What chameleon is better for northern temps.

[Laura ansea]

Hey guys very new, still sorting all this out. Thanks for reading
Anyway In my reaserch of chameleons. I'm finding many people live down south, with theses gorgeous creatures.
There are very few people I know who live upstate newyork and vermont that own them. All 3 of my freinds have some trouble with there chamelons health. Respitory or trying to keep the temp up.
Personaly I've only seen veilds,Up here.
Are they more hardy then the jacksons? I know that panthers are out of the question
So my question is should I lean to the veiled then to the jackson?
Temps in my house stay 70f during the day and 65f at night (that's winter temps.)

 

[Clint526]

With the proper set up, lights, cage, etc you can have whichever you want. I live in the northeast and keep my house at 70 and the basking spot in my males repti breeze is still 90-95 degrees.

 

[NHenn]

I agree, we are located in PA and home some very cold winters as well. We keep a wide array of species and as long as you provide them their necessary environment in their cages you won't have any problems.

 

[Carlton]

Temps are not that hard to provide, as chams don't need high desert-like basking temps. However, what may take a bit more planning is providing the higher humidity some montane species would need (jackson's, Usambara 3 horned, 4 horned, etc). When we are all heating our homes in the north country it tends to dry out the house depending on what type of heat you have. You can definitely do it, many of us keep chams in cold climates, but it might take more cage planning including misting systems, ultrasonic foggers, and trial and error on cage ventilation.

 

[JaniP]

I live in cold Canada and manage to keep both a veiled and a panther happy It's just a matter of maybe keeping your house a little warmer. I can't let my house get cold over night (before chams i used to have my furnace run less during the night since we are all under blankets anyway), I just had to stop doing that and keep my house around 70.

 

[kinyonga]

I live in Canada too and have had panthers, veileds, dwarf jacksons, quads, mellers, parsons, etc, etc. You just have to get the husbandry right.

 

[Damicofam6]

im in Massachusetts and i have a panther in a reptibreeze and his temps and humidity are just fine even with his cage in front of my window

 

[JaxyGirl]

I live in Maine and I have two panthers. My male free ranges full time and my female is in a 48" reptibreeze. They're both happy and healthy. As mentioned above you just have to have the correct temperatures and humidity. You might have to keep your Cham in a designated room that is kept warmer. My room temps are 68-72 degrees where my chams are kept.
Best of luck in choosing your new Cham!