays a day and a drip system?

plus how would you veterans set up, with the optional equipments?
i do plan on getting larger enclosures-fyi

 

[Ryan Jarosek]

You can always get away with misting and a drippier the methods works great. But life will be so much more enjoyable with a Herp Mist. You can hook up over 20 nozzles to a single system so it is very expandable. Very easy to setup as well. The reptarium would be good for starters for babies but you will need something bigger as they grow. Keep them out of the glass unless they are pygmeleons.

Here is a link to a thread about my setup and some pics. I have added a cage since then but it is a good description and has pictures.

https://www.chameleonforums.com/my-setup-drainage-mister-14231/

 

[jacob]

i plan on getting babies, so how long till i should upgrade sizes of the cages?
i have read and been told to have them in a relative small cage for atleast 6 months? is this correct?

 

[Ryan Jarosek]

5 - 6 months is about right before they need to move up. I moved my oldest panther at about 5 months to a 24x24x48 enclosure.

 

[jacob]

cool, thanks! those pictures are great.