can a veiled get so used to an cage that transfering causes stress?

[cmk]

Hard to really try and write what im thinking so stick with me. To start out, at Petsmart ( i know you all hate it and know the horrors) there's a veiled that's about 6 to 7 months. Beautiful full colors and nice yellows coming in, it looks as if someone there knows what they're doing! I keep checking in on him when i get worms for my axolotl and his temps and humidity. Everything seems to be ok except the humidity is never below 70%. I've seen it higher but it is also next to his water bowl (once again, I know, its petsmart were talking about). My question is this, if someone buys this guy, takes him home, and has the proper set up and has a low humidity in their home say around 30% and after mistings and a few live plants can only achieve 70% as a high spike and maintains a constant 45% will this be so stressful an environment that he develops problems? Can a chameleon become so used to an improper husbandry that correct care could be harmful?
This topic may have been better off in the health section but ill start here.

 

[fluxlizard]

No, correct care is not going to stress a lizard that is in an incorrect situation.

Veileds are super adaptive anyway.

Also, the little hygrometers are not always very accurate.

 

[Decadancin]

Any environmental change can cause stress for a chameleon. The healthier they are the more they can generally handle the stress, but each animal is different. The actual specific humidity changes are not as important as it may sound. We give a general range on the care sheets, but veiled chameleons live in very varied conditions in their native environments, and many keep them outside year round here in Florida. It is important to provide misting, and to allow the enclosure to "dry out" between mistings, but this generally will avoid mildew and mold and bacteria from becoming an issue.
Even if the animal is generally used to its enclosure, it does not necessarily mean there is no stress. And as stated, correct husbandry is not going to be a cause of stress.

 

[cmk]

Cool. Thanks guys. Im thinking really long and hard about getting him but was just a little nervous about the humidity. For the size, colors and price just cant beat it.

 

[Carlton]

Cool. Thanks guys. Im thinking really long and hard about getting him but was just a little nervous about the humidity. For the size, colors and price just cant beat it.

I'd be surprised if the humidity level was constantly above 70%. That is pretty hard to achieve. Even so, if the setup has good air exchange it may not be all that bad (think of a screen cage in a room that's very humid overall, but the cage surfaces dry out sometimes and it is kept clean). What veileds don't want is sopping wet 24/7, mold and bacteria building up all over the habitat, and no air exchange.

 

[cmk]

It was a constant 70% humidity at petsmart in their tiny little box glass cages. My house is staying around 20 to 30. The set up i have is a fluctuating 40 to 50%