Baby Veiled Chameleon Cage Setup

One is the a uvb strip light and the other is a basking light.

Baby veiled chameleon cage setup.

Chameleons do make incredible pets. Repxotica shows you how to set up and care for your veiled chameleon. There are two sorts of habitats. Veiled chameleon cage set up an adult should be placed in a cage that measures 2x2x4ft has lots of foliage and is placed about 6ft off the ground.

Vivariums are the more customary sort of chameleon environment and are like the reptile confines you may see at the zoo. Juveniles can be placed in a 16x16x30 screen enclosure but should be transferred to an adult enclosure at six months of age. Just finished putting together my new setup for a baby veiled i ll be receiving tuesday from flchams from the naval line a very vibrant orange sire. It s so important i ve written a more general article about chameleon lighting here.

It is then transferred to the adult size cage. Veiled chameleon cage lighting. Lighting is probably the most important aspect of setting up a veiled chameleon s cage. But in order to keep the baby chameleon safe and sound you will have to provide them a decent habitat.

Usually we also prefer mesh cages that have two separate swinging front doors a larger top door for gaining access to your chameleon itself and a smaller lower door. In this video i show you my baby veiled chameleon enclosure. However it is of extreme and high importance that the babies are kept in a high humidity environment. 1 layer of clay pebbles screen and weed barrier then 5 of soil made up of sponge moss bark sand and eco earth.

Sambava panther chameleon on sale cage setup for baby chameleons. This practice advocates using a small cage to grow the chameleon up until adulthood. The terrarium or cage made for the baby veiled chameleon should be small so as to easily be able to find the insects. We in the chameleon community have had a curious habit of using grow out cages for our juvenile single pet chameleons.

Vivarium cages and free range living spaces. Notice how it has an aluminum no corrosion frame and all screen walls. He currently is in a 30 by 16 by 16 reptibreeze screen enclosure full of live plants and branche. To summarize though a veiled chameleon needs two types of lights.

The thinking is that the baby chameleon can find food water and basking spot easier in a smaller space.