Cage questions

[mavl666]

I have two questions regarding housing.

I have a 3 month old male veiled and a 6 month old female Senegal.

1) Can I house them together in the same cage?
2) Can I use bird cage to house them or 1 of them? It measure 45"Hx33"Wx14"D.

Thanks

 

[kinyonga]

Its not a good idea to house the two of them together for several reasons...it will likely stress them out....chameleons are generally solitary animals. In the wild they have enough space to move away from one another if they want to...in captivity in small cages, its impossible.

The Senegal is likely WC and comes from a different area than the veileds do so they could each carry different bacteria, parasites, etc. A chameleon might be able to deal with "its own" bacteria but that from another area might be too much for it.

If they are left together they may try to mate...and IMHO its not a good idea to cross-breed the species. (It might be different if they would naturally cross in the wild.)

 

[mavl666]

Kin,
Thanks for the info. I don't want to cross-breed. Just trying to utilize space the best I can. What about using a bird cage to house one. I will most likely have to get rid of one chameleon.

 

[sandrachameleon]

A bird house can make a decent temporary enclosure. In the long run, they dont tend to be large enough or practical. Also, if the relative humidity where you live is low, open bars of a bird cage do not help you to retain humidity inside the enclosure.